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Real world article
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Gavan O'Herlihy
Birth name:
Gavan John O'Herlihy
Place of birth:
Dublin, Ireland
Place of death:
Bath, England, UK
O'Herlihy was the son of the late veteran actor Dan O'Herlihy and the nephew of Star Trek: The Original SeriesdirectorMichael O'Herlihy. He is best known for his television role as Chuck Cunningham in the first season of Happy Days, though his character didn't last very long; he was written off as being sent to college and never mentioned again.
Appearing in over thirty films, O'Herlihy is known for his film role as Brad Wilson in Superman III (1983, with Barry Dennen). Other films include A Wedding (1978, with Dennis Christopher, Paul Dooley, Robert Fortier, and Bert Remsen), Space Riders (1984, with Marina Sirtis), Death Wish 3 (1985, with Ed Lauter and Marina Sirtis), Willow (1988), Saving Grace (1996, with Stephanie
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Gavan O'Herlihy
Irish-American actor (1951–2021)
For the New Zealand politician, see Gavan Herlihy.
Gavan O'Herlihy | |
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O'Herlihy in 1974 | |
| Born | Gavan John O'Herlihy (1951-07-29)29 July 1951 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 15 September 2021(2021-09-15) (aged 70) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1973–2021 |
| Spouse | Juliette O'Herlihy |
| Children | 4 |
Gavan John O'Herlihy (29 July 1951 – 15 September 2021) was an Irish-American actor. He was known for playing Chuck Cunningham in the first episodes of Happy Days, as well as his appearances in films such as Never Say Never Again, Death Wish 3, Willow, and Superman III.
Early life
O'Herlihy was born 29 July 1951 in Dublin, Ireland,[1] the son of Irish parents, actor Dan O'Herlihy and his wife, Sandymount native Elsie Bennett. He was raised in Malibu, California and Dublin.[2]
After graduating from Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, he attended Trinity College, Dublin[2] and as an avid tennis player, he became Irish National Tenni
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Actor Gavan John O'Herlihy was born on July 29th, 1951, in Dublin, Ireland to actor Dan O'Herlihy and his wife Elsie Bennett. The family moved to the USA early in his life, with O'Herlihy graduating from the Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. He went back to Ireland to study at Trinity College, Dublin, and became Irish National Tennis Champion.
He caught his big break with a role in the popular US TV sitcom 'Happy Days' in 1974. "I pulled out of it, I didn’t want to do it," he said. "They had me at college, I was going to grunt and bounce a basketball once every couple of weeks for probably three or four years. And at 20 years old, that’s not the gig you want to be doing. But that was my big break; that got me established around town as a kid who got hot in a hurry." He went on to feature in a string of US television and made for TV movies through the next decade.
1983 was a big year for O'Herlihy as he landed a villainous role in both 'Superman III' and the rogue James Bond production 'Never Say Never Again.'
His character Jack Petachi was a U
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