Gavan O’Herlihy, Happy Days’ Star Died at 70: Fans & Co-Stars Paying Tribute
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Gavan O’Herlihy, the star of “Happy Days,” has died. He was 70 years old. On Thursday, O’Herlihy’s representative revealed that he died on September 15 in England.
Therefore, In a statement to People, Emptage stated, “He was a brilliant actor with a long and illustrious career in cinema, television, and stage.”
“All who knew Gavan, especially his lovely wife and family, adored and respected him for his directness, sincerity, and honesty – he is deeply missed by all who knew him,” the statement read.
Gavan O’Herlihy: Cause of death?
The manner of death is yet unknown. O’Herlihy’s agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News.
‘Happy Days’ stars Gavan O’Herlihy and Ron Howard.
Moreover, the Irish actor is most remembered for his performance in the television sitcom “Happy Days” as Chuck Cunningham. The 70-year-old starred with Sean Connery in the 1983 James Bond blockbuster “Never Say Never Again. His significant film and television roles include “Superman III,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Death Wish 3,” and “Butterfly Man,” among others.
Gavan O’Herlihy’ Early life
Elsie Bennett, a Sandymount local, and Dan O’Herlihy, an Irish father, gave birth to O’Herlihy in Dublin, Ireland.
Furthermore, he went to Trinity College in Dublin after graduating from Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, where he won the Irish National Tennis Championship.
Career
In films like Never Say Never Again, Superman III, Death Wish 3, and The Last Outlaw, he has over thirty movie credits, most of which are evil or hostile characters. One of the rare heroic parts he has played is Airk Thaughbaer in the 1988 fantasy Willow. As well as the dashing British officer from Virginia Captain Leroy in Sharpe’s Eagle. Rich Man, Poor Man, and Tales From The Crypt all featured him. He played John Garrideb in Granada TV’s Sherlock Holmes serial “The Mazarin Stone” in 1994. The story’s events were changed and blended with The Three Garridebs Adventure.
On Happy Days, he played Chuck Cunningham, the eldest brother. Until the episode “Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas,” he was replaced by Randolph Roberts. Chuck was never seen again, but he was mentioned in a few more episodes, the last of which being “Fish and the Fins.” Following that, Chuck was totally written off the show, with succeeding episodes presenting the Cunningham family as having only two children, Richie being the older.
The figure gave rise to the derisive phrase “Chuck Cunningham Syndrome. Which refers to characters that mysteriously vanish from television series only to be retconned as never having been. O’Herlihy did not want to be pigeonholed with television parts, preferring instead to work in movies.
