Michael O'Herlihy (b. 1929, d. 1997) is a director of Mission: Impossible. O'Herlihy was an Irish director who had also directed episodes of Surfside, Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, Mr. Novak, Rawhide, Disneyland, Mannix, Gunsmoke, Police Story, and The A-Team. He also directed the movies The Fighting Prince of Donegal, The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, and Smith!.