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John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Acting

Born: June 20, 1940Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

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

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

Self

2016
Flipped

Flipped

Chet Duncan

2010
Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

Poppy

2007
The Groomsmen

The Groomsmen

Paulie's Dad (uncredited)

2006
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

Self

2006
Kronk's New Groove

Kronk's New Groove

Papi (voice)

2005
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

Gene

2005
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

Martin Crane

2004
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'

Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'

Self

2003
Atlantis: Milo's Return

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Whitmore (voice)

2003
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Preston B. Whitmore (voice)

2001
Almost Salinas

Almost Salinas

Max Harris

2001
Intimate Enemies

Intimate Enemies

Narrator (voice)

2000
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

Jack

2000
The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

General Rogard (voice)

1999
The Frasier Story

The Frasier Story

Self

1999
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

Self

1999
Antz

Antz

Grebs (Drunk Scout) (voice)

1998
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Martin Crane

1996
She's the One

She's the One

Mr. Fitzpatrick

1996

Mariette in Ecstasy

Dr. Claude Baptiste

1996
Primal Fear

Primal Fear

Shaughnessy

1996
The American President

The American President

Leo Solomon

1995
The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

Chief

1994
Reality Bites

Reality Bites

Grant Gubler

1994

A Hard Rain

Ross Stewart

1994
Striking Distance

Striking Distance

Lt. Vince Hardy

1993
In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

Sam Campagna

1993
Buying a Landslide

Buying a Landslide

Walter Partin

1992

The Water Engine

Mason Gross

1992
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

Robert Clayton Sr.

1992
Article 99

Article 99

Dr. Henry Dreyfoos

1992
Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

Paddy Quinn

1992
Barton Fink

Barton Fink

W.P. Mayhew

1991

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

Jimmy Burke

1991
The Russia House

The Russia House

Brady

1990
Love Hurts

Love Hurts

Boomer

1990
The Image

The Image

Irv Mickelson

1990
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

Oliver Jordan

1989
Say Anything...

Say Anything...

James Court

1989
Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

Kid Gleason

1988
Betrayed

Betrayed

Shorty

1988
Frantic

Frantic

Williams

1988
Moonstruck

Moonstruck

Perry

1987
Suspect

Suspect

Judge Matthew Bishop Helms

1987
The House of Blue Leaves

The House of Blue Leaves

Artie Shaughnessy

1987
The Hustler of Money

The Hustler of Money

Eddie

1987
Tin Men

Tin Men

Moe Adams

1987
Streets of Gold

Streets of Gold

Linehan

1986
The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

Lt. Col. Conroy

1986
Trapped In Silence

Trapped In Silence

Dr. Winslow

1986
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

Prowler Representative

1985
First Steps

First Steps

'60 Minutes' Producer

1985
The Impostor

The Impostor

School Security Guard

1984
The Impostor

The Impostor

1984
The Killing Floor

The Killing Floor

Thomas Condon

1984
Through Naked Eyes

Through Naked Eyes

Police Captain

1983
Will: G. Gordon Liddy

Will: G. Gordon Liddy

1982
Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor

1981