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Dan O'Herlihy (1919–2005)


Irish-born Dan O'Herlihy decided not to follow in his father's footsteps, forsaking the life of an architect in favour of the acting profession. The tall, distinguished-looking university graduate boasted a rich, resonant voice, which enabled him to easily find work in radio plays, as well on the stage... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (134 titles)
1998 The Rat Pack (TV movie)
Joe Kennedy
 
1995 VR.5 (TV series)
Dr.Alloysius Hunnicutt
5D (1995) … Dr.Alloysius Hunnicutt
 
1994 Batman (TV series)
Grant Walker
Deep Freeze (1994) … Grant Walker (voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1994 Under the Hammer (TV series)
John T. Flecknow
After Titian (1994) … John T. Flecknow
 
1993 Love, Cheat & Steal
Hamilton Fisk
 
1991 The Pirates of Dark Water (TV series)
Additional Voices
The Dark Dweller (1991) … Additional Voices (voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
The Little Leviathan (1991) … Additional Voices (voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
The Collection (1991) … Additional Voices (voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
King Niddler (1991) … Additional Voices (voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Panacea (1991) (voice / as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Andrew Packard
Episode #2.21 (1991) … Andrew Packard
Episode #2.22 (1991) … Andrew Packard
Episode #2.20 (1991) … Andrew Packard
Episode #2.16 (1991) … Andrew Packard
Episode #2.14 (1991) … Andrew Packard
 
1991 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Peck
The Monkey Business Mystery (1991) … Peck
 
1989 The Equalizer (TV series)
Randall Payne
Prisoners of Conscience (1989) … Randall Payne
 
1988 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Charles Braling
The Coffin (1988) … Charles Braling
 
1988 L.A. Law (TV series)
Vernon Kepler
Chariots of Meyer (1988) … Vernon Kepler
 
1988 A Waltz Through the Hills (TV movie)
Uncle Tom
 
1987 RoboCop
The Old Man (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1984-1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Alexander Preston / Denton Langley
Stage Struck (1986) … Alexander Preston
It's a Dog's Life (1984) … Denton Langley
 
1986 Wildfire (TV series)
Jovar
Where the Dreams Come From (1986) … Jovar (voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Secret of Sinti Magic (1986) … Jovar (voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1986 Dark Mansions (TV movie)
Alexander Drake
 
1986 The Whoopee Boys
Judge Sternhill
 
1986 Remington Steele (TV series)
Charles Wellington
Steele at Your Service (1986) … Charles Wellington
 
1984 The Secret Servant (TV series)
Prof. John Tyler
 
1984 Whiz Kids (TV series)
Carson Marsh
Altaira (1984) … Carson Marsh
Father's Day (1984) … Carson Marsh
The Sufi Project (1984) … Carson Marsh
The Lollypop Gang Strikes Back (1984) … Carson Marsh
Maid in the USA (1984) … Carson Marsh
 
1983 The Last Day (TV movie)
 
1982 Masterpiece Theatre: Nancy Astor (TV mini-series)
Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne
 
1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Jake
Danny (1982) … Jake
 
1981 Artemis 81 (TV movie)
Dr. Albrecht Von Drachenfels
 
1981 Death Ray 2000 (TV movie)
The Director
 
1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV series)
The Director
The Shangri-La Syndrome (1979) … The Director
Architect of Evil (1979) … The Director
Lady Bug (1979) … The Director
Sweethearts of Disaster (1979) … The Director
Samurai (1979) … The Director
 
1979 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Philip Spencer
Nightmare in Hawaii: Part 1 (1979) … Philip Spencer
Nightmare in Hawaii: Part 2 (1979) … Philip Spencer
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Dr. Ravashol
Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part 2 (1978) … Dr. Ravashol
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Freddie Brander
Diamond in the Rough (1978) … Freddie Brander
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Griffin
Will the Real Santa Claus...? (1977) … Griffin
 
1977 Deadly Game (TV movie)
Colonel Edward Stryker
 
1977 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Harry Walker
African Connection (1977) … Harry Walker
 
1977 Good Against Evil (TV movie)
Father Kemschler
 
1976 Gibbsville (TV series)
Walter Culligan
Andrea (1976) … Walter Culligan
 
1976 The Quest (TV series)
Mathew Hatcher
The Longest Drive: Part 2 (1976) … Mathew Hatcher
The Longest Drive: Part 1 (1976) … Mathew Hatcher
 
1976 Serpico (TV series)
Terence Delaney
The Traitor in Our Midst (1976) … Terence Delaney
 
1976 Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (TV movie)
Tip Conaker
 
1976 The Quest: The Longest Drive (TV movie)
Mathew Hatcher
 
1975 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Harry Wells
Termination with Extreme Prejudice (1975) … Harry Wells
 
1975 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Father Dewes
Special Duties (1975) … Father Dewes
 
1974 Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV mini-series)
Leonard Jerome
Jennie Jerome (1974) … Leonard Jerome
 
1974 Born Free (TV series)
Archie Gordon
Death of a Hunter (1974) … Archie Gordon
 
1974 The Tamarind Seed
Fergus Stephenson (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1974 QB VII (TV mini-series)
David Shawcross
Part Three (1974) … David Shawcross
Part One & Two (1974) … David Shawcross
 
1974 Colditz (TV series)
Lt. Col. Max Dodd
Liberation (1974) … Lt. Col. Max Dodd
Chameleon (1974) … Lt. Col. Max Dodd
 
1973 Ironside (TV series)
Arthur Justin
Another Shell Game (1973) … Arthur Justin (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1972 The Carey Treatment
J.D. Randall
 
1972 The People (TV movie)
Sol Diemus
 
1969 The Big Cube
Charles Winthrop (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1969 100 Rifles
Steven Grimes
 
1965-1968 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Prof. David Garrow / Capt. Rupert Oliver Morton / Marcel Rudolph
The Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Rum Affair (1967) … Capt. Rupert Oliver Morton (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
The Fiddlesticks Affair (1965) … Marcel Rudolph
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Professor Phineas Blackstone
Hondo and the Hanging Town (1967) … Professor Phineas Blackstone
 
1967 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Jake Lanier
The Filibusteros (1967) … Jake Lanier (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1967 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Jack Cole
Trek (1967) … Jack Cole (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
David Wyncop
Image of Yesterday (1967) … David Wyncop (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
Seamus O'Flaherty
Have You Seen the Aurora Borealis? (1966) … Seamus O'Flaherty
 
1966 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
'Boss' Will Varner #2 / 'Boss' Will Varner
Man with Two Faces (1966) … 'Boss' Will Varner (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Crisis (1966) … 'Boss' Will Varner #2 (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1961-1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Phillip Downey / Johnny McHenry / Mark Sloan
Believe and Live (1965) … Mark Sloan
A Very Infectious Disease (1963) … Dr. Phillip Downey
The Roaring Boy-O (1962) … Johnny McHenry
Season to Be Jolly (1961)
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Governor William Defoe
Impeachment (1965) … Governor William Defoe
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Randolph Seers
The Shattered Glass (1964) … Randolph Seers
 
1964 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Professor Richard T. Ely
Richard T. Ely (1964) … Professor Richard T. Ely
 
1962-1963 Insight (TV series)
The Conspirator (1963)
Fabric of Freedom (1962)
 
1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Bartholomew Gray
For I Will Plait thy Hair with Gold (1963) … Bartholomew Gray
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
Maj. Richter
The Chateau (1963) … Maj. Richter
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Simon Carter
Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog (1963) … Simon Carter
 
1962 Empire (TV series)
Glenn Kassin
The Earth Mover (1962) … Glenn Kassin
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Marbury
The View from an Ivory Tower (1962) … Marbury
 
1962 Bonanza (TV series)
Matthew Raine
The Artist (1962) … Matthew Raine
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Stephen Jordan
Referendum on Murder (1962) … Stephen Jordan
 
1961-1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Colonel Tomlinson / Seth Wilkerson
The Secret Place (1962) … Colonel Tomlinson
Adam San (1961) … Seth Wilkerson
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
John Westerbrook
To Walk with the Serpent (1962) … John Westerbrook
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Walter Cannon
The Platinum Highway (1961) … Walter Cannon
 
1954-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
George Morris / Nicholas / Tony
Bury Me Twice (1961) … George Morris
The Seventh Veil (1955) … Nicholas
Oberstrasse 49 (1954) … Tony
 
1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Doctor / Pomfret
The Return (1961) … Pomfret
I'm No Hero (1961) … Doctor
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Col. Fry
The Escape (1961) … Col. Fry
 
1961 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Port of Revenge (1961)
 
1960 Rawhide (TV series)
John Cord
Incident at Dragoon Crossing (1960) … John Cord
 
1960 One Foot in Hell
Sir Harry Ivers
 
1960 The Night Fighters
Don McGinnis
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Larry 'Ace' Banner / Mr. John Spencer / Mr. Johnson
The Big Squeeze (1960) … Larry 'Ace' Banner/Mr. Johnson/Mr. John Spencer
 
1957-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Dr. Keller / Roger Smythe
To the Sound of Trumpets (1960) … Roger Smythe
The Blackwell Story (1957) … Dr. Keller
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
David
Edge of Fury (1960) … David
 
1959 The Young Land
Judge Millard Isham
 
1953-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Robert Burns
Robbie and His Mary (1959) … Robert Burns
The White Steed (1954)
Trapped (1953)
 
1959 Imitation of Life
David Edwards
 
1958 Home Before Dark
Arnold Bronn
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Capt. Scott
The Bitter Land (1957) … Capt. Scott
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Fire and Ice (1957)
The Duel (1957)
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
District Attorney Walter Carmody
The Deadly Chain (1957) … District Attorney Walter Carmody
 
1957 City After Midnight
Dermot Kinross
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Challenge (1956)
 
1955-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Alan / Henry / Jeremy / …
The Glass Web (1956) … Henry
Suspicion (1955) … Jeremy
Lightning Strikes Twice (1955) … Trevelyan
Love Letters (1955) … Alan
 
1956 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Dave Hardy
Incident in Kawi (1956) … Dave Hardy
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Christmas Guest (1955)
 
1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Edgar
As Long as I Live (1955) … Edgar
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Donald Kent
The Final Tribute (1955) … Dr. Donald Kent
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
 
1955 The Virgin Queen
Lord Derry
 
1955 The Purple Mask
Brisquet
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Ian Hamilton
No Stone Unturned (1955) … Ian Hamilton
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
 
1954 Bengal Brigade
Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1954 The Black Shield of Falworth
Prince Hal (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1954 Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (as Daniel O'Herlihy) / Crusoe's father (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
 
1952-1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Benedict Arnold / Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Betrayal (1953) … Benedict Arnold
 
1952 Invasion USA
Mr. Ohman
 
1952 Operation Secret
Mike Duncan
 
1952 Actor's and Sin
Alfred O'Shea/Narrator (Actor's Blood sequence)
 
1952 At Sword's Point
Aramis Jr.
 
1951 The Blue Veil
Hugh Williams
 
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Commando Captain (uncredited)
 
1951 The Highwayman
Robin
 
1951 Soldiers Three
Sgt.Murphy
 
1951 The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story (TV movie)
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
 
1950 The Iroquois Trail
Lt. Blakely
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
 
1948 Macbeth
Macduff
 
1948 Larceny
Duke
 
1947 Odd Man Out
Nolan
 
1947 Hungry Hill
Harry Brodrick
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1948 Macbeth (set designer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2000 Buñuel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 John Huston and the Dubliners (documentary)
Himself
 
1964 The Presidency: A Splendid Misery (TV documentary)
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 September 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Actor
High Pitch (1955) … Himself - Actor
 
1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
 
1954 Hunters of the Deep (documentary)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2007 RoboCop: Creating a Legend (video documentary short)
The Old Man
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
2004 Glen Larson on the Creation of 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary short)
Dr. Ravishol (uncredited)
 
1968 How to Steal the World
Prof. David Garrow
 

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Alternate Names:

Daniel O'Herlihy

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

[1988 interview] I'm not excessively "theater" or excessively an actor, but if I stay away for more than six months I get edgy. I like to work and I don't really see a time when I would retire. See more »

Trivia:

Father-in-law of Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy and Vincent Dowling. See more »

Trademark:

Deep resonant voice See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus