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Dan O'Herlihy
O'Herlihy in 1956
Born
Daniel Peter O'Herlihy

(1919-05-01)May 1, 1919
DiedFebruary 17, 2005(2005-02-17) (aged 85)
Cause of deathNatural causes
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationActor
Years active1944–1998
Spouse(s)
Elsa Bennett
(m. 1945; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2005)
Children5

Daniel Peter O'Herlihy (May 1, 1919 – February 17, 2005) was an Irish-American actor. He was known for such roles as Brigadier General Warren A. "Blackie" Black in Fail Safe, Conal Cochran in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, "The Old Man" in RoboCop and RoboCop 2, and Andrew Packard in Twin Peaks.[1]

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1954 movie Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.[2]

References

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  1. 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 September 3, 2015.
  2. "Dan O'Herlihy". ucd.ie. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.