Dan O'Herlihy

Biography

Dan O'Herlihy was an Irish actor known for a long career in film and television after starting on the Dublin stage. Born in Wexford and raised in Dublin, he studied architecture at University College Dublin before joining the Abbey and Gate theaters, where he worked first as a set designer and then as an actor. He appeared in around fifty plays at the Gate, took the lead in Seán O'Casey's Red Roses For Me in 1944, and made his film debut in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947). His first American role was Macduff in Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor as the title character of Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), and later appeared in Fail Safe (1964), Waterloo (1970), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), The Last Starfighter (1984) and RoboCop (1987). He also worked extensively in television.

85years old at death

Born May 1, 1919Wexford
Died February 17, 2005Malibu
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Daniel O'Herlihy

Movie Career

Films: 28
Career span: 51 years1947 to 1998

Genres

Drama61%, 17 films
Thriller29%, 8 films
Crime25%, 7 films
Adventure18%, 5 films
Sci-Fi18%, 5 films

First and latest

Dan O'Herlihy movies on Netflix

The Rat Pack1998IMDb rating 6.7as Joe Kennedy
Love, Cheat & Steal1993IMDb rating 5.2as Hamilton Fisk
RoboCop 21990IMDb rating 5.9as The Old Man
RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6as The Old Man
The Dead1987IMDb rating 7.2as Mr. Browne
The Last Starfighter1984IMDb rating 6.7as Grig
Halloween III: Season of the Witch1982IMDb rating 5.2as Conal Cochran
MacArthur1977IMDb rating 6.5as President Roosevelt
The Tamarind Seed1974IMDb rating 6.4as Fergus Stephenson
The Carey Treatment1972IMDb rating 6.2as J.D. Randall
The People1972IMDb rating 5.8as Sol Diemus
Waterloo1970IMDb rating 7.3as Marshal Michel Ney
100 Rifles1969IMDb rating 6.0as Grimes
The Big Cube1969IMDb rating 4.3as Charles Winthrop
How to Steal the World1968IMDb rating 5.3as Prof. David Garrow
Fail Safe1964IMDb rating 8.0as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
The Cabinet of Caligari1962IMDb rating 5.8as Caligari / Paul
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein1961IMDb rating 5.6as Detective Phil Butler
One Foot in Hell1960IMDb rating 6.3as Sir Harry Ivers
Imitation of Life1959IMDb rating 7.8as David Edwards
The Young Land1959IMDb rating 5.5as Judge Millard Isham
Home Before Dark1958IMDb rating 7.1as Arnold Bronn
The Virgin Queen1955IMDb rating 6.6as Lord Derry
Robinson Crusoe1954IMDb rating 6.6as Robinson Crusoe
The Black Shield of Falworth1954IMDb rating 6.4as Prince Hal of Wales
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel1951IMDb rating 6.9as Commando Captain
Macbeth1948IMDb rating 7.4as Macduff
Odd Man Out1947IMDb rating 7.6as Nolan

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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RoboCop1987 Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras The Old Man
IMDb rating 7.6312K votes
Halloween III: Season of the Witch1982 Horror, Sci-Fias Conal Cochran
IMDb rating 5.269K votes
RoboCop 21990as The Old Man
IMDb rating 5.9101K votes
The Last Starfighter1984as Grig
IMDb rating 6.750K votes
Robinson Crusoe1954as Robinson Crusoe
IMDb rating 6.65.2K votes
The Dead1987as Mr. Browne
IMDb rating 7.210K votes
Fail Safe1964as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
IMDb rating 8.028K votes
Macbeth1948as Macduff
IMDb rating 7.48.6K votes

Most often with

Blake Edwards directed two of these films. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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James Mason

Orson Welles

Fred Aldrich

Regis Toomey

Herbert Marshall

Peter Weller

Blake EdwardsDirector, 2 films

Films together

James Mason2 films together, 1947 to 1951
James Mason's page
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel1951IMDb rating 6.9O'Herlihy as Commando CaptainMason as Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
- Odd Man Out1947IMDb rating 7.6O'Herlihy as NolanMason as Johnny McQueen
Orson Welles2 films together, 1948 to 1970
Orson Welles's page
- Waterloo1970IMDb rating 7.3O'Herlihy as Marshal Michel NeyWelles as Louis XVIII
- Macbeth1948IMDb rating 7.4O'Herlihy as MacduffWelles as Macbeth
Fred Aldrich2 films together, 1960 to 1961
Fred Aldrich's page
- King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein1961IMDb rating 5.6O'Herlihy as Detective Phil ButlerAldrich as O'Brien Hood
- One Foot in Hell1960IMDb rating 6.3O'Herlihy as Sir Harry IversAldrich as Barfly
Regis Toomey2 films together, 1961 to 1972
Regis Toomey's page
- The Carey Treatment1972IMDb rating 6.2O'Herlihy as J.D. RandallToomey as Sanderson the Pathologist
- King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein1961IMDb rating 5.6O'Herlihy as Detective Phil ButlerToomey as Bill Baird
Herbert Marshall2 films together, 1954 to 1955
Herbert Marshall's page
- The Virgin Queen1955IMDb rating 6.6O'Herlihy as Lord DerryMarshall as Lord Leicester
- The Black Shield of Falworth1954IMDb rating 6.4O'Herlihy as Prince Hal of WalesMarshall as William, Earl of Mackworth
Peter Weller2 films together, 1987 to 1990
Peter Weller's page
- RoboCop 21990IMDb rating 5.9O'Herlihy as The Old ManWeller as RoboCop
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6O'Herlihy as The Old ManWeller as Murphy / RoboCop
Blake EdwardsDirector, 2 films, 1972 to 1974
All films by Blake Edwards
- The Tamarind Seed1974IMDb rating 6.4O'Herlihy as Fergus Stephenson
- The Carey Treatment1972IMDb rating 6.2O'Herlihy as J.D. Randall
Also two films together7 more actors
- Leo G. CarrollHow to Steal the World (1968) and The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
- Lana TurnerThe Big Cube (1969) and Imitation of Life (1959)
- Nancy AllenRoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop (1987)
- Felton PerryRoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop (1987)
- Donal DonnellyThe Dead (1987) and Waterloo (1970)
- Robert MandanMacArthur (1977) and The Carey Treatment (1972)
- Al BerryThe Last Starfighter (1984) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Dan O'Herlihy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$174 million

8 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
1US gross only
4Never in cinemas
15Figure not found

Top grosser

RoboCop1987The Old Man$53.4 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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RoboCop1987as The Old Man
$53M30.7% of the total
2
RoboCop 21990as The Old Man
$46M26.3% of the total
3
The Last Starfighter1984as Grig
$29M16.5% of the total
4
MacArthur1977as President Roosevelt
$16M9.4% of the total
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch1982as Conal Cochran
$14M8.3% of the total
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The Tamarind Seed1974as Fergus Stephenson
$8.0M4.6% of the total
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The Dead1987as Mr. Browne
$4.4M2.5% of the total
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Waterloo1970as Marshal Michel Ney
$3.1M1.8% of the total