Gavan O'Herlihy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-04-29 (67 years old)

Deathday

2021-10-14

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Gavan O'Herlihy

Biography

Gavan O'Herlihy (6' 2½" | 1.89 m) an Irish actor, was born on April 29, 1954 (Taurus) in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Elsa Bennett and Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy. He has a Brother, Cormac O'Herlihy and a sister, Patricia O'Herlihy. He is the brother-in-law of Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy, nephew of Michael O'Herlihy, and Uncle of Micaela O'Herlihy and Colin O'Herlihy. In his youth, he was an avid tennis player, and even became Irish National Tennis Champion. He is known for Willow (1988), Never Say Never Again (1983) and The Descent: Part 2 (2009), but has over thirty screen credits to his name, most of them having cast him in villainous or antagon...

Acting

1988

Willow

as Airk

1993

The Last Outlaw

as Marshal Sharp

1997

Prince Valiant

as King Thane

1984

Space Riders

as Ron Harris

1985

Death Wish 3

as Manny Fraker

2009

1985

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

as Conrad E. Perkins

1991

Conagher

as Chris Mahler, Cowboy

1995

The Shooter

as Dick Powell

1983

1978

A Wedding

as Wilson Briggs

1993

Sharpe's Eagle

as Captain Leroy

1997

1978

A Death in Canaan

as Father Mark

1983

The Secret Adversary

as Julius P. Hersheimmer

1983

Never Say Never Again

as Jack Petachi

1977

The Ghost of Cypress Swamp

as Big Bob Landers

2002

Butterfly Man

as Bill Kincaid

2002

1997

Top of the World

as Lieutenant Logan

1973

Call to Danger

as Mechanic

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