Michael O'Herlihy

Michael O'Herlihy

director, producer, writer

Michael O'Herlihy was born on Apr 01, 1928 in Ireland. Michael O'Herlihy's big-screen debut came with The Fighting Prince of Donegal directed by Michael O'Herlihy in 1966. Michael O'Herlihy is known for A Time for Miracles directed by Michael O'Herlihy, Kate Mulgrew stars as Mother Elizabeth Bayley Seton and Jean-Pierre Aumont as Father DuBois. Michael O'Herlihy has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Michael O'Herlihy achieved is New York International Film and TV Festival. The upcoming new movie Michael O'Herlihy plays is I Married Wyatt Earp which will be released on Jan 10, 1983.

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 police d'état (1968), L'agence tous risques (1983) and Deux flics à Miami (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 Le prince 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.

  • Birthday

    Apr 01, 1928
  • Place of Birth

    Dublin, Ireland

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

New York International Film and TV Festival
1988
Best Mini-Series
Winner - Silver Medal
Western Heritage Awards
1978
Fictional Television Drama
Winner - Bronze Wrangler
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (1977)