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His first American film role was as Macduff in Orson Welles ' version of Macbeth (1948), [7] followed by supporting roles in films such as the Red Scare fantasy Invasion, U.S.A., the Kiplingesque Soldiers Three and a series of swashbucklers, such as The Black Shield of Falworth (1954).
Dan O'Herlihy. Actor: RoboCop. Daniel Peter "Dan" O'Herlihy was born on 1 May 1919 at Odessa Cottage, Wexford Town, County Wexford (Ireland) to John Robert O'Herlihy, a civil servant from Cork who later worked in the Department of Industry and Commerce, and Ellen (née Hanton).
Dan O'Herlihy. Actor: RoboCop. Daniel Peter "Dan" O'Herlihy was born on 1 May 1919 at Odessa Cottage, Wexford Town, County Wexford (Ireland) to John Robert O'Herlihy, a civil servant from Cork who later worked in the Department of Industry and Commerce, and Ellen (née Hanton).
Feb 19, 2005 · MALIBU, Calif., Feb. 18 - Dan O'Herlihy, an Oscar-nominated character actor whose 50-year career extended from the Irish stage to television and Hollywood movies including "Fail-Safe" and...
Feb 17, 2005 · 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.
Feb 19, 2005 · Daniel O’Herlihy, the Irish-born actor whose six-decade career included an Oscar nomination for his starring role in Luis Bunuel’s “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” has died. He was 85.
Feb 17, 2011 · In its obituary, the Irish Times described O’Herlihy as “prolific and versatile,” a “tall, imposing figure who oozed gravitas on screen whenever required.” O’Herlihy was nominated for a best actor Academy Award in 1954 for his lead role in Spanish director Luis Bunuel’s “Robinson Crusoe.”
Feb 21, 2005 · A tall, blond character actor with a rich Irish brogue, Dan O'Herlihy won an Oscar nomination as Best Actor for playing the title role in Luis Buñuel's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe...
Feb 19, 2005 · Dan O'Herlihy: born May 1st, 1919; died February 17th, 2005. The prolific and versatile Irish actor, Dan O'Herlihy, has died in Malibu at the age of 84.
O'Herlihy was cast as sadistic killer Dan Suggs in the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove. By the 1990s, O'Herlihy had permanently relocated to the UK, where he preferred to work in the theatre and on television, with roles on British television, including Coded Hostile, Sharpe, Jonathan Creek, and Midsomer Murders.