Dan O'Herlihy

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 1, 1919

died

February 17, 2005

place of birth

Wexford, Ireland

also known as

Daniel O'Herlihy · Daniel Peter O'Herlihy · دن اوهرلیهی

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

RoboCop
7.4

RoboCop

1987as The Old Man
RoboCop 2
6.0

RoboCop 2

1990as The Old Man
Fail Safe
7.8

Fail Safe

1964as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
5.2

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982as Conal Cochran
The Last Starfighter
6.6

The Last Starfighter

1984as Grig
MacArthur
6.3

MacArthur

1977as President Roosevelt
Waterloo
7.1

Waterloo

1970as Marshal Michel Ney
100 Rifles
5.9

100 Rifles

1969as Steven Grimes
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
6.7

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951as Commando Captain (uncredited)
The Dead
6.9

The Dead

1987as Mr. Browne
Imitation of Life
7.5

Imitation of Life

1959as David Edwards
Macbeth
7.3

Macbeth

1948as Macduff
The Rat Pack
5.9

The Rat Pack

1998as Joe Kennedy
Robinson Crusoe
6.4

Robinson Crusoe

1954as Robinson Crusoe
Odd Man Out
7.3

Odd Man Out

1947as Nolan
Artemis '81
4.1

Artemis '81

1981as Albrecht Von Drachenfels
Love, Cheat & Steal
4.4

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993as Hamilton Fisk
The Black Shield of Falworth
6.3

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954as Prince Hal of Wales
The Whoopee Boys
5.4

The Whoopee Boys

1986as Judge Sternhill
The Cabinet of Caligari
6.4

The Cabinet of Caligari

1962as Caligari / Paul
Larceny
5.9

Larceny

1948as Duke
The Tamarind Seed
6.2

The Tamarind Seed

1974as Fergus Stephenson
The Carey Treatment
6.0

The Carey Treatment

1972as J.D. Randall
The Blue Veil
6.8

The Blue Veil

1951as Hugh Williams
Deadly Game
7.7

Deadly Game

1977as Colonel Edward Stryker
Death Ray 2000
7.0

Death Ray 2000

1981as The Director
The Young Land
6.8

The Young Land

1959as Judge Millard Isham
Operation Secret
6.0

Operation Secret

1952as Lt. Duncan
Soldiers Three
4.3

Soldiers Three

1951as Sgt.Murphy
The Virgin Queen
7.0

The Virgin Queen

1955as Lord Derry
How to Steal the World
5.4

How to Steal the World

1968as Prof. David Garrow
The Iroquois Trail
6.6

The Iroquois Trail

1950as Lt. Blakely
Kidnapped
6.7

Kidnapped

1948as Alan Breck
The Purple Mask
5.8

The Purple Mask

1955as Brisquet
Good Against Evil
4.8

Good Against Evil

1977as Father Kemschler
At Sword's Point
5.1

At Sword's Point

1952as Aramis Jr.
One Foot in Hell
5.3

One Foot in Hell

1960as Sir Harry Ivers
The People
5.7

The People

1972as Sol Diemus
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
8.0

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000as Self
Invasion, U.S.A.
3.4

Invasion, U.S.A.

1952as Mr. Ohman
Home Before Dark
7.0

Home Before Dark

1958as Arnold Bronn
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
6.4

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

1961as Detective Phil Butler
Bengal Brigade
5.2

Bengal Brigade

1954as Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Actors and Sin
6.3

Actors and Sin

1952as Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
The Highwayman
10.0

The Highwayman

1951
Dark Mansions
7.0

Dark Mansions

1986as Alexander Drake
A Terrible Beauty
5.4

A Terrible Beauty

1960as Don McGinnis
Hungry Hill
5.8

Hungry Hill

1947as Harry Brodrick
The Quest: The Longest Drive
5.7

The Quest: The Longest Drive

1976as Mathew Hatcher
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
8.0

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974as Leonard Jerome