Dan O'Herlihy
Date of birth: 1919-05-01
Place of birth: Wexford, Ireland
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Daniel O'Herlihy, Daniel Peter O'Herlihy, دن اوهرلیهی
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.
Movie Credits
Fail Safe
1964-10-07
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. T
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982-10-22
After a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, clutching the y
RoboCop
1987-07-17
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from
RoboCop 2
1990-06-22
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacifi
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954-09-02
In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants,
The Last Starfighter
1984-07-13
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951-10-16
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
Larceny
1948-09-03
Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He fi
Imitation of Life
1959-04-09
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979-12-10
Starring Dan O Herlihy as Mark Twain, this PBS special was created by renowned Twain scholars.
Macbeth
1948-10-01
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961-06-11
Gambler Arnold Rothstein marries an actress, avenges his buddy and meets an underworld fate.
100 Rifles
1969-03-26
When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fle
The Virgin Queen
1955-07-22
Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing fo
Odd Man Out
1947-01-30
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952-12-10
A group of American witness the deadly invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union.
The Young Land
1959-05-01
An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war.
The Dead
1987-09-03
After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some
The Tamarind Seed
1974-07-11
During a Caribbean holiday, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian age
The Big Cube
1969-04-30
A young woman and her drug addict boyfriend plot to drive the woman's stepmother insane with LSD in
The Carey Treatment
1972-03-29
A doctor uncovers a hotbed of corruption when he tries to clear a colleague of a murder charge.
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993-12-05
Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's
Robinson Crusoe
1954-08-05
The titular adventurer, after defying his parents to go to sea, survives a shipwreck and becomes a c
That Woman Opposite
1957-05-28
In a French coastal town, Det. Dermot Kinross is inspecting the murder of antiques dealer Maurice La
Actors and Sin
1952-06-18
Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigge
Home Before Dark
1958-11-16
A young woman returns home after being institutionalized in a mental hospital.
Kidnapped
1948-11-28
In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962-05-25
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
The Purple Mask
1955-06-15
France, 1803: 11 years after the Revolution, a royalist underground is led by a new 'Scarlet Pimpern
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020-01-28
Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler o
The Blue Veil
1951-10-26
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.
At Sword's Point
1952-04-22
France, 1648: Richelieu and Louis XIII are dead, the new king is a minor, and the Duc de Lavalle is
One Foot in Hell
1960-09-11
Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can't pay for the medici
A Terrible Beauty
1960-06-17
In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O
Bengal Brigade
1954-11-06
Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. F
MacArthur
1977-07-15
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, when he was remo
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976-01-01
To save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge herd
Operation Secret
1952-11-05
After assisting the French Underground during WWII, an American Officer is later accused of murder a
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974-11-05
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Ran
Waterloo
1970-10-26
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocke
Deadly Game
1977-12-03
A military convoy is transporting something apparently for disposal. They pass by Sheriff Abel Marsh
Soldiers Three
1951-04-01
Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.
The People
1972-01-22
A young woman is assigned to teach school in a secluded valley whose inhabitants appear stern, secre
The Whoopee Boys
1986-08-22
Two obnoxious and dim-witted misfits attempt to save a school for needy children by attempting to sn
A Waltz Through the Hills
1988-01-01
When Sammy Dean and her older brother Andy are suddenly orphaned, they fear that they will be separa
Death Ray 2000
1981-03-05
A flamboyant secret agent from UNIT, a secret counterespionage group, teams with a lady spy to retri
Good Against Evil
1977-05-22
Dack Rambo and Elyssa Davalos star as sweethearts Andy Stuart and Jessica Gordon. The course of true
Dark Mansions
1986-08-23
A woman hired to write the history of a wealthy family stays at the family's estate in Oregon. She d
The Iroquois Trail
1950-06-15
An American scout and his Indian friend help the English troops against the French during the French
Artemis '81
1981-12-29
Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by
Hungry Hill
1947-01-07
Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.
Sword of Venus
1953-02-20
An enemy of the Count of Monte Cristo frames his son for a murder in order to exact revenge and stea
Hunters of the Deep
1955-05-09
Underwater exploration by oceanographers and geologists round the coast of Southern California and M
The Rat Pack
1998-08-22
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's mai
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000-10-31
Documentary featuring interviews with director Sidney Lumet, "Fail-Safe" (2000) producer George Cloo
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
1976-05-03
A traveling horse trader and his young nephew travel the west in search of the boy's prize Arabian h
The Highwayman
1951-08-11
Buñuel in Hollywood
2000-02-22
This documentary traces the relationship of Buñuel with American culture and Hollywood. The program
The Blackwell Story
1957-02-28
In the 19th century, Elizabeth Blackwell determines to become a doctor.
How to Steal the World
1968-09-18
Secret agent Napoleon Solo fights to stop a top-secret plot to conquer the world.