
Dan O'Herlihy
Born
May 1, 1919
Died
February 17, 2005 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Wexford, Ireland
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
Self (archive footage)
2020

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Self
2000

Buñuel in Hollywood
Self
2000

The Rat Pack
Joe Kennedy
1998

VR.5
Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt · (1 episode)
1995

Love, Cheat & Steal
Hamilton Fisk
1993

Batman: The Animated Series
Grant Walker (voice) · (1 episode)
1992

RoboCop 2
The Old Man
1990

Twin Peaks
Andrew Packard · (6 episodes)
1990

A Waltz Through the Hills
Uncle Tom
1988

The Dead
Mr. Browne
1987

RoboCop
The Old Man
1987

L.A. Law
Vernon Kepler · (1 episode)
1986

Dark Mansions
Alexander Drake
1986

The Whoopee Boys
Judge Sternhill
1986

The Equalizer
Randall Payne · (1 episode)
1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater
Charles Braling · (1 episode)
1985

Murder, She Wrote
Alexander Preston · (1 episode)
1984

Murder, She Wrote
Denton Langley · (1 episode)
1984

The Last Starfighter
Grig
1984

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Conal Cochran
1982

Remington Steele
Charles Wellington · (1 episode)
1982

Nancy Astor
Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne · (9 episodes)
1982

Artemis '81
Albrecht Von Drachenfels
1981

Death Ray 2000
The Director
1981

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Mark Twain
1979

Trapper John, M.D.
(1 episode)
1979

A Man Called Sloane
(12 episodes)
1979

Battlestar Galactica
Dr. Ravashol · (1 episode)
1978

Deadly Game
Colonel Edward Stryker
1977

MacArthur
President Roosevelt
1977

Good Against Evil
Father Kemschler
1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
(1 episode)
1977

Gibbsville
(1 episode)
1976

Charlie's Angels
Freddie Brander · (1 episode)
1976

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Tip Conaker
1976

The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
1976

The Quest: The Longest Drive
Mathew Hatcher
1976

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Leonard Jerome
1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Leonard Jerome · (1 episode)
1974

The Tamarind Seed
Fergus Stephenson
1974

QB VII
David Shawcross · (2 episodes)
1974

Colditz
Lt. Col. Max Dodd · (4 episodes)
1972

The Carey Treatment
J.D. Randall
1972

The People
Sol Diemus
1972

Waterloo
Marshal Michel Ney
1970

The Big Cube
Charles Winthrop
1969

100 Rifles
Steven Grimes
1969

Hawaii Five-O
Harry Wells · (1 episode)
1968

The High Chaparral
Jake Lanier · (1 episode)
1967

Hondo
(1 episode)
1967

Ironside
Arthur Justin · (1 episode)
1967

Mission: Impossible
Jack Cole · (1 episode)
1966
The Long, Hot Summer
(26 episodes)
1965

The Big Valley
David Wyncop · (1 episode)
1965
Profiles in Courage
Professor Richard T. Ely · (1 episode)
1964

Fail Safe
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
1963

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Dr. Sardius McPheeters · (26 episodes)
1963

Combat!
Maj. Richter · (1 episode)
1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Simon Carter · (1 episode)
1962

Sam Benedict
Hart Marbury · (1 episode)
1962

The Cabinet of Caligari
Caligari / Paul
1962

Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961

Target: The Corruptors!
(1 episode)
1961

Dr. Kildare
Mark Addison · (1 episode)
1961

Dr. Kildare
John Patrick McHenry · (1 episode)
1961

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Phillip Downey · (1 episode)
1961

Dr. Kildare
Mark Sloan · (1 episode)
1961

The Defenders
Governor William Defoe · (1 episode)
1961

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Detective Phil Butler
1961

The Americans
Colonel Fry · (1 episode)
1961

Route 66
(1 episode)
1960

Checkmate
Stephen Jordan · (1 episode)
1960

One Foot in Hell
Sir Harry Ivers
1960

A Terrible Beauty
Don McGinnis
1960

Adventures in Paradise
Colonel Tomlinson · (1 episode)
1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
David · (1 episode)
1959

Imitation of Life
David Edwards
1959

The Young Land
Judge Millard Isham
1959

Rawhide
John Cord · (1 episode)
1959

Home Before Dark
Arnold Bronn
1958

That Woman Opposite
Dermot Kinross
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Capt. Cleve Scott · (1 episode)
1956

Screen Director's Playhouse
Dr. Donald Kent · (1 episode)
1955

The Virgin Queen
Lord Derry
1955

The Purple Mask
Brisquet
1955

Hunters of the Deep
Narrator
1955

Bengal Brigade
Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
1954

Climax!
Ian Hamilton · (1 episode)
1954

The Black Shield of Falworth
Prince Hal of Wales
1954

Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
1954

Letter to Loretta
Dave Hardy · (1 episode)
1953

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953

Sword of Venus
Danglars
1953

General Electric Theater
(2 episodes)
1953

General Electric Theater
Dr. Paul Crowley · (1 episode)
1953

General Electric Theater
Robert Burns · (1 episode)
1953

Invasion, U.S.A.
Mr. Ohman
1952

Operation Secret
Lt. Duncan
1952

Cavalcade of America
Nathaniel Hawthorne · (1 episode)
1952

Cavalcade of America
Benedict Arnold · (1 episode)
1952

Actors and Sin
Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
1952

At Sword's Point
Aramis Jr.
1952

The Blue Veil
Hugh Williams
1951

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Commando Captain (uncredited)
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(2 episodes)
1951

The Highwayman
1951

Soldiers Three
Sgt.Murphy
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Alan · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Oliver Bradford · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Henry · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Trevelyan · (1 episode)
1950

The Iroquois Trail
Lt. Blakely
1950

Kidnapped
Alan Breck
1948

Macbeth
Macduff
1948

Larceny
Duke
1948

Odd Man Out
Nolan
1947

Hungry Hill
Harry Brodrick
1947