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Home/People/Dan O'Herlihy
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Born
May 1, 1919Died: Feb 17, 2005
Lived 85 years
Place of Birth
Wexford, Ireland
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

60
Movies
64
TV Shows
Also Known As
Daniel O'Herlihy
Daniel Peter O'Herlihy
دن اوهرلیهی
IMDb Profile

Dan O'Herlihy

Acting

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.
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War poster

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as Self (archive footage)
2020
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' poster

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

as Self
2000
Buñuel in Hollywood poster

Buñuel in Hollywood

as Self
2000
The Rat Pack poster

The Rat Pack

as Joe Kennedy
1998
Love, Cheat & Steal poster

Love, Cheat & Steal

as Hamilton Fisk
1993
RoboCop 2 poster

RoboCop 2

as The Old Man
1990
A Waltz Through the Hills poster

A Waltz Through the Hills

as Uncle Tom
1988
The Dead poster

The Dead

as Mr. Browne
1987
RoboCop poster

RoboCop

as The Old Man
1987
Dark Mansions poster

Dark Mansions

as Alexander Drake
1986
The Whoopee Boys poster

The Whoopee Boys

as Judge Sternhill
1986
The Last Starfighter poster

The Last Starfighter

as Grig
1984
Halloween III: Season of the Witch poster

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

as Conal Cochran
1982
Artemis '81 poster

Artemis '81

as Albrecht Von Drachenfels
1981
Death Ray 2000 poster

Death Ray 2000

as The Director
1981
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter poster

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

as Mark Twain
1979
Deadly Game poster

Deadly Game

as Colonel Edward Stryker
1977
MacArthur poster

MacArthur

as President Roosevelt
1977
Good Against Evil poster

Good Against Evil

as Father Kemschler
1977
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free poster

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

as Tip Conaker
1976