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1. The Young Land (1959)
directed by Ted Tetzlaff
featuring Patrick Wayne, Yvonne Craig, Dennis Hopper, Dan O'HerlihyAlthough it revolves around a crucial issue in the history of California, this subpar drama misses its targets somehow. The time is 1848 in ... More
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2. The Last Starfighter (1984)
directed by Nick Castle, Jr.
featuring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Stewart, Barbara BossonTrailer-park teenager Lance Guest regularly escapes from his humdrum existence by playing the video game Starfighter . His expertise at this ... More
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3. Imitation of Life (1959)
directed by Douglas Sirk
featuring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Alda, Susan KohnerThis glamorized remake of the 1934 film Imitation of Life bears only a passing resemblance to its source, the best-selling novel by Fannie Hurst. ... More
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4. Robocop (1987)
directed by Paul Verhoeven
featuring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Dan O'HerlihyPaul Verhoeven's American breakthrough film, Robocop, is an exceedingly violent blend of black comedy, science fiction, and crime thriller. Set in ... More
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5. MacArthur (1977)
directed by Joseph Sargent
featuring Gregory Peck, Ed Flanders, Dan O'Herlihy, Marj Dusay, Sandy KenyonStar Gregory Peck went into MacArthur disliking the title character that he was slated to play, but emerged from the experience with a deeper ... More
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6. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
featuring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait, Michael CurrieThe only installment of the Halloween series to abandon the Michael Myers story line, Halloween III: Season of the Witch is an intricate sci-fi ... More
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7. Robocop 2 (1990)
directed by Irvin Kershner
featuring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom NoonanThe serialized story structure and barbed social commentary from comic book creator and co-writer Frank Miller earned critical respect in this ... More
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8. Macbeth (1948)
directed by Orson Welles
featuring Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall, Edgar BarrierShakespeare's tragic tale of the rise and fall of ambitious 12th-century Scottish warrior MacBeth has proven irresistible to filmmakers. Orson Welles ... More
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9. 100 Rifles (1969)
directed by Tom Gries
featuring Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds, Fernando Lamas, Dan O'HerlihyLyedecker (Jim Brown) is the Arizona lawman who travels to Mexico in search of Yaqui Joe (Burt Reynolds). Joe has made an illegal withdrawal of $6 ... More
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10. Robinson Crusoe (1953)
directed by Luis Buñuel
featuring Dan O'Herlihy, Jaime Fernandez, Felipe de Alba, Chel Lopez, José ChavezExiled from his Spanish homeland, director Luis Bunuel set up shop in Mexico. Here he made his only American-financed film, The Adventures of ... More
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11. King of the Roaring '20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
directed by Joseph Newman
featuring Dan O'Herlihy, David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors, Mickey Shaughnessy, Mickey RooneyList of all editionsDavid Janssen is hardly perfect casting for the role of 1920s gambling king Arnold Rothstein (Rod Steiger or Gene Barry may have been better choices) ... More
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12. Home Before Dark (1958)
directed by Mervyn LeRoy
featuring Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Mabel AlbertsonList of all editionsWearing a curiously (and perhaps deliberately) unattractive blonde wig, Jean Simmons stars in the tense psychological drama Home Before Dark. Having ... More
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13. At Sword's Point (1951)
directed by Lewis Allen, Paul Lynch
featuring Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, June ClayworthList of all editionsAt Sword's Point is about the sons of Dumas' Three Musketeers--one of those "sons" being of the female persuasion, played by Maureen O'Hara. As the ... More
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14. One Foot in Hell (1960)
directed by James B. Clark
featuring Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy, Dolores Michaels, Barry CoeList of all editionsTV producer Aaron Spelling first came up with the story for this standard western set in a small town just after the American Civil War. Mitch (Alan ... More
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15. Invasion USA (1952)
directed by Alfred E. Green
featuring Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Bice, Tom KennedyList of all editionsA handful of strangers are suddenly thrown together as America goes face-to-face against the Communist threat in this curious example of Cold War ... More
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16. Fail-Safe (1964)
directed by Sidney Lumet
featuring Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Dan O'Herlihy, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver, Larry HagmanList of all editionsBased on the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, Fail-Safe is set for the most part at Strategic Air Command headquarters, where a misguided ... More
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17. The Virgin Queen (1955)
directed by Henry Koster
featuring Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'HerlihyList of all editionsHaving previously portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I in 1939's The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Bette Davis reprises the role in the ... More
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18. Banjo Hackett (1976)
directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
featuring Don Meredith, Ike Eisenmann, Jennifer Warren, Chuck Connors, Dan O'HerlihyList of all editionsAlso known as Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free, this TV pilot film stars Don Meredith in the title role. Banjo Hackett is a western horsetrader, circa ... More
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19. The Big Cube (1969)
directed by Tito Davison
featuring Lana Turner, George Chakiris, Richard Egan, Dan O'Herlihy, Pamela RodgersList of all editions"The Big Cube" of the title is slang for a sugar cube dipped in LSD, which is omnipresent throughout the movie. Adriana Roman (Lana Turner) is a ... More
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20. Actors and Sin (1952)
directed by Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
featuring Edward G. Robinson, Marsha Hunt, Dan O'Herlihy, Eddie Albert, Rudolph Anders, Tracey RobertsList of all editionsAt least half of the two-part Actors and Sin is well worth having. Part One, "Actor's Blood", is based on a Ben Hecht tale of theatrical intrigue. ... More
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21. Kidnapped (1948)
directed by William Beaudine
featuring Roddy McDowall, Sue England, Dan O'Herlihy, Roland Winters, Jeff CoreyList of all editionsFor his first independent production, former child star Roddy McDowall selected the tried-and-true Robert Louis Stevenson classic Kidnapped. McDowall ... More
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22. Sword of Venus (1953)
directed by Harold Daniels
featuring Robert Clarke, Catherine McLeod, Dan O'Herlihy, William Schallert, Marjorie StappList of all editionsReleased by RKO, Sword of Venus was independently produced by "B"-flick mavens Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen and Albert Zugsmith. Set in the early ... More
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23. The Tamarind Seed (1974)
directed by Blake Edwards
featuring Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Dan O'Herlihy, Sylvia SymsBlake Edwards's stylish direction bolsters this Cold War romance starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif. Andrews plays Judith Farrow, a British civil ... More
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24. The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
directed by Roger Kay
featuring Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Dick Davalos, Lawrence Dobkin, Constance Ford, Estelle WinwoodList of all editionsThis horror film is an updated remake of the 1919 classic tale of horror and domination. This time a deeply troubled woman must go to a spooky, ... More







