Oscar nominee Dan O'Herlihy dies

Dan O'Herlihy lost out to Marlon Brando at the 1955 Oscars

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 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.