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.
Known For
RoboCop
(1987)
The Old Man
Waterloo
(1970)
Marshal Michel Ney
RoboCop 2
(1990)
The Old Man
Fail Safe
(1964)
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
100 Rifles
(1969)
Steven Grimes
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
(1982)
Conal Cochran
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Commando Captain (uncredited)
The Last Starfighter
(1984)
Grig
Macbeth
(1948)
Macduff
Robinson Crusoe
(1954)
Robinson Crusoe
MacArthur
(1977)
President Roosevelt
Imitation of Life
(1959)
David Edwards
Soldiers Three
(1951)
Sgt.Murphy
Odd Man Out
(1947)
Nolan
The Tamarind Seed
(1974)
Fergus Stephenson
Larceny
(1948)
Duke
Full Filmography
Acting
Odd Man Out
(1947)
Nolan
Hungry Hill
(1947)
Harry Brodrick
Larceny
(1948)
Duke
Macbeth
(1948)
Macduff
Kidnapped
(1948)
Alan Breck
The Iroquois Trail
(1950)
Lt. Blakely
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Commando Captain (uncredited)
The Blue Veil
(1951)
Hugh Williams
Soldiers Three
(1951)
Sgt.Murphy
Invasion, U.S.A.
(1952)
Mr. Ohman
Actors and Sin
(1952)
Alfred O'Shea / Narrator (segment Actor's Blood)
At Sword's Point
(1952)
Aramis Jr.
Operation Secret
(1952)
Lt. Duncan
Sword of Venus
(1953)
Danglars
The Black Shield of Falworth
(1954)
Prince Hal of Wales
Robinson Crusoe
(1954)
Robinson Crusoe
Bengal Brigade
(1954)
Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
The Virgin Queen
(1955)
Lord Derry
The Purple Mask
(1955)
Brisquet
Hunters of the Deep
(1955)
Narrator
That Woman Opposite
(1957)
Dermot Kinross
Home Before Dark
(1958)
Arnold Bronn
Imitation of Life
(1959)
David Edwards
The Young Land
(1959)
Judge Millard Isham
A Terrible Beauty
(1960)
Don McGinnis
One Foot in Hell
(1960)
Sir Harry Ivers
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
(1961)
Detective Phil Butler
The Cabinet of Caligari
(1962)
Caligari / Paul
Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
(1963)
Simon Carter
Fail Safe
(1964)
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
100 Rifles
(1969)
Steven Grimes
The Big Cube
(1969)
Charles Winthrop
Waterloo
(1970)
Marshal Michel Ney
The Carey Treatment
(1972)
J.D. Randall
The People
(1972)
Sol Diemus
The Tamarind Seed
(1974)
Fergus Stephenson
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
(1974)
Leonard Jerome
The Quest: The Longest Drive
(1976)
Mathew Hatcher
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
(1976)
Tip Conaker
Deadly Game
(1977)
Colonel Edward Stryker
Good Against Evil
(1977)
Father Kemschler
MacArthur
(1977)
President Roosevelt
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
(1979)
Mark Twain
Death Ray 2000
(1981)
The Director
Artemis '81
(1981)
Albrecht Von Drachenfels
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
(1982)
Conal Cochran
The Last Starfighter
(1984)
Grig
The Whoopee Boys
(1986)
Judge Sternhill
Dark Mansions
(1986)
Alexander Drake
RoboCop
(1987)
The Old Man
The Dead
(1987)
Mr. Browne
A Waltz Through the Hills
(1988)
Uncle Tom
RoboCop 2
(1990)
The Old Man
Love, Cheat & Steal
(1993)
Hamilton Fisk
The Rat Pack
(1998)
Joe Kennedy
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
(2000)
Self
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
(2020)
Self (archive footage)