oscar nominee dan o herlihy dies irish actor dan o herlihy  who was nominated for best actor at the 1955 oscars  has died at the age of 85.  o herlihy  whose oscar nomination was for luis bunuel s the adventures of robinson crusoe  died at his home in malibu  california  a spokesman said. the actor began his film career in the 1940s  playing macduff to orson welles  macbeth in 1948  and was also a regular in on the dublin stage. he later appeared in robocop and its sequel and cult tv show twin peaks. he played the ceo of omni consumer products in 1987 s robocop and robocop 2 three years later  and was saw mill owner andrew packard in twin peaks  also in 1990. despite his oscar nomination  he had few other lead roles and became a familiar supporting actor on tv and in film. the year he was nominated  the academy award was won by marlon brando for on the waterfront.