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

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • ER

    ER

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Article 99

    Article 99

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Becker

    Becker

  • 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

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire

    Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  • The Iron Giant

    The Iron Giant

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • Atlantis: Milo's Return

    Atlantis: Milo's Return

  • Flipped

    Flipped

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Suspect

    Suspect

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

    Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • $#*! My Dad Says

    $#*! My Dad Says

  • Kronk's New Groove

    Kronk's New Groove

  • Moonstruck

    Moonstruck

  • Love Hurts

    Love Hurts

  • Tin Men

    Tin Men

  • Barton Fink

    Barton Fink

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • The Groomsmen

    The Groomsmen

  • The American President

    The American President

  • The Image

    The Image

  • Almost Salinas

    Almost Salinas

  • Hudson Taylor

    Hudson Taylor

  • Code of Silence

    Code of Silence

  • Say Anything...

    Say Anything...

  • She's the One

    She's the One

  • The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

  • Striking Distance

    Striking Distance

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project

  • The Russia House

    The Russia House

  • Frantic

    Frantic

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • First Steps

    First Steps

  • Reality Bites

    Reality Bites

  • The Frasier Story

    The Frasier Story

  • The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

    The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

  • Will: G. Gordon Liddy

    Will: G. Gordon Liddy

  • The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

    The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

    Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

  • Through Naked Eyes

    Through Naked Eyes

  • The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

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

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

  • Betrayed

    Betrayed

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

    The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

  • The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor

  • Trapped In Silence

    Trapped In Silence

  • Favorite Son

    Favorite Son

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • Gary the Rat

    Gary the Rat

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

  • Chicago Story

    Chicago Story

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • H.E.L.P.

    H.E.L.P.

  • The House of Blue Leaves

    The House of Blue Leaves

  • Mariette in Ecstasy

    Mariette in Ecstasy

  • Buying a Landslide

    Buying a Landslide

  • Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

    Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

  • The Impostor

    The Impostor

  • The Impostor

    The Impostor

  • Unnatural Pursuits

    Unnatural Pursuits

  • Intimate Enemies

    Intimate Enemies

  • The Hustler of Money

    The Hustler of Money

  • A Hard Rain

    A Hard Rain