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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-05-01

Day of Death

2005-02-17 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Wexford, Ireland

Also Known As

Daniel O'Herlihy

Daniel Peter O'Herlihy

دن اوهرلیهی

Dan O'Herlihy

Biography

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

Fail Safe

RoboCop

RoboCop

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Macbeth

Macbeth

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Waterloo

Waterloo

Acting

Fail Safe

1964

Fail Safe

as

Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

as

Conal Cochran

RoboCop

1987

RoboCop

as

The Old Man

RoboCop 2

1990

RoboCop 2

as

The Old Man

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

The Black Shield of Falworth

as

Prince Hal of Wales

The Last Starfighter

1984

The Last Starfighter

as

Grig

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as

Commando Captain (uncredited)

Larceny

1948

Larceny

as

Duke

Imitation of Life

1959

Imitation of Life

as

David Edwards

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

1979

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

as

Mark Twain

Macbeth

1948

Macbeth

as

Macduff

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

as

Detective Phil Butler

100 Rifles

1969

100 Rifles

as

Steven Grimes

The Virgin Queen

1955

The Virgin Queen

as

Lord Derry

Odd Man Out

1947

Odd Man Out

as

Nolan

Invasion, U.S.A.

1952

Invasion, U.S.A.

as

Mr. Ohman

The Young Land

1959

The Young Land

as

Judge Millard Isham

The Dead

1987

The Dead

as

Mr. Browne

The Tamarind Seed

1974

The Tamarind Seed

as

Fergus Stephenson

The Big Cube

1969

The Big Cube

as

Charles Winthrop

The Carey Treatment

1972

The Carey Treatment

as

J.D. Randall

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993

Love, Cheat & Steal

as

Hamilton Fisk

Robinson Crusoe

1954

Robinson Crusoe

as

Robinson Crusoe

That Woman Opposite

1957

That Woman Opposite

as

Dermot Kinross

Actors and Sin

1952

Actors and Sin

as

Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)

Home Before Dark

1958

Home Before Dark

as

Arnold Bronn

Kidnapped

1948

Kidnapped

as

Alan Breck

The Cabinet of Caligari

1962

The Cabinet of Caligari

as

Caligari / Paul

The Purple Mask

1955

The Purple Mask

as

Brisquet

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as

Self (archive footage)

The Blue Veil

1951

The Blue Veil

as

Hugh Williams

At Sword's Point

1952

At Sword's Point

as

Aramis Jr.

One Foot in Hell

1960

One Foot in Hell

as

Sir Harry Ivers

A Terrible Beauty

1960

A Terrible Beauty

as

Don McGinnis

Bengal Brigade

1954

Bengal Brigade

as

Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)

MacArthur

1977

MacArthur

as

President Roosevelt

The Quest: The Longest Drive

1976

The Quest: The Longest Drive

as

Mathew Hatcher

Operation Secret

1952

Operation Secret

as

Lt. Duncan

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as

Leonard Jerome

Waterloo

1970

Waterloo

as

Marshal Michel Ney

Deadly Game

1977

Deadly Game

as

Colonel Edward Stryker

Soldiers Three

1951

Soldiers Three

as

Sgt.Murphy

The People

1972

The People

as

Sol Diemus

The Whoopee Boys

1986

The Whoopee Boys

as

Judge Sternhill

A Waltz Through the Hills

1988

A Waltz Through the Hills

as

Uncle Tom

Death Ray 2000

1981

Death Ray 2000

as

The Director

Good Against Evil

1977

Good Against Evil

as

Father Kemschler

Dark Mansions

1986

Dark Mansions

as

Alexander Drake

The Iroquois Trail

1950

The Iroquois Trail

as

Lt. Blakely

Artemis '81

1981

Artemis '81

as

Albrecht Von Drachenfels

Hungry Hill

1947

Hungry Hill

as

Harry Brodrick

Sword of Venus

1953

Sword of Venus

as

Danglars

Hunters of the Deep

1955

Hunters of the Deep

as

Narrator

The Rat Pack

1998

The Rat Pack

as

Joe Kennedy

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

as

Self

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

1976

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

as

Tip Conaker

The Highwayman

1951

The Highwayman

as

Buñuel in Hollywood

2000

Buñuel in Hollywood

as

Self

The Blackwell Story

1957

The Blackwell Story

as

Dr. Keller

How to Steal the World

1968

How to Steal the World

as

Prof. David Garrow

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Alexander Preston

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Vernon Kepler

Colditz

Colditz

as

Lt. Col. Max Dodd

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Charles Wellington

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

as

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

as

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Harry Wells

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Andrew Packard

VR.5

VR.5

as

Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt

Route 66

Route 66

as

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

as

Dr. Sardius McPheeters

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Freddie Brander

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as

A Man Called Sloane

A Man Called Sloane

as

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Randall Payne

Combat!

Combat!

as

Maj. Richter

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as

Charles Braling

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

as

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

as

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

John Cord

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as

Jake Lanier

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Alan

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Climax!

Climax!

as

Ian Hamilton

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

David Wyncop

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Colonel Tomlinson

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

as

Professor Richard T. Ely

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Capt. Cleve Scott

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Mark Addison

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Governor William Defoe

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as

David

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

as

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as

Leonard Jerome

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Dave Hardy

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

as

Grant Walker (voice)

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

John Patrick McHenry

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Phillip Downey

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Mark Sloan

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Oliver Bradford

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Dr. Paul Crowley

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Jack Cole

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Robert Burns

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Henry

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Benedict Arnold

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Trevelyan

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Stephen Jordan

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Dr. Donald Kent

The Americans

The Americans

as

Colonel Fry

QB VII

QB VII

as

David Shawcross

Ironside

Ironside

as

Arthur Justin

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Simon Carter

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Denton Langley

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Dr. Ravashol

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

as

Hart Marbury

Nancy Astor

Nancy Astor

as

Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Marcel Rudolph

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Capt. Rupert Oliver Morton

Hondo

Hondo

as

Prof. Phineas Blackstone

Production

Crew

Directing