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Dan O'Herlihy
Acting
Born: May 1, 1919
Wexford, Ireland
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.
Known For

RoboCop
as The Old Man

RoboCop 2
as The Old Man

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
as Conal Cochran

The Last Starfighter
as Grig

Imitation of Life
as David Edwards

Fail Safe
as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

Waterloo
as Marshal Michel Ney

The Black Shield of Falworth
as Prince Hal of Wales

The Rat Pack
as Joe Kennedy

100 Rifles
as Steven Grimes