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Michael O'Herlihy(1928-1997)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Brother of Oscar nominated actor Dan O'Herlihy, Michael O'Herlihy was a major TV director in the US from the 1950s to the 1980s. His credits include Star Trek (1966), Maverick (1957), Gunsmoke (1955), M*A*S*H (1972), Hawaii Five-O (1968), The A-Team (1983) and Miami Vice (1984) to name but a few.

He worked for Disney in the late 1960s and his feature film debut was for them in 1966 with The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966), a family classic.

Nominated for an Emmy in 1979 for his NBC miniseries Backstairs at the White House (1979), O'Herlihy, like his brother, never received the accolades in his home country that he did in the US.
BornApril 1, 1928
DiedJune 16, 1997(69)
BornApril 1, 1928
DiedJune 16, 1997(69)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)
Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Backstairs at the White House
8.2
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (1977)
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
7.3
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1977
Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director



  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985–1988
  • The Equalizer (1985)
    The Equalizer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1987–1988
  • Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)
    Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Michael Paré and Michael Beck in Houston Knights (1987)
    Houston Knights
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
    The A-Team
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984–1986
  • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
    Miami Vice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1985
  • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
    Hardcastle and McCormick
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Riptide (1984)
    Riptide
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984–1985
  • Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)
    The Fall Guy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982–1984
  • Two by Forsyth (1984)
    Two by Forsyth
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • I Married Wyatt Earp (1983)
    I Married Wyatt Earp
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • O'Malley (1983)
    O'Malley
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • River Phoenix, Richard Dean Anderson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn, Terri Treas, and Roger Wilson in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982

Producer



  • Cry of the Innocent (1980)
    Cry of the Innocent
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980
  • The Flame Is Love (1979)
    The Flame Is Love
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Backstairs at the White House (1979)
    Backstairs at the White House
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1979

Writer



  • Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)
    Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1987

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 1, 1928
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • June 16, 1997
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Children
    • Conal O'Herlihy
  • Relatives
      Gavan O'Herlihy(Aunt or Uncle)
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    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Uncle of Gavan O'Herlihy, Patricia O'Herlihy, Lorcan O'Herlihy and Cormac O'Herlihy.
  • Quotes
    It's always a question of search and conflict that makes good drama.

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