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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

46

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-04-29

Day of Death

2021-10-14 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Gavan O'Herlihy

Biography

Gavan O'Herlihy (6' 2½" | 1.89 m) an Irish actor, was born on April 29, 1954 (Taurus) in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Elsa Bennett and Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy. He has a Brother, Cormac O'Herlihy and a sister, Patricia O'Herlihy. He is the brother-in-law of Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy, nephew of Michael O'Herlihy, and Uncle of Micaela O'Herlihy and Colin O'Herlihy. In his youth, he was an avid tennis player, and even became Irish National Tennis Champion. He is known for Willow (1988), Never Say Never Again (1983) and The Descent: Part 2 (2009), but has over thirty screen credits to his name, most of them having cast him in villainous or antagonistic roles such as Death Wish 3, Never Say Never Again, Superman III, and Tales From The Crypt. His role as Airk Thaughbaer in the 1988 fantasy Willow is one of the few heroic roles the burly, fair-haired Gavan has managed to get, as well as the dashing American officer Captain Leroy in Sharpe's Eagle. He also played the lost jock son "Chuck Cunningham" in the first season of Happy Days (1974). Is actually younger (by about two months) than Ron Howard, who played his "younger" brother on the show, but it was not a very big part and he was eventually written out by being sent to college and then disappeared with no mention. He did not want to get stuck in television, preferring the film medium. Gavan appeared in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager entitled "Caretaker" as the Kazon First Maje, Jabin. He has a son named Rogan and a daughter named Misty.

Known For

Acting

Willow

1988

Willow

as

Airk Thaughbaer

The Last Outlaw

1993

The Last Outlaw

as

Marshal Sharp

Prince Valiant

1997

Prince Valiant

as

King Thane

Space Riders

1984

Space Riders

as

Ron Harris

Death Wish 3

1985

Death Wish 3

as

Manny Fraker

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

1985

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

as

Conrad E. Perkins

Conagher

1991

Conagher

as

Chris Mahler, Cowboy

The Shooter

1995

The Shooter

as

Dick Powell

Superman III

1983

Superman III

as

Brad

A Wedding

1978

A Wedding

as

Wilson Briggs

Sharpe's Eagle

1993

Sharpe's Eagle

as

Captain Leroy

Cruise of the Gods

2002

Cruise of the Gods

as

Mickey

Butterfly Man

2002

Butterfly Man

as

Bill Kincaid

The Secret Adversary

1983

The Secret Adversary

as

Julius P. Hersheimmer

Never Say Never Again

1983

Never Say Never Again

as

Jack Petachi

A Death in Canaan

1978

A Death in Canaan

as

Father Mark

The Ghost of Cypress Swamp

1977

The Ghost of Cypress Swamp

as

Big Bob Landers

Top of the World

1997

Top of the World

as

Lieutenant Logan

Call to Danger

1973

Call to Danger

as

Mechanic

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

as

Maje Jabin

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

Hal Drucker

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Officer Preston King

Happy Days

Happy Days

as

Chuck Cunningham

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

John Garrideb / James Winter

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as

Josh McBride (as Gavin O'Herlihy)

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

George Arlington

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

as

Dan Suggs

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Herb Frane

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

Gordon Stuart

Production

Crew

Directing