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Dan O'Herlihy

Actor

Dan O'Herlihy

Born May 1, 1919 in Wexford, IrelandDied February 17, 200557 films

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.

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Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Robinson Crusoe poster6.3Robinson Crusoe1954Macbeth poster7.3Macbeth1948The Cabinet of Caligari poster6.4The Cabinet of Caligari1962The Dead poster6.9The Dead1987Halloween III: Season of the Witch poster5.3Halloween III: Season of the Witch1982100 Rifles poster5.9100 Rifles1969The Tamarind Seed poster6.2The Tamarind Seed1974Fail Safe poster7.8Fail Safe1964

Filmography

57 films as actor
  1. 1998The Rat PackJoe Kennedy
  2. 1993Love, Cheat & StealHamilton Fisk
  3. 1990RoboCop 2The Old Man
  4. 1988A Waltz Through the HillsUncle Tom
  5. 1987The DeadMr. Browne
  6. 1987RoboCopThe Old Man
  7. 1986Dark MansionsAlexander Drake
  8. 1986The Whoopee BoysJudge Sternhill
  9. 1984The Last StarfighterGrig
  10. 1982Halloween III: Season of the WitchConal Cochran
  11. 1981Artemis '81Albrecht Von Drachenfels
  12. 1981Death Ray 2000The Director
  13. 1979Mark Twain: Beneath the LaughterMark Twain
  14. 1977Deadly GameColonel Edward Stryker
  15. 1977MacArthurPresident Roosevelt
  16. 1977Good Against EvilFather Kemschler
  17. 1976Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeTip Conaker
  18. 1976The Quest: The Longest DriveMathew Hatcher
  19. 1974Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonard Jerome
  20. 1974The Tamarind SeedFergus Stephenson
  21. 1972The Carey TreatmentJ.D. Randall
  22. 1972The PeopleSol Diemus
  23. 1970WaterlooMarshal Michel Ney
  24. 1969The Big CubeCharles Winthrop
  25. 1969100 RiflesSteven Grimes
  26. 1968How to Steal the WorldProf. David Garrow
  27. 1964Fail SafeBrig. Gen. Warren A. Black
  28. 1962The Cabinet of CaligariCaligari / Paul
  29. 1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinDetective Phil Butler
  30. 1960One Foot in HellSir Harry Ivers
  31. 1960A Terrible BeautyDon McGinnis
  32. 1959The Young LandJudge Millard Isham
  33. 1959Imitation of LifeDavid Edwards
  34. 1958Home Before DarkArnold Bronn
  35. 1957That Woman OppositeDermot Kinross
  36. 1957The Blackwell StoryDr. Keller
  37. 1955The Virgin QueenLord Derry
  38. 1955The Purple MaskBrisquet
  39. 1955Hunters of the DeepNarrator
  40. 1954Bengal BrigadeCapt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
  41. 1954The Black Shield of FalworthPrince Hal of Wales
  42. 1954Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe
  43. 1953Sword of VenusDanglars
  44. 1952Invasion, U.S.A.Mr. Ohman
  45. 1952Operation SecretLt. Duncan
  46. 1952Actors and SinAlfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
  47. 1952At Sword's PointAramis Jr.
  48. 1951The Blue VeilHugh Williams
  49. 1951The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelCommando Captain (uncredited)
  50. 1951The HighwaymanRobin
  51. 1951Soldiers ThreeSgt.Murphy
  52. 1950The Iroquois TrailLt. Blakely
  53. 1948KidnappedAlan Breck
  54. 1948MacbethMacduff
  55. 1948LarcenyDuke
  56. 1947Odd Man OutNolan
  57. 1947Hungry HillHarry Brodrick