Dan O'Herlihy
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| Dan O'Herlihy | |
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| Born | May 1, 1919 Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | February 17, 2005 (age 85) Malibu, California |
Daniel O'Herlihy (May 1, 1919 — February 17, 2005) was an Academy Award-nominated Irish film actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
O'Herlihy first appeared in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out in 1947. His first American film was Macbeth in the following year, appearing with Orson Welles. He played the role of Macduff. In 1954 he starred in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. That same year he also starred in the Red Scare movie Invasion U.S.A..
O'Herlihy later starred in Fail-Safe in 1964 (as General Black, or "Blackie"), and in the epic Waterloo playing the part of the brave Marshall of France Michel Ney, Halloween III: Season of the Witch in 1982, The Last Starfighter in 1984, The Whoopee Boys in 1986, John Huston's The Dead in 1987, in RoboCop, and RoboCop 2.
He also had a fairly extensive career in television, appearing in such shows as The Long Hot Summer (in which he was the lead star replacing Edmond O'Brien in the part of Will Varner mid way through its one season run), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, and the cult television show Twin Peaks in 1991. In 1998, O'Herlihy acted in his last film, The Rat Pack, playing Joseph P. Kennedy.
[edit] Personal life
O'Herlihy was born in Wexford and married Elsie Bennett in 1945. He was the brother of director Michael O'Herlihy (born 1928) and the father of actor Gavan O'Herlihy, visual artist Olwen O'Herlihy, and architect Lorcan O'Herlihy. He was also the grandfather of Cian Dowling, Colin O'Herilhy, Micaela O'Herlihy and Eilis O'Herlihy.
O'Herlihy died of natural causes in Malibu, California. His personal papers are held in the University College Dublin Archives.
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| NAME | O'Herlihy, Dan |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wexford, Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2005 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Malibu, California |
