Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

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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Known For

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968 • as Harry Wells

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 • as Vernon Kepler

Combat!

Combat!

1962 • as Maj. Richter

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Alexander Preston

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Denton Langley

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990 • as Andrew Packard

Filmography

2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/28/2020

2000

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/31/2000
Buñuel in Hollywood
Buñuel in Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/22/2000

1998

The Rat Pack
The Rat Pack
as Joe Kennedy
Movie - Released: 8/22/1998

1995

VR.5
VR.5
as Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt
TV - Released: 3/10/1995

1993

Love, Cheat & Steal
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Hamilton Fisk
Movie - Released: 12/5/1993

1992

Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
as Grant Walker (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1992

1990

RoboCop 2
RoboCop 2
as The Old Man
Movie - Released: 6/22/1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
as Andrew Packard
TV - Released: 4/8/1990

1988

A Waltz Through the Hills
A Waltz Through the Hills
as Uncle Tom
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

RoboCop
RoboCop
as The Old Man
Movie - Released: 7/17/1987
The Dead
The Dead
as Mr. Browne
Movie - Released: 9/3/1987

1986

The Whoopee Boys
The Whoopee Boys
as Judge Sternhill
Movie - Released: 8/22/1986
Dark Mansions
Dark Mansions
as Alexander Drake
Movie - Released: 8/23/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Vernon Kepler
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Randall Payne
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Charles Braling
TV - Released: 5/21/1985

1984

The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter
as Grig
Movie - Released: 7/13/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Alexander Preston
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Denton Langley
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
as Conal Cochran
Movie - Released: 10/22/1982
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
as Charles Wellington
TV - Released: 10/1/1982
Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor
as Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne
TV - Released: 2/10/1982

1981

Death Ray 2000
Death Ray 2000
as The Director
Movie - Released: 3/5/1981
Artemis '81
Artemis '81
as Albrecht Von Drachenfels
Movie - Released: 12/29/1981

1979

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
as Mark Twain
Movie - Released: 12/10/1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
TV - Released: 9/23/1979
A Man Called Sloane
A Man Called Sloane
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1978

Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Dr. Ravashol
TV - Released: 9/17/1978

1977

MacArthur
MacArthur
as President Roosevelt
Movie - Released: 7/15/1977
Deadly Game
Deadly Game
as Colonel Edward Stryker
Movie - Released: 12/1/1977
Good Against Evil
Good Against Evil
as Father Kemschler
Movie - Released: 5/22/1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV - Released: 1/30/1977

1976

The Quest: The Longest Drive
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Mathew Hatcher
Movie - Released: 1/1/1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
as Tip Conaker
Movie - Released: 5/3/1976
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
TV - Released: 1/14/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Freddie Brander
TV - Released: 9/22/1976
Gibbsville
Gibbsville
TV - Released: 11/11/1976

1974

The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed
as Fergus Stephenson
Movie - Released: 7/11/1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Leonard Jerome
Movie - Released: 11/5/1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Leonard Jerome
TV - Released: 11/5/1974
QB VII
QB VII
as David Shawcross
TV - Released: 4/29/1974

1972

The Carey Treatment
The Carey Treatment
as J.D. Randall
Movie - Released: 3/29/1972
The People
The People
as Sol Diemus
Movie - Released: 1/22/1972
Colditz
Colditz
as Lt. Col. Max Dodd
TV - Released: 10/19/1972

1970

Waterloo
Waterloo
as Marshal Michel Ney
Movie - Released: 10/26/1970

1969

100 Rifles
100 Rifles
as Steven Grimes
Movie - Released: 3/26/1969
The Big Cube
The Big Cube
as Charles Winthrop
Movie - Released: 4/30/1969

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Harry Wells
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Jake Lanier
TV - Released: 9/10/1967
Hondo
Hondo
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Arthur Justin
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1966

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Jack Cole
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

TV
The Long, Hot Summer
TV - Released: 9/16/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as David Wyncop
TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1964

Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
Movie - Released: 10/7/1964
TV
Profiles in Courage
as Professor Richard T. Ely
TV - Released: 11/8/1964

1963

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
as Dr. Sardius McPheeters
TV - Released: 9/29/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

The Cabinet of Caligari
The Cabinet of Caligari
as Caligari / Paul
Movie - Released: 5/25/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Maj. Richter
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Simon Carter
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict
as Hart Marbury
TV - Released: 9/15/1962

1961

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as Detective Phil Butler
Movie - Released: 6/11/1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
TV - Released: 9/29/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Mark Addison
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Governor William Defoe
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as John Patrick McHenry
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Phillip Downey
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Mark Sloan
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Americans
The Americans
as Colonel Fry
TV - Released: 1/23/1961

1960

One Foot in Hell
One Foot in Hell
as Sir Harry Ivers
Movie - Released: 9/11/1960
A Terrible Beauty
A Terrible Beauty
as Don McGinnis
Movie - Released: 6/17/1960
Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960
Checkmate
Checkmate
as Stephen Jordan
TV - Released: 9/17/1960

1959

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
as David Edwards
Movie - Released: 6/26/1959
The Young Land
The Young Land
as Judge Millard Isham
Movie - Released: 5/1/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as John Cord
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
as Colonel Tomlinson
TV - Released: 10/5/1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as David
TV - Released: 9/21/1959

1958

Home Before Dark
Home Before Dark
as Arnold Bronn
Movie - Released: 11/16/1958

1957

That Woman Opposite
That Woman Opposite
as Dermot Kinross
Movie - Released: 5/28/1957

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Capt. Cleve Scott
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
as Lord Derry
Movie - Released: 7/22/1955
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask
as Brisquet
Movie - Released: 6/15/1955
Hunters of the Deep
Hunters of the Deep
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/9/1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Dr. Donald Kent
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth
as Prince Hal of Wales
Movie - Released: 9/2/1954
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
as Robinson Crusoe
Movie - Released: 8/5/1954
Bengal Brigade
Bengal Brigade
as Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Movie - Released: 11/6/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Ian Hamilton
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

Sword of Venus
Sword of Venus
as Danglars
Movie - Released: 2/20/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Dave Hardy
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Paul Crowley
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Robert Burns
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Invasion, U.S.A.
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Mr. Ohman
Movie - Released: 12/10/1952
Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin
as Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
Movie - Released: 6/18/1952
At Sword's Point
At Sword's Point
as Aramis Jr.
Movie - Released: 4/22/1952
Operation Secret
Operation Secret
as Lt. Duncan
Movie - Released: 11/5/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Nathaniel Hawthorne
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Benedict Arnold
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Commando Captain (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/16/1951
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil
as Hugh Williams
Movie - Released: 10/26/1951
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three
as Sgt.Murphy
Movie - Released: 4/1/1951
The Highwayman
The Highwayman
Movie - Released: 8/11/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail
as Lt. Blakely
Movie - Released: 6/15/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Alan
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Oliver Bradford
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Henry
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Trevelyan
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1948

Larceny
Larceny
as Duke
Movie - Released: 9/3/1948
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Macduff
Movie - Released: 10/1/1948
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck
Movie - Released: 11/28/1948

1947

Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out
as Nolan
Movie - Released: 1/30/1947
Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill
as Harry Brodrick
Movie - Released: 1/7/1947