Sunday, November 14, 2021

SO LONG, GAVAN O'HERLIHY...

You remained in people's thoughts, even after your version of Chuck Cunningham departed Happy Days, but in truth, you were always there, sometimes a heavy, sometimes a supporter, lending your penetrating skills to a variety of pleasing productions. 

Bond fans recall you best from Never Say Never Again. Ron Howard/George Lucas followers praise your portrayal as the formidable Airk in Willow. while still others hold your performance as the bumbling Brad in Superman III as your creme de la creme. 

But there's even more of your work to consider, including Twin Peaks; Rich Man, Poor Man; Tales from the Crypt; Star Trek: Voyager; The Six Million Dollar Man; The Bionic Woman; Jonathan CreekSpace Riders; The Last Outlaw; Lonesome Dove; Conagher; Prince Valiant '97; Sherlock Holmes: The Mazarin Stone; The Descent Part II; The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission; A Rumor of War; Midsomer Murders; Coded HostileWe'll Meet Again; The California Kid; Top of the World; Seven Days of Grace; Butterfly Man; A Killing on the Exchange; Sharpe's Eagle; The Shooter; The Secret Adversary; the upcoming Queen of the Redwood Mountains; and how could one ever forget your mad marauder from the irrepressible Death Wish 3? 

Your audacious spirit and steely stare will prevail, Mr. O'Herlihy, in addition to the superlative acting legacy you formed with your father, Dan. May you now both perform perched upon the clouds, granting Heaven the copious fruits of your combined and cherished finesse. 

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