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Gavan O'Herlihy is a Actor Irlandais born on 29 april 1954 at Dublin (Irlande)
Gavan O'Herlihy (born April 29, 1954) is an Irish actor.
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Gavan O'Herlihy
Biography
Gavan O'Herlihy est le fils de l'acteur Dan O'Herlihy. Il a interprété pour 7 épisodes le rôle du frère aîné de Richie Cunnigham dans la série télévisée Happy Days mais son rôle a été supprimé sans explication. Il a joué essentiellement des rôles de méchants au cinéma.Usually with
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The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
, 1h34Directed by Jon Harris
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Douglas Hodge, Nora-Jane Noone, Axelle Carolyn, Gavan O'Herlihy
Roles Vaines
Rating57%
Two days after the events of the first film, a traumatized and blood-covered Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) escapes the cave with no memory of the events that occurred within it. She is taken to a hospital, where it is revealed some of the blood on her is the same type as Juno Kaplan (Natalie Mendoza). Sheriff Vaines (Gavan O'Herlihy) demands that along with his deputy Elen Rios (Krysten Cummings), Sarah and three spelunking specialists – Dan (Douglas Hodge), Greg (Josh Dallas) and Cath (Anna Skellern) – must go back into the cave to find the missing women. A new entrance is found with the help of a sniffer dog, and the team members are sent down via an old mine shaft operated by the old, mysterious Ed Oswald (Michael J. Reynolds).
Butterfly Man (2002)
, 1h35Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Stuart Laing, Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Francis Magee, Gavan O'Herlihy
Roles Bill Kincaid
Rating49%
Adam, an English backpacker, breaks up with his girlfriend immediately after arriving with her in Thailand. He then strikes out on his own, leaving Bangkok for Ko Samui. There, he meets Em, a young masseuse. At first, their relationship is innocent, but Adam soon grows frustrated and starts hitting the bars and becoming a sex tourist, or "butterfly man", flirting from woman to woman. Meanwhile, the ugly side of Samui starts to reveal itself, with a white slavery and prostitution ring, run by British mafia exposed.
Top of the World (1998)
, 1h39Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper, Tia Carrere, Joe Pantoliano, David Alan Grier, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Roles Lieutenant Logan
Rating46%
In Las Vegas for a quickie divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Cowboy Country Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape the surrounded casino and prove their innocence, as well as save their marriage.
Prince Valiant (1997)
, 1h31Directed by Anthony Hickox
Origin Irlande
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Thomas Kretschmann, Edward Fox, Udo Kier, Joanna Lumley
Roles King Thane
Rating51%
The story is based on the myth of King Arthur. A young, inexperienced squire Valiant, masquerading as Sir Gawain, is sent to accompany the Welsh princess Lady Ilene, a guest at Camelot, on her way back home. Little he knows that, meanwhile, the evil sorceress Morgan le Fay has convinced the Viking warlord Sligon, ruler of the kingdom of Thule, to steal the magical sword Excalibur during a joust tournament. Valiant and the princess become part of the struggle of "he who holds the sword rules the world" which leads them both to love and Valiant to his princely destiny, as it turns out he is the rightful heir to the throne of Thule. The usurper is eventually killed by his brother Thagnar, who also captures Ilene. In a final confrontation, the villains are killed and Valiant rescues the princess and recovers Excalibur.
The Shooter (1995)
, 1h29Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Dolph Lundgren, Maruschka Detmers, Assumpta Serna, John Ashton, Gavan O'Herlihy, Simón Andreu
Roles Dick Powell
Rating51%
Un agent de la CIA est pris dans une intrigue politique après qu'il s'introduit pour résoudre le assassiner d'un ambassadeur cubain.
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
, 1h40Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Political films, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Sean Bean, Daniel Craig, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley, Assumpta Serna, Michael Cochrane
Roles Captain Leroy
Rating78%
In 1809, Sir Arthur Wellesley, commander of the British forces in the Iberian Peninsula, prepares to invade French-controlled Spain. He orders Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and his band of "chosen men" to accompany the arrogantly incompetent, newly arrived Sir Henry Simmerson and his South Essex Regiment on a small, but significant mission to destroy a bridge vital to French troop movements. Simmerson, his nephew Lieutenant Gibbons (Neil Dudgeon) and Lieutenant Berry (Daniel Craig) despise Sharpe for his low birth. However, Major Lennox (David Ashton), who knew Sharpe from their days in India, and American-born Captain Leroy (Gavan O'Herlihy) appreciate his military skill and sense of honour.
Conagher (1991)
, 1h34Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Barry Corbin, Ken Curtis, Billy "Green" Bush, Buck Taylor
Roles Chris Mahler, Cowboy
Rating71%
The film opens with the Teale family moving west on a wagon into Indian Territory. They reach their home, and plan to go on the cattle business. The father, Jacob, rides out to get the cattle, promising to return in a month. However, he is killed along the way when his horse falls over on him, and he bleeds to death internally.
Red King, White Knight (1989)
, 1h45Directed by Geoff Murphy
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Tom Skerritt, Max von Sydow, Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Neil Dudgeon, Barry Corbin
Roles Clancy
Rating56%
The CIA hears of a KGB scheme to assassinate the Soviet General Secretary and enlists Stoner, an agent retired for 10 years, to go to Russia to investigate. He verifies the plot, but then has trouble leaving the country. In the meantime, the U.S. policy makers struggle over whether or not to inform the Soviets of the plot. Stoner's problems are complicated by the renewal of an affair with Anna, a Russian, as he tries to convince her to defect.
Willow (1988)
, 2h6Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Children's films
Actors Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, Billy Barty, Patricia Hayes
Roles Airk Thaughbaer
Rating71%
A prophecy states that a female child with a special birthmark will herald the downfall of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda. Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women in her realm to prevent fulfilment of the prophecy. When the prophesied child is born, the mother begs the midwife to take her to safety. The midwife reluctantly accepts, and leaves Nockmaar castle unnoticed. The mother is executed, and the midwife is eventually found. Knowing she cannot escape, she sets the baby on a makeshift raft of grass and sends her down the river, hoping for fate to run its course. Bavmorda sends her daughter Sorsha and General Kael to find the baby so that the prophecy can never be fulfilled.
, 1h32Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Ken Wahl, Richard Jaeckel, Wolf Kähler, Sonny Landham
Roles Conrad E. Perkins
Rating50%
September 1944, in German occupied France, Waffen-SS General Dietrich (Wolf Kahler) plots with other high-ranking Nazi officials to make a second attempt on Hitler's life.
Death Wish 3 (1985)
, 1h32Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam, Gavan O'Herlihy, Alex Winter
Roles Manny Fraker
Rating58%
Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) has come back to Brooklyn after being banned since the events of the first film to visit his Korean War buddy Charley, who is attacked by a gang in his apartment. The neighbors hear commotion and call the police. Paul arrives as Charley collapses dead in his arms. The police mistakenly arrest Paul for the murder. At the police station, Inspector Richard Shriker (Ed Lauter) recognizes Paul as "Mr. Vigilante". Shriker lays down the law before Paul is taken to a holding cell. In the same cell is Manny Fraker (Gavan O'Herlihy), leader of the gang who attacked and killed Charley. He and Paul fight. When he is released, Manny threatens Paul. Manny arrives on his “gang turf” and slashes fellow gang member Hector (David Crean), possibly for betrayal. The police receive daily reports about the increased rate of crime. Shriker offers a deal to Paul—to kill all the punks he wants, as long as he informs Shriker of any gang activity he hears about so the police can get a bust and make news.
Space Riders (1984)
, 1h39Directed by Joe Massot
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Gavan O'Herlihy, Marina Sirtis
Roles Ron Harris
Rating55%
Never Say Never Again (1983)
, 2h14Directed by Irvin Kershner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Spy films, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Underwater action films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Barbara Carrera, Max von Sydow, Bernie Casey
Roles Jack Petachi
Rating60%
After MI6 agent James Bond, 007, fails a routine training exercise, his superior, M, orders Bond to a health clinic outside London to get back into shape. While there, Bond witnesses a mysterious nurse named Fatima Blush giving a sadomasochistic beating to a patient in a nearby room. The man's face is bandaged and after Blush finishes her beating, Bond sees the patient using a machine which scans his eye. Bond is seen by Blush and an attempt is subsequently made to kill him in the clinic gym, but Bond manages to defeat the assassin.
Superman III (1983)
, 2hDirected by Richard Lester
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Films about computing, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross
Roles Brad
Rating50%
Gus Gorman, a chronically unemployed loser, discovers he has a talent for computer programming and gets a job at the Metropolis-based conglomerate Webscoe. Gus, dissatisfied with his pay, embezzles from his employer using a technique known as salami slicing, which brings Gus to the attention of CEO Ross Webster. Webster is intrigued by the computer's potential to aid him in his schemes to rule the world financially. Joined by his sister Vera and his "psychic nutritionist," Lorelei Ambrosia, Webster blackmails Gus into helping him.
The Secret Adversary (1983)
, 2hDirected by Tony Wharmby
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors James Warwick, Francesca Annis, Honor Blackman, George Baker, Alec McCowen, Gavan O'Herlihy
Roles Julius P. Hersheimmer
Rating71%