Dan O'Herlihy | |
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 O'Herlihy in 1955 | |
| Born | Daniel Peter O'Herlihy 1 May 1919 |
| Died | 17 February 2005 (aged 85) Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Ireland United States (1983–2005) |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944–1998 |
| Spouse |
Elsa Bennett (m. 1945) |
| Children | 5, including Gavan O'Herlihy and Lorcan O'Herlihy |
Daniel Peter O'Herlihy[1] (1 May 1919 – 17 February 2005) was an Irish[2] actor of film, television and radio.[3] O'Herlihy's best-known roles included his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the lead character in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954),[4] Brigadier General Warren A. Black in Fail Safe (1964), Marshal Ney in Waterloo (1970), Conal Cochran in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Grig in The Last Starfighter (1984), "The Old Man" in RoboCop (1987) and its 1990 sequel, and Andrew Packard in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–91).[5]
- ^ "Those We Lost; WE LOST MANY INFLUENTIAL IRISH-AMERICANS IN THE LAST YEAR. THOUGH IMPOSSIBLE TO MENTION THEM ALL, HERE IS OUR TRIBUTE TO SOME OF THOSE WHO TOUCHED OUR LIVES". Irish America. April 2006. pp. 112–115. ProQuest 211223308.
The Irish-born Hollywood film actor and director Dan O'Herlihy died on February 18. 2005 at his home in Malibu, California. He was 85. [...] Daniel Peter O'Herlihy was born in Wexford, Ireland, on May 1, 1919. He qualified as an architect at the National University, but his real love was acting, and while still in college he started to take small parts with the Abbey and Gate theatres.
- ^ "Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy dies, 85". RTÉ. 18 February 2005.
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- ^ Maurer, Mark (15 October 2014). "The 5 Actors 'Twin Peaks' Will Be Missing When It Returns in 2016". indiewire.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2023.