
John Mahoney
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1940-06-20
- Died
- 2018-02-04
- Place of birth
- Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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
TV Shows (23)

The Simpsons
1989
as Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (voice)

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Paul Newman / Fast Eddie (uncredited)

ER
1994
as Bennett Cray

Frasier
1993
as Martin Crane

Cheers
1982
as Sy Flembeck

Burn Notice
2007
as Management

American Experience
1988
as (voice)

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Dr. Leonard Hamlin

In Treatment
2008
as Walter Barnett

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Presenter

Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Roy / Self

Becker
1998
as Father Joe D'Andrea

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self

Foyle's War
2002
as Andrew Del Mar

ScreenPlay
1986
as Walter Partin

Teacher's Pet
2000

$#*! My Dad Says
2010
as Lt. Col. Wally Durham

Favorite Son
1988
as Lou Brenner
The Human Factor
1992
as Dr. Alec McMurtry

Chicago Story
1982

MADtv
1995
as Self

Gary the Rat
2003

H.E.L.P.
1990
as Patrick Meacham
Movies (58)

Flipped
2010
as Chet Duncan

Primal Fear
1996
as Shaughnessy

The Iron Giant
1999
as General Rogard (voice)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
as Preston B. Whitmore (voice)

Antz
1998
as Grebs (Drunk Scout) (voice)

Striking Distance
1993
as Vince Hardy

Moonstruck
1987
as Perry

Say Anything...
1989
as James Court

Kronk's New Groove
2005
as Papi (voice)

Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003
as Whitmore (voice)

The American President
1995
as Leo Solomon

In the Line of Fire
1993
as Sam Campagna

Barton Fink
1991
as W.P. Mayhew

Reality Bites
1994
as Grant Gubler

Frantic
1988
as Williams

Suspect
1987
as Judge Matthew Bishop Helms

Article 99
1992
as Dr. Henry Dreyfoos

Dan in Real Life
2007
as Poppy

Tin Men
1987
as Moe Adams

The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Chief

The Russia House
1990
as Brady

The Manhattan Project
1986
as Lt. Col. Conroy

Eight Men Out
1988
as Kid Gleason

Betrayed
1988
as Shorty

Code of Silence
1985
as Prowler Representative

She's the One
1996
as Mr. Fitzpatrick

The Groomsmen
2006
as Paulie's Dad (uncredited)

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
as Jack

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Martin Crane

Fathers and Sons
2005
as Gene

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
as Self

The Image
1990
as Irv Mickelson

The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999
as Self

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
as Self

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004
as Martin Crane

Love Hurts
1990
as Boomer

Streets of Gold
1986
as Linehan

The Frasier Story
1999
as Self

Buying a Landslide
1992
as Walter Partin
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
1991
as Jimmy Burke

The Impostor
1984
as School Security Guard

First Steps
1985
as '60 Minutes' Producer
The Water Engine
1992
as Mason Gross

The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
1992
as Robert Clayton Sr.

The Killing Floor
1984
as Thomas Condon

Dinner at Eight
1989
as Oliver Jordan

The House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Artie Shaughnessy

The Hustler of Money
1987
as Eddie

Trapped In Silence
1986
as Dr. Winslow
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996
as Dr. Claude Baptiste

Hudson Taylor
1981

Through Naked Eyes
1983
as Police Captain

Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as Paddy Quinn

Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982

Almost Salinas
2001
as Max Harris
A Hard Rain
1994
as Ross Stewart

Intimate Enemies
2000
as Narrator (voice)

Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
2003
as Self
About John Mahoney
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… With 81 credits spanning from 1956 to 2016, John Mahoney has appeared in 58 films and 23 TV shows.
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- Flipped (2010) — as Chet Duncan
- Primal Fear (1996) — as Shaughnessy
- The Iron Giant (1999) — as General Rogard (voice)
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — as Preston B. Whitmore (voice)
- Antz (1998) — as Grebs (Drunk Scout) (voice)
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