
Gavan O'Herlihy
Biography
Gavan O'Herlihy (29 July 1951 - 15 September 2021) was an Irish actor. He was known for playing Chuck Cunningham in the first episodes of the television sitcom Happy Days, as well as his appearances in films such as Never Say Never Again, Superman III, Death Wish 3, and Willow. He was the son of actor Dan O'Herlihy.
Movie Appearances

Willow
as Airk
1988

The Last Outlaw
as Marshal Sharp
1993

Prince Valiant
as King Thane
1997

Space Riders
as Ron Harris
1984

Death Wish 3
as Manny Fraker
1985

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Art Stinson
1978

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
as Young Clemens
1979

The Descent: Part 2
as Vaines
2009

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Conrad E. Perkins
1985

Conagher
as Chris Mahler, Cowboy
1991

The Shooter
as Dick Powell
1995

Superman III
as Brad Wilson
1983

A Wedding
as Wilson Briggs
1978

Sharpe's Eagle
as Captain Thomas Leroy
1993

Sharpe: The Legend
as Leroy
1997

A Death in Canaan
as Father Mark
1978

The Secret Adversary
as Julius P. Hersheimmer
1983

Red King, White Knight
as Clancy
1989

Never Say Never Again
as Jack Petachi
1983

The Ghost of Cypress Swamp
as Big Bob Landers
1977
TV Appearances

Star Trek: Voyager
as Maje Jabin
1995

The Bionic Woman
1976

Jonathan Creek
as Hal Drucker
1997

China Beach
1988

Twin Peaks
as Officer Preston King
1990

Tales from the Crypt
as Richard
1989

Happy Days
as Chuck Cunningham
1974

Sherlock Holmes
as John Garrideb / James Winter
1984

Cover Up
1984

18 Wheels of Justice
2000

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Josh McBride (as Gavin O'Herlihy)
1970

Midsomer Murders
as George Arlington
1997