John Mahoney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • ER

    ER

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Burn Notice

    Burn Notice

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Becker

    Becker

  • The Iron Giant

    The Iron Giant

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • Flipped

    Flipped

  • $#*! My Dad Says

    $#*! My Dad Says

  • The Groomsmen

    The Groomsmen

  • Tin Men

    Tin Men

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire

    Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  • She's the One

    She's the One

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Through Naked Eyes

    Through Naked Eyes

  • First Steps

    First Steps

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • Chicago Story

    Chicago Story

  • Hudson Taylor

    Hudson Taylor

  • Say Anything...

    Say Anything...

  • Kronk's New Groove

    Kronk's New Groove

  • Atlantis: Milo's Return

    Atlantis: Milo's Return

  • Love Hurts

    Love Hurts

  • Moonstruck

    Moonstruck

  • Barton Fink

    Barton Fink

  • The American President

    The American President

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • Frantic

    Frantic

  • The Russia House

    The Russia House

  • Striking Distance

    Striking Distance

  • Reality Bites

    Reality Bites

  • Suspect

    Suspect

  • Code of Silence

    Code of Silence

  • The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

  • The House of Blue Leaves

    The House of Blue Leaves

  • The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • Favorite Son

    Favorite Son

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Article 99

    Article 99

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed

  • Gary the Rat

    Gary the Rat

  • H.E.L.P.

    H.E.L.P.

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

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

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

  • The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

    The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

  • Mariette in Ecstasy

    Mariette in Ecstasy

  • Will: G. Gordon Liddy

    Will: G. Gordon Liddy

  • The Image

    The Image

  • The Frasier Story

    The Frasier Story

  • The Hustler of Money

    The Hustler of Money

  • Almost Salinas

    Almost Salinas

  • The Impostor

    The Impostor

  • The Impostor

    The Impostor

  • The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

    The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

  • Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

    Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • Buying a Landslide

    Buying a Landslide

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

  • A Hard Rain

    A Hard Rain

  • Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

    Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

    Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

  • Unnatural Pursuits

    Unnatural Pursuits

  • Intimate Enemies

    Intimate Enemies

  • The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

    The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

  • Trapped In Silence

    Trapped In Silence

  • Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'

    Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'