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Gavan O'Herlihy

Gavan O'Herlihy

Born: 1951-07-29 • Dublin, Ireland

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.

Filmography
The Descent: Part 2 poster
The Descent: Part 2
2009 • Vaines
Cruise of the Gods poster
Cruise of the Gods
2002 • Mickey
Butterfly Man poster
Butterfly Man
2002 • Bill Kincaid
Sharpe: The Legend poster
Sharpe: The Legend
1997 • Leroy
Prince Valiant poster
Prince Valiant
1997 • King Thane
Top of the World poster
Top of the World
1997 • Lieutenant Logan
The Shooter poster
The Shooter
1995 • Dick Powell
The Last Outlaw poster
The Last Outlaw
1993 • Marshal Sharp
Sharpe's Eagle poster
Sharpe's Eagle
1993 • Captain Leroy
Conagher poster
Conagher
1991 • Chris Mahler, Cowboy
Red King, White Knight poster
Red King, White Knight
1989 • Clancy
Willow poster
Willow
1988 • Airk
Death Wish 3 poster
Death Wish 3
1985 • Manny Fraker
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission poster
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985 • Conrad E. Perkins
Space Riders poster
Space Riders
1984 • Ron Harris
The Secret Adversary poster
The Secret Adversary
1983 • Julius P. Hersheimmer
Never Say Never Again poster
Never Say Never Again
1983 • Jack Petachi
Superman III poster
Superman III
1983 • Brad
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter poster
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979 • Young Clemens
A Wedding poster
A Wedding
1978 • Wilson Briggs
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force poster
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978 • Art Stinson
A Death in Canaan poster
A Death in Canaan
1978 • Father Mark
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp poster
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp
1977 • Big Bob Landers
The California Kid poster
The California Kid
1974 • Tom
The Healers poster
The Healers
1974
Call to Danger poster
Call to Danger
1973 • Mechanic