Gavan O'Herlihy
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 antagonistic roles such as Death Wish 3, Never Say Never Again, Superman III, and Tales From The Crypt. His role as Airk Thaughbaer in the 1988 fantasy Willow is one of the few heroic roles the burly, fair-haired Gavan has managed to get, as well as the dashing American officer Captain Leroy in Sharpe's Eagle. He also played the lost jock son "Chuck Cunningham" in the first season of Happy Days (1974). Is actually younger (by about two months) than Ron Howard, who played his "younger" brother on the show, but it was not a very big part and he was eventually written out by being sent to college and then disappeared with no mention. He did not want to get stuck in television, preferring the film medium. Gavan appeared in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager entitled "Caretaker" as the Kazon First Maje, Jabin. He has a son named Rogan and a daughter named Misty.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
46
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-04-29 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Acting

2009

The Descent: Part 2 as Vaines

2002

Butterfly Man as Bill Kincaid

2002

Cruise of the Gods as Mickey

2000

18 Wheels of Justice as Not available

1997

Midsomer Murders as George Arlington

1997

Jonathan Creek as Hal Drucker

1997

Prince Valiant as King Thane

1997

Sharpe: The Legend as Leroy

1997

Top of the World as Lieutenant Logan

1995

Star Trek: Voyager as Maje Jabin

1995

The Shooter as Dick Powell

1993

The Last Outlaw as Marshal Sharp

1993

Sharpe's Eagle as Captain Leroy

1991

Conagher as Chris Mahler, Cowboy

1990

Twin Peaks as Officer Preston King

1989

Tales from the Crypt as Richard

1989

Lonesome Dove as Dan Suggs

1989

Red King, White Knight as Clancy

1988

China Beach as Not available

1988

Willow as Airk

1985

Death Wish 3 as Manny Fraker

1985

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission as Conrad E. Perkins

1984

Sherlock Holmes as John Garrideb / James Winter

1984

Cover Up as Not available

1984

Space Riders as Ron Harris

1983

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime as Julius P. Hersheimmer

1983

Superman III as Brad

1983

Never Say Never Again as Jack Petachi

1983

The Secret Adversary as Julius P. Hersheimmer

1982

Matt Houston as Not available

1980

A Rumor of War as Stanton

1979

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter as Young Clemens

1978

The Amazing Spider-Man as Not available

1978

A Wedding as Wilson Briggs

1978

A Death in Canaan as Father Mark

1977

The Ghost of Cypress Swamp as Big Bob Landers

1976

The Bionic Woman as Not available

1974

Happy Days as Chuck Cunningham

1974

Police Woman as Gordon Stuart

1974

The California Kid as Tom

1974

The Healers as Not available

1973

Call to Danger as Mechanic

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Josh McBride (as Gavin O'Herlihy)

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D. as Herb Frane