Gavan O'Herlihy

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Dublin, Ireland
    Birthday
    29 April 1954
Willow
Willow
7
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
5.22
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant
5.189
Space Riders
Space Riders
5
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3
6.219
The Descent: Part 2
The Descent: Part 2
5.892
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
6.2
Conagher
Conagher
6.6
The Shooter
The Shooter
4.8
Superman III
Superman III
5.513
Red King, White Knight
Red King, White Knight
5.5
The Secret Adversary
The Secret Adversary
6.8
Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again
6.068
A Death in Canaan
A Death in Canaan
6.5
Cruise of the Gods
Cruise of the Gods
5.1
Butterfly Man
Butterfly Man
3.7
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp
6
The California Kid
The California Kid
6.3
Top of the World
Top of the World
5.4
The Healers
The Healers
0
Sharpe's Eagle
Sharpe's Eagle
7.1
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
4.3
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
0
A Wedding
A Wedding
6.372