Horace McMahon
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1906-05-17
- Died
- 1971-08-17
- Place of birth
- South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Horace MacMahon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horace McMahon (May 17, 1906 – August 17, 1971) was an American actor.
McMahon was born in South Norwalk, Connecticut. He became interested in acting when he was a student at Fordham University School of Law.
In his early career he mostly played thugs or jailbirds, but in 1949 he starred in his most acclaimed role, as Lieutenant Monaghan in the drama play Detective Story and in 1951 he reprised his character in Paramount Pictures' film version Detective Story, alongside Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker.
McMahon also starred on television, in the ABC police series Naked City as Lt. Mike Parker, a gruff, no-nonsense, but warmhearted cop's cop, interested only in justice and doing the job according to the proper rules of the game. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for this role.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Batman
1966
as Glu Gluten (uncredited)
Climax!
1954
as Detective
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender
Naked City
1958
as Mike Parker
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Chick
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Member of Bar Association (uncredited)
Route 66
1960
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Defenders
1961
as District Attorney
Lights Out
1949
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Father Knows Best
1954
as Bick Norton
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Benny Grew / Lieutenant Waldo / Gibson
Sugarfoot
1957
as Cornelius Cameron
Family Affair
1966
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Rick Vega
Bronco
1958
as Marshal Tom Merrick
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Capt. Hodges
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Alaskans
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Detective Stillman
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962
as Agnes' Father
New York Confidential
1959
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970
Mr. Broadway
1964
Movies (80)
Melody Ranch
1940
as Bud Wildhack
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
The Detective
1968
as Capt. Tom Farrell
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Detective
Detective Story
1951
as Lt. Monaghan
The Swinger
1966
as Detective Sergeant Hooker
Public Wedding
1937
as Reporter
Fast Company
1938
as Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
Beau James
1957
as Prosecutor
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Sergeant Monty Maizel
Kid Galahad
1937
as Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
as O.K. Merritt
My Favorite Wife
1940
as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mullen
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Gurk
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
1955
as Police Officer Lonigan
Man in the Dark
1953
as Arnie
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Horace MacMahon
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Philadelphia
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Mugsy
Champ for a Day
1953
as Sam Benton
Texas Lady
1955
as Stringer Winfield
Exclusive
1937
as Beak McArdle
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
as Capt. Riley
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Irving
Come Live with Me
1941
as Taxi Driver
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Gus
Sabotage
1939
as Art Kruger
Fast Company
1953
as 'Two Pair' Buford
Timber Queen
1944
as Rodney
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Rookies on Parade
1941
as Tiger Brannigan
The Wrong Road
1937
as Blackie Clayton
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Rocky Simpson (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1940
as Foreman
Federal Man-Hunt
1938
as Snuffy Deegan
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948
as Looie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
Jail House Blues
1942
as Swifty
King of the Newsboys
1938
as Lockjaw
Pride of the Navy
1939
as Gloomey Kelly
Run To Daylight
1964
as Narrator
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
1940
as Bugs
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as Truck Driver
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Hood (Uncredited)
Pirates of the Skies
1939
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Foghorn Murphy
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as Larry Carson
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Navy Blues
1937
as Gateleg
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938
as Max Hooker
She Married a Cop
1939
as Joe Nash
Gangs of Chicago
1940
as Cry-Baby
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
as Pierson
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Fingers Flint
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
I Was a Convict
1939
as Missouri Smith
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Hank Bremmer
Ladies in Distress
1938
as 2nd Thug
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Bartsch
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Slugger Mears
When G-Men Step In
1938
as Jennings
The Stork Pays Off
1941
as Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Wolf
The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena
1964
as Self - Host / Self - Narrator
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
as Mike Crowley
Laugh It Off
1939
as Phil Ferrranti
The Marines Fly High
1940
as Sgt. Monk O'Hara
Big Town Czar
1939
as Punchy
A Girl with Ideas
1937
as Al
The Officer's Mess
1935
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
as Brains
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
as 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber
Wanted by the Police
1938
as Russo's Chief Henchman
About Horace McMahon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Horace McMahon (May 17, 1906 – August 17, 1971) was an American actor. McMahon was born in South Norwalk, Connecticut. He became interested in acting when he was a student at Fordham University School of Law. In his early career he mostly played thugs or jailbirds, but in 1949 he starred in his most acclaimed role, as Lieutenant Monaghan in the drama play Detective Story and in 1951 he reprised his character in Paramount Pictures' film version Detective Story, alongside Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker. McM… With 110 credits spanning from 1935 to 1970, Horace McMahon has appeared in 80 films and 30 TV shows.
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- Melody Ranch (1940) — as Bud Wildhack
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
- The Detective (1968) — as Capt. Tom Farrell
- Bachelor Mother (1939) — as Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) — as Detective
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