Gavan O'Herlihy
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Acting Credits
Biography
Gavan O’Herlihy (29 July 1951 – 15 September 2021) was an Irish actor whose career spanned film, television, and stage, marked by a distinctive presence and a talent for commanding roles. Born in Dublin to actor Dan O’Herlihy and artist Elsie Bennett, he spent his early years between Ireland and the United States, eventually attending Phillips Academy Andover and later the University of California, where he excelled as a champion tennis player before turning fully toward acting. O’Herlihy first...
Known For
Filmography
The Descent: Part 2
2009
as Vaines
Butterfly Man
2002
as Bill Kincaid
Cruise of the Gods
2002
as Mickey
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
Prince Valiant
1997
as King Thane
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Leroy
Top of the World
1997
as Lieutenant Logan
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Hal Drucker
Midsomer Murders
1997
as George Arlington
The Shooter
1995
as Dick Powell
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Maje Jabin
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
as John Garrideb / James Winter
The Last Outlaw
1993
as Marshal Sharp
Sharpe's Eagle
1993
as Captain Thomas Leroy
Sharpe
1993
as Cpt. Leroy
Conagher
1991
as Chris Mahler, Cowboy
Twin Peaks
1990
as Officer Preston King
Red King, White Knight
1989
as Clancy
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Richard
Lonesome Dove
1989
as Dan Suggs
Willow
1988
as Airk
China Beach
1988
A Killing on the Exchange
1987
as Dan Maitland
Death Wish 3
1985
as Manny Fraker
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Conrad E. Perkins
Space Riders
1984
as Ron Harris
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as John Garrideb / James Winter
Cover Up
1984
Superman III
1983
as Brad Wilson
The Secret Adversary
1983
as Julius P. Hersheimmer
Never Say Never Again
1983
as Jack Petachi
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Julius P. Hersheimmer
Matt Houston
1982
as Michael Sheridan
We'll Meet Again
1982
as Capt Red Burwash
A Rumor of War
1980
as Stanton
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979
as Young Clemens
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Art Stinson
A Wedding
1978
as Wilson Briggs
A Death in Canaan
1978
as Father Mark
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
as David
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp
1977
as Big Bob Landers
The Bionic Woman
1976
The California Kid
1974
as Tom
The Healers
1974
Happy Days
1974
as Chuck Cunningham
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Dan
Police Woman
1974
as Gordon Stuart
Call to Danger
1973
as Mechanic
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Josh McBride (as Gavin O'Herlihy)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Herb Frane