Dan O'Herlihy

Acting

Dan O'Herlihy

Born May 1, 1919Wexford, Ireland113 credits

Daniel Peter O'Herlihy (May 1, 1919 – February 17, 2005) was an Irish film actor, known for such roles as Brigadier General Warren A. "Blackie" Black in Fail Safe, Marshal Ney in Waterloo, Conal Cochran in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, "The Old Man" in RoboCop, and Andrew Packard in Twin Peaks. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1954 film Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

Known For

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Movie

2020

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Movie

2000

Buñuel in Hollywood
7.0

Buñuel in Hollywood

Movie

2000

The Rat Pack
5.8

The Rat Pack

Movie

1998

VR.5
6.7

VR.5

TV

1995

Love, Cheat & Steal
4.3

Love, Cheat & Steal

Movie

1993

Filmography

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold Waras Self (archive footage)Movie
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'as SelfMovie
Buñuel in Hollywood
2000Buñuel in Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Rat Pack
1998The Rat Packas Joe KennedyMovie
VR.5
1995VR.5as Dr. Alloysius HunnicuttTV
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993Love, Cheat & Stealas Hamilton FiskMovie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Grant Walker (voice)TV
RoboCop 2
1990RoboCop 2as The Old ManMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaksas Andrew PackardTV
A Waltz Through the Hills
1988A Waltz Through the Hillsas Uncle TomMovie
The Dead
1987The Deadas Mr. BrowneMovie
RoboCop
1987RoboCopas The Old ManMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Vernon KeplerTV
Dark Mansions
1986Dark Mansionsas Alexander DrakeMovie
The Whoopee Boys
1986The Whoopee Boysas Judge SternhillMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras Randall PayneTV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985The Ray Bradbury Theateras Charles BralingTV
The Secret Servant
1984The Secret Servantas Professor John TylerTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Alexander PrestonTV
The Last Starfighter
1984The Last Starfighteras GrigMovie
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982Halloween III: Season of the Witchas Conal CochranMovie
Remington Steele
1982Remington Steeleas Charles WellingtonTV
Nancy Astor
1982Nancy Astoras Chiswell 'Chillie' LanghorneTV
Artemis '81
1981Artemis '81as Albrecht Von DrachenfelsMovie
Death Ray 2000
1981Death Ray 2000as The DirectorMovie
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughteras Mark TwainMovie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV
A Man Called Sloane
1979A Man Called SloaneTV
Battlestar Galactica
1978Battlestar Galacticaas Dr. RavasholTV
Deadly Game
1977Deadly Gameas Colonel Edward StrykerMovie
MacArthur
1977MacArthuras President RooseveltMovie
Good Against Evil
1977Good Against Evilas Father KemschlerMovie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesTV
Gibbsville
1976GibbsvilleTV
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Freddie BranderTV
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Freeas Tip ConakerMovie
The Bionic Woman
1976The Bionic WomanTV
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976The Quest: The Longest Driveas Mathew HatcherMovie
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchillas Leonard JeromeMovie
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchillas Leonard JeromeTV
The Tamarind Seed
1974The Tamarind Seedas Fergus StephensonMovie
QB VII
1974QB VIIas David ShawcrossTV
Colditz
1972Colditzas Lt. Col. Max DoddTV
The Carey Treatment
1972The Carey Treatmentas J.D. RandallMovie
The People
1972The Peopleas Sol DiemusMovie
Waterloo
1970Waterlooas Marshal Michel NeyMovie
The Big Cube
1969The Big Cubeas Charles WinthropMovie
100 Rifles
1969100 Riflesas Steven GrimesMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Harry WellsTV
How to Steal the World
1968How to Steal the Worldas Prof. David GarrowMovie
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparralas Jake LanierTV
Hondo
1967Hondoas Prof. Phineas BlackstoneTV
Ironside
1967Ironsideas Arthur JustinTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Jack ColeTV
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1965The Long, Hot SummerTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas David WyncopTV
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1964Profiles in Courageas Professor Richard T. ElyTV
Fail Safe
1964Fail Safeas Brig. Gen. Warren A. BlackMovie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Marcel RudolphTV
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1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersas Dr. Sardius McPheetersTV
Combat!
1962Combat!as Maj. RichterTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Simon CarterTV
Sam Benedict
1962Sam Benedictas Hart MarburyTV
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962The Cabinet of Caligarias Caligari / PaulMovie
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Mark AddisonTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Governor William DefoeTV
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothsteinas Detective Phil ButlerMovie
The Americans
1961The Americansas Colonel FryTV
Route 66
1960Route 66TV
Checkmate
1960Checkmateas Stephen JordanTV
One Foot in Hell
1960One Foot in Hellas Sir Harry IversMovie
A Terrible Beauty
1960A Terrible Beautyas Don McGinnisMovie
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Colonel TomlinsonTV
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959The DuPont Show with June Allysonas DavidTV
The Young Land
1959The Young Landas Judge Millard IshamMovie
Imitation of Life
1959Imitation of Lifeas David EdwardsMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas John CordTV
Home Before Dark
1958Home Before Darkas Arnold BronnMovie
That Woman Opposite
1957That Woman Oppositeas Dermot KinrossMovie
The Blackwell Story
1957The Blackwell Storyas Dr. KellerMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Capt. Cleve ScottTV
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955Screen Director's Playhouseas Dr. Donald KentTV
The Virgin Queen
1955The Virgin Queenas Lord DerryMovie
The Purple Mask
1955The Purple Maskas BrisquetMovie
Hunters of the Deep
1955Hunters of the Deepas NarratorMovie
Bengal Brigade
1954Bengal Brigadeas Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)Movie
Climax!
1954Climax!as Ian HamiltonTV
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954The Black Shield of Falworthas Prince Hal of WalesMovie
Robinson Crusoe
1954Robinson Crusoeas Robinson CrusoeMovie
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Lorettaas Dave HardyTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Sword of Venus
1953Sword of Venusas DanglarsMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric TheaterTV
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952Invasion, U.S.A.as Mr. OhmanMovie
Operation Secret
1952Operation Secretas Lt. DuncanMovie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Nathaniel HawthorneTV
Actors and Sin
1952Actors and Sinas Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)Movie
At Sword's Point
1952At Sword's Pointas Aramis Jr.Movie
The Blue Veil
1951The Blue Veilas Hugh WilliamsMovie
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommelas Commando Captain (uncredited)Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
The Highwayman
1951The HighwaymanMovie
Soldiers Three
1951Soldiers Threeas Sgt.MurphyMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas AlanTV
The Iroquois Trail
1950The Iroquois Trailas Lt. BlakelyMovie
Kidnapped
1948Kidnappedas Alan BreckMovie
Macbeth
1948Macbethas MacduffMovie
Larceny
1948Larcenyas DukeMovie
Odd Man Out
1947Odd Man Outas NolanMovie
Hungry Hill
1947Hungry Hillas Harry BrodrickMovie