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
W.P. Mayhew
Barton Fink
James Court
Say Anything...
Perry
Moonstruck
Brady
The Russia House
Shaughnessy
Primal Fear
General Rogard (voice)
The Iron Giant
Grant Gubler
Reality Bites
Moe Adams
Tin Men
Preston B. Whitmore (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Lt. Vince Hardy
Striking Distance
Jack
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Shorty
Betrayed
Chief
The Hudsucker Proxy
Poppy
Dan in Real Life
Dr. Henry Dreyfoos
Article 99
Grebs (Drunk Scout) (voice)
Antz
Leo Solomon
The American President
Dr. Winslow
Trapped In Silence
Judge Matthew Bishop Helms
Suspect
Papi (voice)
Kronk's New Groove
Kid Gleason
Eight Men Out
Chet Duncan
Flipped
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Walter Partin
Buying a Landslide
Mason Gross
The Water Engine
Irv Mickelson
The Image
Paddy Quinn
Unnatural Pursuits
Boomer
Love Hurts
Robert Clayton Sr.
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
Williams
Frantic
Max Harris
Almost Salinas
Lt. Col. Conroy
The Manhattan Project
Self
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
Mr. Fitzpatrick
She's the One
Whitmore (voice)
Atlantis: Milo's Return
'60 Minutes' Producer
First Steps
Paulie's Dad (uncredited)
The Groomsmen
Self
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
Sam Campagna
In the Line of Fire
Martin Crane
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Narrator (voice)
Intimate Enemies
Ross Stewart
A Hard Rain
Martin Crane
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Jimmy Burke
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
Linehan
Streets of Gold
Police Captain
Through Naked Eyes
Dr. Claude Baptiste
Mariette in Ecstasy
Eddie
The Hustler of Money
Gene
Fathers and Sons
Oliver Jordan
Dinner at Eight
Self
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Hudson Taylor
Thomas Condon
The Killing Floor
Artie Shaughnessy
The House of Blue Leaves
The Impostor
Prowler Representative
Code of Silence
School Security Guard
The Impostor
Self
The Frasier Story
Self
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-06-20
Place of Birth
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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