Gavan O'Herlihy
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
Credits
- 2009 · The Descent: Part 2 as Vaines
- 2002 · Cruise of the Gods as Mickey
- 2002 · Butterfly Man as Bill Kincaid
- 2000 · 18 Wheels of Justice as
- 1997 · Sharpe: The Legend as Leroy
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as King Thane
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Hal Drucker
- 1997 · Top of the World as Lieutenant Logan
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as George Arlington
- 1995 · The Shooter as Dick Powell
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Maje Jabin
- 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 · Red King, White Knight as Clancy
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Richard
- 1989 · Lonesome Dove as Dan Suggs
- 1988 · Willow as Airk Thaughbaer
- 1988 · China Beach as
- 1985 · Death Wish 3 as Manny Fraker
- 1985 · The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission as Conrad E. Perkins
- 1984 · Cover Up as
- 1984 · Sherlock Holmes as John Garrideb / James Winter
- 1984 · Space Riders as Ron Harris
- 1983 · Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime as Julius P. Hersheimmer
- 1983 · The Secret Adversary as Julius P. Hersheimmer
- 1983 · Never Say Never Again as Jack Petachi
- 1983 · Superman III as Brad
- 1982 · Matt Houston as
- 1980 · A Rumor of War as Stanton
- 1979 · Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter as Young Clemens
- 1978 · A Wedding as Wilson Briggs
- 1978 · Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force as Art Stinson
- 1978 · The Amazing Spider-Man as
- 1978 · A Death in Canaan as Father Mark
- 1977 · The Ghost of Cypress Swamp as Big Bob Landers
- 1976 · The Bionic Woman as
- 1974 · The California Kid as Tom
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · The Healers as
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Dan
- 1974 · Happy Days as Chuck Cunningham
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Josh McBride (as Gavin O'Herlihy)
- 1969 · Marcus Welby, M.D. as Herb Frane