The Hollywood Reporter that he died on Sept. 15 in Bath, England. No cause of death was given, however, it was not from COVID-19.O’Herlihy famously appeared on the ABC sitcom “Happy Days” as the Richie Cunningham’s older, missing brother, Chuck Cunningham, for seven episodes.Ron Howard paid tribute to his late castmate on Twitter, writing, “RIP Gavan.
I knew him as the 1st of 2 Chucks on #HappyDays & then as Airk in #Willow where I had the pleasure of directing him. A talented actor with a big free spirit.”In a past interview, O’Herlihy explained he was happy to leave the comedy show after just seven episodes.“I pulled out of it, I didn’t want to do it,” he said. “They had me at college, I was going to grunt and bounce a basketball once.
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