ACTOR

Dan O'Herlihy

1919 - 2005

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Daniel Peter O'Herlihy (1 May 1919 – 17 February 2005) was an Irish actor of film, television and radio. O'Herlihy's best-known roles included his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the lead character in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), Brigadier General Warren A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan O'Herlihy has received more than 1,342,337 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Dan O'Herlihy is the 2,646th most popular actor (down from 2,410th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Irish Actor.

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  • 52.25

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

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  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dan O'Herlihy ranks 2,646 out of 13,578. Before him are Chico Marx, Bill Irwin, Jan Werich, Sherilyn Fenn, Harry Carey Jr., and Jordana Brewster. After him are E. G. Marshall, Magdaléna Vášáryová, Sally Kirkland, Jeetendra, Greta Schröder, and Takuya Kimura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Dan O'Herlihy ranks 153. Before him are Billy Vaughn, Robert Stack, Ota Šik, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Joan Brossa, and Maurice Hilleman. After him are Mariano Martín, Merce Cunningham, Tamara Toumanova, Hermann Bondi, Jüri Järvet, and Igor Gouzenko. Among people deceased in 2005, Dan O'Herlihy ranks 142. Before him are Ronald Golias, Eddie Guerrero, Maurice Hilleman, Pierre Bachelet, Fabrizio Meoni, and Piero Cappuccilli. After him are Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Lajos Baróti, Sunil Dutt, Hermann Bondi, Don Adams, and Marga López.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Dan O'Herlihy ranks 125 out of 549. Before him are William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737), Jim Sheridan (1949), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Charles Villiers Stanford (1852), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), and Kevin of Glendalough (498). After him are Turlough O'Carolan (1670), Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751), William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Aidan Gillen (1968), Barry Fitzgerald (1888), and Charles Stewart Parnell (1846).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Dan O'Herlihy ranks 19. Before him are Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), Liam Cunningham (1961), Edward Mulhare (1923), Fiona Shaw (1958), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977), and Colm Meaney (1953). After him are Aidan Gillen (1968), Barry Fitzgerald (1888), Dorothea Jordan (1761), Ronan Keating (1977), Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913), and Sinéad Cusack (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

RoboCop
The Old Man
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Jul 17o 19877.327 / 10
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Conal Cochran
A terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked, and at the hospital, babbles and clutches the year's most popular Halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask. Suddenly, Doctor Daniel Challis finds himself thrust into a terrifying nightmare.
Oct 22o 19825.213 / 10
RoboCop 2
The Old Man
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.
Jun 22o 19906.001 / 10