ACTOR
Dan O'Herlihy
Known for Twin Peaks · Batman: The Animated Series · Murder, She Wrote
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- May 1, 1919
- Died
- Feb 17, 2005
- Birthplace
- Wexford, Ireland
- Known For
- Acting
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
TV
Twin PeaksAndrew Packard · 1990
★ 8.3
★ 8.3
TV
Batman: The Animated SeriesGrant Walker (voice) · 1992
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
TV
Murder, She WroteAlexander Preston · 1984
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Mission: ImpossibleJack Cole · 1966
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Charlie's AngelsFreddie Brander · 1976
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
Hawaii Five-OHarry Wells · 1969
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSimon Carter · 1962
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
L.A. LawVernon Kepler · 1986
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
Filmography
Movies
Hungry HillHarry Brodrick
1947
Odd Man OutNolan
1947
KidnappedAlan Breck
1948
LarcenyDuke
1948
MacbethMacduff
1948
The Iroquois TrailLt. Blakely
1950
Soldiers ThreeSgt.Murphy
1951
The Blue VeilHugh Williams
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelCommando Captain (uncredited)
1951
The HighwaymanRobin
1951
Actors and SinAlfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
1952
At Sword's PointAramis Jr.
1952
Invasion, U.S.A.Mr. Ohman
1952
Operation SecretLt. Duncan
1952
Sword of VenusDanglars
1953
Bengal BrigadeCapt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
1954
Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe
1954
The Black Shield of FalworthPrince Hal of Wales
1954
Hunters of the DeepNarrator
1955
The Purple MaskBrisquet
1955
The Virgin QueenLord Derry
1955
That Woman OppositeDermot Kinross
1957
The Blackwell StoryDr. Keller
1957
Home Before DarkArnold Bronn
1958
Imitation of LifeDavid Edwards
1959
The Young LandJudge Millard Isham
1959
A Terrible BeautyDon McGinnis
1960
One Foot in HellSir Harry Ivers
1960
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinDetective Phil Butler
1961
The Cabinet of CaligariCaligari / Paul
1962
Fail SafeBrig. Gen. Warren A. Black
1964
How to Steal the WorldProf. David Garrow
1968
100 RiflesSteven Grimes
1969
The Big CubeCharles Winthrop
1969
WaterlooMarshal Michel Ney
1970
The Carey TreatmentJ.D. Randall
1972
The PeopleSol Diemus
1972
Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonard Jerome
1974
The Tamarind SeedFergus Stephenson
1974
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeTip Conaker
1976
The Quest: The Longest DriveMathew Hatcher
1976
Deadly GameColonel Edward Stryker
1977
Good Against EvilFather Kemschler
1977
MacArthurPresident Roosevelt
1977
Mark Twain: Beneath the LaughterMark Twain
1979
Artemis '81Albrecht Von Drachenfels
1981
Death Ray 2000The Director
1981
Halloween III: Season of the WitchConal Cochran
1982
The Last StarfighterGrig
1984
Dark MansionsAlexander Drake
1986
The Whoopee BoysJudge Sternhill
1986
RoboCopThe Old Man
1987
The DeadMr. Browne
1987
A Waltz Through the HillsUncle Tom
1988
RoboCop 2The Old Man
1990
Love, Cheat & StealHamilton Fisk
1993
The Rat PackJoe Kennedy
1998
Buñuel in HollywoodSelf
2000
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'Self
2000
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)
2020Television
Lux Video TheatreAlan · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreOliver Bradford · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreHenry · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreTrevelyan · 1 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars2 eps
1951
Cavalcade of AmericaNathaniel Hawthorne · 1 eps
1952Cavalcade of AmericaBenedict Arnold · 1 eps
1952
General Electric Theater2 eps
1953General Electric TheaterDr. Paul Crowley · 1 eps
1953General Electric TheaterRobert Burns · 1 eps
1953
Letter to LorettaDave Hardy · 1 eps
1953
The OscarsSelf · 1 eps
1953
Climax!Ian Hamilton · 1 eps
1954
Screen Director's PlayhouseDr. Donald Kent · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCleve Scott · 1 eps
1956
Adventures in ParadiseColonel Tomlinson · 1 eps
1959
RawhideJohn Cord · 1 eps
1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonDavid · 1 eps
1959
CheckmateStephen Jordan · 1 eps
1960
Route 661 eps
1960
Ben Casey1 eps
1961
Dr. KildareMark Addison · 1 eps
1961Dr. KildareJohn Patrick McHenry · 1 eps
1961Dr. KildareDr. Phillip Downey · 1 eps
1961Dr. KildareMark Sloan · 1 eps
1961
Target: The Corruptors!1 eps
1961
The AmericansColonel Fry · 1 eps
1961
The DefendersGovernor William Defoe · 1 eps
1961
Combat!Maj. Richter · 1 eps
1962
Sam BenedictHart Marbury · 1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSimon Carter · 1 eps
1962BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 eps
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersDr. Sardius McPheeters · 26 eps
1963PI
Profiles in CourageProfessor Richard T. Ely · 1 eps
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Marcel Rudolph · 1 eps
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Capt. Rupert Oliver Morton · 1 eps
1964
The Big ValleyDavid Wyncop · 1 eps
1965
The Long, Hot Summer26 eps
1965
Mission: ImpossibleJack Cole · 1 eps
1966
HondoProf. Phineas Blackstone · 1 eps
1967
IronsideArthur Justin · 1 eps
1967
The High ChaparralJake Lanier · 1 eps
1967
Hawaii Five-OHarry Wells · 1 eps
1969
ColditzLt. Col. Max Dodd · 4 eps
1972
Born FreeArchie Gordon · 1 eps
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonard Jerome · 1 eps
1974
QB VIIDavid Shawcross · 2 eps
1974
Charlie's AngelsFreddie Brander · 1 eps
1976
Gibbsville1 eps
1976
The Bionic Woman1 eps
1976
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1 eps
1977
Battlestar GalacticaDr. Ravashol · 1 eps
1978
A Man Called Sloane12 eps
1979
Trapper John, M.D.1 eps
1979
Nancy AstorChiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne · 4 eps
1982
Remington SteeleCharles Wellington · 1 eps
1982
Murder, She WroteAlexander Preston · 1 eps
1984Murder, She WroteDenton Langley · 1 eps
1984
The Secret ServantProfessor John Tyler · 3 eps
1984
The EqualizerRandall Payne · 1 eps
1985
The Ray Bradbury TheaterCharles Braling · 1 eps
1985
L.A. LawVernon Kepler · 1 eps
1986
Twin PeaksAndrew Packard · 6 eps
1990
Batman: The Animated SeriesGrant Walker (voice) · 1 eps
1992
VR.5Dr. Alloysius Hunnicutt · 1 eps
1995Photos
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