Direction: Michael O'Herlihy

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Michael O'Herlihy. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Mission: Impossible (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Bruce Kessler · Reza Badiyi · Barry Crane · Paul Krasny

Cast Greg Morris · Peter Lupus · Peter Graves · Barbara Bain

Plot TV Series (1966-1973). 7 Seasons. 171 Episodes. An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture. The...

6.7

1K votes

6.7

1K votes

Medical Center (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Frank Glicksman · Al C. Ward · Vincent Sherman · Earl Bellamy

Cast Chad Everett · James Daly · Chris Hutson · Barbara Baldavin

Plot TV Series (1969-1976). 170 episodes. Located in the Los Angeles area, Medical Center was an otherwise unnamed hospital complex that was part of a large university campus. Dr. Paul Lochner...

6.2

94 votes

6.2

94 votes

The Equalizer (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Michael Sloan · Richard Lindheim · Alan Metzger · Tobe Hooper

Cast Edward Woodward · Keith Szarabajka · Robert Lansing · Mark Margolis

Plot Robert McCall is a tough-as-nails, no-BS private eye who went into business for himself after leaving the shadowy agency he once worked for. McCall works on behalf of those whose...

6.2

102 votes

6.2

102 votes

The F.B.I. (TV Series)

1965 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Virgil W. Vogel · Don Medford · Jesse Hibbs · William Hale

Cast Efrem Zimbalist Jr. · Philip Abbott · Marvin Miller · William Reynolds

Plot TV Series (1965-1974) 241 episodes. Cases, based on real FBI files, were handled by Inspector Lewis Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and several coworkers over the years.

6.1

23 votes

6.1

23 votes

Miami Vice (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Yerkovich · John Nicolella · Richard Compton · Leon Ichaso

Cast Don Johnson · Philip Michael Thomas · Edward James Olmos · Saundra Santiago

Plot TV Series (1984-1990). 5 Seasons. 111 Episodes. Miami Vice was one of the most innovative and powerful TV series of all time, focusing on the Miami Metro-Dade police "Vice" department...

6.0

26K votes

6.0

26K votes

The A-Team (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Stephen J. Cannell · Frank Lupo · Michael O'Herlihy · Dennis Donnelly

Cast George Peppard · Mr. T · Dwight Schultz · Dirk Benedict

Plot TV Series (1983-1987). 5 Seasons. 98 Episodes. Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.

6.0

29K votes

6.0

29K votes

The Fall Guy (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Daniel Haller · Michael Lange · Hollingsworth Morse

Cast Lee Majors · Heather Thomas · Douglas Barr · Markie Post

Plot TV Series (1981-1986). The adventures of a film stunt performer who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.

5.9

54 votes

5.9

54 votes

Rawhide (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Thomas Carr · Ted Post · Christian Nyby · Harmon Jones

Cast Clint Eastwood · Eric Fleming · Paul Brinegar · Steve Raines

Plot TV Series (1959-1965). 8 Seasons. 217 Episodes. Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures...

5.8

99 votes

5.8

99 votes

Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

1968 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Leonard Freeman · Michael O'Herlihy · Charles S. Dubin · Paul Stanley

Cast Jack Lord · James MacArthur · Kam Fong · Herman Wedemeyer

Plot TV Series (1968-1980). 12 Seasons. 284 episodes. The investigations of Hawaii Five-0, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve...

5.8

245 votes

5.8

245 votes

The Magician (TV Series)

1973 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Bruce Lansbury · Bill Bixby · Arnold Laven · Sutton Roley

Cast Bill Bixby · Keene Curtis · Joseph Sirola · Todd Crespi

Plot Anthony Blake is a very compassionate and wealthy magician, who uses his talents as an illusionist and escape artist to help people in trouble. Max Pomeroy, a friend who is...

5.3

38 votes

5.3

38 votes

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Burt Kennedy · Barry Crane · John Florea · Bernard L. Kowalski

Cast Richard Dean Anderson · Roger Wilson · Peter Horton · Drake Hogestyn

Plot TV Series (1982-1983). 22 episodes. The series told the adventures of a parentless family of rowdy brothers trying to run the family ranch in northern California. Into the chaos came...

4.9

141 votes

4.9

141 votes

Matlock (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Dean Hargrove · Christopher Hibler · Harvey S. Laidman · Leo Penn

Cast Andy Griffith · Nancy Stafford · Julie Sommars · Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Plot Ben Matlock is a Georgia bred, Harvard educated defense attorney. His fee is $100,000 but he's worth every cent of it as he defends his clients not only in Atlanta...

4.8

290 votes

4.8

290 votes

The New Perry Mason (TV Series)

1973 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Michael O'Herlihy · Murray Golden · Arthur Marks · Leo Penn

Cast Monte Markham · Sharon Acker · Albert Stratton · Harry Guardino

Plot Revival of the long-running hit television series of the 1950s and '60s about Erle Stanley Gardner's brilliant defense attorney.

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Profiles in Courage (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Robert Gist · José Quintero · Lamont Johnson · Michael Ritchie

Cast Walter Matthau · Simon Oakland · Michael Constantine · Laurence Naismith

Plot TV Series (1964-1965). 26 episodes. This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.

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A Time for Miracles

1980 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Michael O'Herlihy

Cast Kate Mulgrew · Jean-Pierre Aumont · Rossano Brazzi · John Forsythe

Plot A true story about Elizabeth Bayley Seton, the first American to ever be canonized as a saint by the Pope. She took up Catholicism after the death of her rich...

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Smith!

1969 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Michael O'Herlihy

Cast Glenn Ford · Nancy Olson · Dean Jagger · Keenan Wynn

Plot 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...

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Nero Wolfe (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction George McCowan · Edward M. Abroms · Herbert Hirschman · Michael O'Herlihy

Cast William Conrad · Lee Horsley · George Voskovec · Robert Coote

Plot The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie...

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Cry of the Innocent (TV)

1980 · Movie · 93 min. · Ireland

Direction Michael O'Herlihy

Cast Rod Taylor · Joanna Pettet · Nigel Davenport · Cyril Cusack

Plot A Green Beret-veteran businessman investigates the plane crash in Ireland that killed his family.

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The Million Dollar Face (TV)

1981 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Michael O'Herlihy

Cast Tony Curtis · David Huffman · Herschel Bernardi · Gayle Hunnicutt

Plot Chester Masteron owns a famous cosmetics company. For years, he has sought the perfect face to model his company's products. He finds it in Brett Devereaux and falls in love...

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Not rated