John Mahoney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-06-20

Day of death

2018-02-04 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

John Mahoney

Biography

Charles John Mahoney (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-American actor. He played retired police officer Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004, receiving nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. After moving from England to the United States, Mahoney began his career in Chicago as a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He earned the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 1986 Broadway revival of John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves, and went on to achieve wider recognition for his roles in the films Suspect and Moonstruck (both 1987). Other notable credits included Tin Men (1987), Frantic, Eight Men Out (both 1988), Say Anything... (1989), Barton Fink (1991), Striking Distance, In the Line of Fire (both 1993), Reality Bites (1994), The American President (1995), Primal Fear (1996), and The Broken Hearts Club (2000). He also voiced roles in animated films such as Antz (1998), The Iron Giant (1999), and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • Burn Notice

    Burn Notice

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Becker

    Becker

  • The Iron Giant

    The Iron Giant

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire

    Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  • Kronk's New Groove

    Kronk's New Groove

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Say Anything...

    Say Anything...

  • The Russia House

    The Russia House

  • Suspect

    Suspect

  • Striking Distance

    Striking Distance

  • Flipped

    Flipped

  • Atlantis: Milo's Return

    Atlantis: Milo's Return

  • The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

    The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

  • Frantic

    Frantic

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • $#*! My Dad Says

    $#*! My Dad Says

  • The American President

    The American President

  • The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

    The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

    Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

  • Trapped In Silence

    Trapped In Silence

  • Article 99

    Article 99

  • Love Hurts

    Love Hurts

  • The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

    The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

  • Tin Men

    Tin Men

  • Barton Fink

    Barton Fink

  • Moonstruck

    Moonstruck

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

  • Unnatural Pursuits

    Unnatural Pursuits

  • She's the One

    She's the One

  • The Groomsmen

    The Groomsmen

  • Almost Salinas

    Almost Salinas

  • Hudson Taylor

    Hudson Taylor

  • Reality Bites

    Reality Bites

  • The Image

    The Image

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • Will: G. Gordon Liddy

    Will: G. Gordon Liddy

  • Chicago Story

    Chicago Story

  • H.E.L.P.

    H.E.L.P.

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Through Naked Eyes

    Through Naked Eyes

  • The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

    The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

  • Intimate Enemies

    Intimate Enemies

  • Favorite Son

    Favorite Son

  • First Steps

    First Steps

  • The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

  • Code of Silence

    Code of Silence

  • The Frasier Story

    The Frasier Story

  • A Hard Rain

    A Hard Rain

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • Buying a Landslide

    Buying a Landslide

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

    Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

  • Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

    Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

  • The House of Blue Leaves

    The House of Blue Leaves

  • The Hustler of Money

    The Hustler of Money

  • Mariette in Ecstasy

    Mariette in Ecstasy

  • The Impostor

    The Impostor

  • The Impostor

    The Impostor