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John Mahoney

Acting Born Jun 20, 1940 Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK 24 credits

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).

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Known for

The Simpsons

as Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (voice)

ER

as Bennett Cray

Saturday Night Live

as Paul Newman / Fast Eddie (uncredited)

Frasier

as Martin Crane

American Experience

as (voice)
Film

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

as Walter Barnett
Film

The Dark Knight

as Dr. Leonard Hamlin
Film

Flipped

as Chet Duncan
Film

The Iron Giant

as General Rogard (voice)

Full filmography

  • The Simpsons (1989) as Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (voice)
  • ER (1994) as Bennett Cray
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Paul Newman / Fast Eddie (uncredited)
  • Frasier (1993) as Martin Crane
  • American Experience (1988) as (voice)
  • Cheers (1982) as Sy Flembeck
  • Burn Notice (2007) as Management
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
  • In Treatment (2008) as Walter Barnett
  • Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Roy
  • Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Self
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) as Dr. Leonard Hamlin
  • Foyle's War (2002) as Andrew Del Mar
  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996) as Self
  • Becker (1998) as Father Joe D'Andrea
  • Flipped (2010) as Chet Duncan
  • Teacher's Pet (2000)
  • Primal Fear (1996) as Shaughnessy
  • The Iron Giant (1999) as General Rogard (voice)
  • Antz (1998) as Grebs (Drunk Scout) (voice)
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) as Preston B. Whitmore (voice)
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as Walter Partin
  • $#*! My Dad Says (2010) as Lt. Col. Wally Durham