Michael O'Herlihy

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael O'Herlihy (April 1, 1929 - June 16, 1997) was an Irish television producer and director who directed shows like Gunsmoke (1955), Maverick (1957), Star Trek (1965), Hawaii Five-O (1968), M*A*S*H (1972) and The A-Team (1983). Born in Dublin, Ireland, O'Herlihy was the younger brother of actor Dan O'Herlihy. O'Herlihy died in Dublin, Ireland on June 16, 1997 at age 68. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael O'Herlihy,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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A Time for Miracles (1980)

Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible loss when two of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Kate Mulgrew  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont  •  Lorne Greene  •  Rossano Brazzi

Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible loss when two of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Kate Mulgrew  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont  •  Lorne Greene  •  Rossano Brazzi

The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)

Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavior. Hugh must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Peter McEnery  •  Susan Hampshire  •  Gordon Jackson  •  Norman Wooland

Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavior. Hugh must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Peter McEnery  •  Susan Hampshire  •  Gordon Jackson  •  Norman Wooland

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)

The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a Grover Cleveland rally song at the 1888 convention, but decide instead to move to the Dakota territory on the urging of a suitor to their eldest daughter. There, Grampa Bower causes trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Walter Brennan  •  Goldie Hawn  •  Buddy Ebsen  •  Lesley Ann Warren

The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a Grover Cleveland rally song at the 1888 convention, but decide instead to move to the Dakota territory on the urging of a suitor to their eldest daughter. There, Grampa Bower causes trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Walter Brennan  •  Goldie Hawn  •  Buddy Ebsen  •  Lesley Ann Warren

Detour to Terror (1980)

A homicidal dune-buggy trio terrorizes a busload of Las Vegas bound tourists with the intent to kidnap one of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  O.J. Simpson  •  Arte Johnson  •  Lorenzo Lamas  •  Randall Carver

A homicidal dune-buggy trio terrorizes a busload of Las Vegas bound tourists with the intent to kidnap one of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  O.J. Simpson  •  Arte Johnson  •  Lorenzo Lamas  •  Randall Carver

Young Pioneers' Christmas (1976)

Action-packed

A young couple and their neighbours celebrate Christmas in 1874 on the Dakota prairie. Despite tragedy and an ongoing battle with the Railway company, Christmas is a homespun and overly sentimental affair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Linda Purl  •  Roger Kern  •  Robert Hays  •  Kay Kimler

A young couple and their neighbours celebrate Christmas in 1874 on the Dakota prairie. Despite tragedy and an ongoing battle with the Railway company, Christmas is a homespun and overly sentimental affair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Linda Purl  •  Roger Kern  •  Robert Hays  •  Kay Kimler

Smith! (1969)

When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's well known for his tolerance for Indians, since he was raised by the old Indian Antoine. Smith helps Jimmyboy against the mean Sheriff and promises to speak for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nancy Olson  •  Dean Jagger  •  Keenan Wynn

When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's well known for his tolerance for Indians, since he was raised by the old Indian Antoine. Smith helps Jimmyboy against the mean Sheriff and promises to speak for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nancy Olson  •  Dean Jagger  •  Keenan Wynn

Cry of the Innocent (1980)

An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of suspicious clues indicating that it was no accident after a pretty financial reporter who resembles his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Joanna Pettet  •  Nigel Davenport  •  Cyril Cusack

An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of suspicious clues indicating that it was no accident after a pretty financial reporter who resembles his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Joanna Pettet  •  Nigel Davenport  •  Cyril Cusack

Young Pioneers (1976)

Pilot for TV series of the same name released in 1978. The film told the tale of Molly and David Beaton, two teenage newlyweds, in the Dakota Territory in the 1870s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Roger Kern  •  Linda Purl

Pilot for TV series of the same name released in 1978. The film told the tale of Molly and David Beaton, two teenage newlyweds, in the Dakota Territory in the 1870s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Roger Kern  •  Linda Purl

I Married Wyatt Earp (1983)

Based on the memoirs of Josephine Marcus Earp, a young opera singer from San Francisco, this docudrama tells the story of how she became the wife of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Marie Osmond  •  Bruce Boxleitner  •  Jeffrey DeMunn  •  John Bennett Perry

Based on the memoirs of Josephine Marcus Earp, a young opera singer from San Francisco, this docudrama tells the story of how she became the wife of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Marie Osmond  •  Bruce Boxleitner  •  Jeffrey DeMunn  •  John Bennett Perry

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (1977)

A teenage boy gets a job as a Pony Express rider in the Nebraska Territory not long before the Civil War breaks out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Leif Garrett  •  Milo O’Shea  •  Bibi Besch  •  John Quade

A teenage boy gets a job as a Pony Express rider in the Nebraska Territory not long before the Civil War breaks out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Leif Garrett  •  Milo O’Shea  •  Bibi Besch  •  John Quade

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II (1980)

This sequel to the highly-rated 1979 TV movie provides another fictionalized behind-the-scenes glimpse at the comely squad and the pressures put on them as they face another Super Bowl and an upcoming USO tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  John Davidson  •  Laraine Stephens  •  Julie Hill  •  Roxanne Gregory

This sequel to the highly-rated 1979 TV movie provides another fictionalized behind-the-scenes glimpse at the comely squad and the pressures put on them as they face another Super Bowl and an upcoming USO tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  John Davidson  •  Laraine Stephens  •  Julie Hill  •  Roxanne Gregory

Desperate Voyage (1980)

A modern-day pirate hijacks private yachts, steals the valuables on board, and sends the passengers to the bottom of the ocean. But his current captives have no intentions of being tossed into the briny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Jonathan Banks  •  Christine Belford  •  Patrick O'Moore

A modern-day pirate hijacks private yachts, steals the valuables on board, and sends the passengers to the bottom of the ocean. But his current captives have no intentions of being tossed into the briny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Jonathan Banks  •  Christine Belford  •  Patrick O'Moore

The Million Dollar Face (1981)

Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition with his arch-rival, Glamour, Inc., that happens to be run by his former lover (Lee Grant), and finds his company in the grip of a power struggle among his executives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Sylvia Kristel  •  David Huffman  •  Herschel Bernardi

Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition with his arch-rival, Glamour, Inc., that happens to be run by his former lover (Lee Grant), and finds his company in the grip of a power struggle among his executives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Sylvia Kristel  •  David Huffman  •  Herschel Bernardi

Mosby's Marauders (1967)

Willie, a young Confederate soldier, joins forces with the bold and boisterous Lt. John Singleton Mosby and his notorious band of Civil War raiders. Befriended by a Yankee and aided by his beautiful cousin Oralee, Willie learns the power of love and war as he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  James MacArthur  •  Kurt Russell  •  Peggy Lipton  •  Nick Adams

Willie, a young Confederate soldier, joins forces with the bold and boisterous Lt. John Singleton Mosby and his notorious band of Civil War raiders. Befriended by a Yankee and aided by his beautiful cousin Oralee, Willie learns the power of love and war as he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  James MacArthur  •  Kurt Russell  •  Peggy Lipton  •  Nick Adams

The Young Loner (1968)

A young migrant worker is injured in an accident and ends up at a ranch to recover. He runs away, but realizes that his heart is not in traveling and that he needs to settle down, so he returns to a job as shepherd at the ranch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Kim Hunter  •  Frank Silvera  •  Butch Patrick  •  Edward Andrews

A young migrant worker is injured in an accident and ends up at a ranch to recover. He runs away, but realizes that his heart is not in traveling and that he needs to settle down, so he returns to a job as shepherd at the ranch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Kim Hunter  •  Frank Silvera  •  Butch Patrick  •  Edward Andrews

Evel Knievel (1974)

Pilot for an adventure/comedy series starring Sam Elliott as the title character and Gary Barton as his sidekick. In the pilot Evel Knievel must compete against a female motorcycle daredevil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Sam Elliott  •  Noble Willingham  •  Gary Barton  •  Michael Anderson Jr.

Pilot for an adventure/comedy series starring Sam Elliott as the title character and Gary Barton as his sidekick. In the pilot Evel Knievel must compete against a female motorcycle daredevil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Sam Elliott  •  Noble Willingham  •  Gary Barton  •  Michael Anderson Jr.

Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976)

A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Stella Stevens  •  Michael Anderson Jr.  •  Dabney Coleman  •  Bruce Boxleitner

A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Stella Stevens  •  Michael Anderson Jr.  •  Dabney Coleman  •  Bruce Boxleitner

The Flame Is Love (1979)

In this melodrama from Barbara Cartland's 1975 bestseller, a turn-of-the-century American heiress, while en route to her betrothal to an English duke, encounters love and intrigue in the arms of a French journalist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Linda Purl  •  Shane Briant  •  Timothy Dalton  •  Richard Johnson

In this melodrama from Barbara Cartland's 1975 bestseller, a turn-of-the-century American heiress, while en route to her betrothal to an English duke, encounters love and intrigue in the arms of a French journalist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Linda Purl  •  Shane Briant  •  Timothy Dalton  •  Richard Johnson

Deadly Harvest (1972)

An Iron Curtain defector who has been living for years as a California winegrower learns that Soviet agents are stalking him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Richard Boone  •  Patty Duke  •  Michael Constantine  •  Jack Kruschen

An Iron Curtain defector who has been living for years as a California winegrower learns that Soviet agents are stalking him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Richard Boone  •  Patty Duke  •  Michael Constantine  •  Jack Kruschen

Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)

This is the story of the feud between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys. It shows how much Hoover hated them and how they tried to stand up to him from the day John Kennedy was elected President until Bobby was assassinated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Robert Pine  •  Jack Warden  •  Heather Thomas  •  Nicholas Campbell

This is the story of the feud between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys. It shows how much Hoover hated them and how they tried to stand up to him from the day John Kennedy was elected President until Bobby was assassinated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Robert Pine  •  Jack Warden  •  Heather Thomas  •  Nicholas Campbell
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