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John Mahoney is an award-winning American actor who was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The seventh of eight children, Mahoney's family had been evacuated to the sea-side resort to avoid the Nazi bombing of their native Manchester. The Mancunian Mahoneys eventually returned to Manchester during the war... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (73 titles)
2011 Hot in Cleveland (TV series)
Roy
One Thing or a Mother (2011) … Roy
Happy Fat (2011) … Roy
Funeral Crashers (2011) … Roy
 
2010 $#*! My Dad Says (TV series)
Lt. Col. Wally Durham
The Manly Thing to Do (2010) … Lt. Col. Wally Durham
 
2010 Flipped
Chet Duncan
 
2009-2010 Burn Notice (TV series)
Management
Devil You Know (2010) … Management
Lesser Evil (2009) … Management
 
2009 In Treatment (TV series)
Walter Barnett
 
2009 Tired of Being Funny (short)
Harry
 
2007 The Simpsons (TV series)
Dr. Robert Terwilliger, Sr.
Funeral for a Fiend (2007) … Dr. Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (voice)
 
2007 Mobsters (TV series)
Narrator
Al Capone (2007) … Narrator
 
2006 ER (TV series)
Bennett Cray
Somebody to Love (2006) … Bennett Cray
 
2005 Fathers and Sons (TV movie)
Gene
 
1993-2004 Frasier (TV series)
Martin Crane
Crock Tales (2004) … Martin Crane
Detour (2004) … Martin Crane
 
2003 Gary the Rat (TV series)
Steele
Strange Bedfellows (2003) … Steele (voice)
 
2003 Atlantis: Milo's Return (video)
Whitmore (voice)
 
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Video Game)
Preston Whitmore (voice)
 
2001 Almost Salinas
Max Harris
 
2000 Teacher's Pet (TV series)
Narrator / Tim Tim Tim
Episode #1.12 (2000) … Narrator/Tim Tim Tim (voice)
 
2000 Becker (TV series)
Father Joe D'Andrea
Crosstalk (2000) … Father Joe D'Andrea
 
1999 The Iron Giant
General Rogard (voice)
 
1998 Antz
Grebs (voice)
 
1998 Nothing Sacred (TV series)
Vince Reyneaux
The Coldest Night of the Year (1998) … Vince Reyneaux
 
1997 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
Jeffrey Ayliss
Childhood (1997) … Jeffrey Ayliss
 
1996 Primal Fear
Shaughnessy
 
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV series)
Dr. Leonard Hamlin
Body & Soul & Dick (1996) … Dr. Leonard Hamlin
 
1996 Mariette in Ecstasy
Dr. Claude Baptiste
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Al Capone: Scarface (1995) … Narrator
 
1995 The American President
Leo Solomon
 
1994 Reality Bites
Grant Gubler
 
1994 A Hard Rain (short)
Ross Stewart
 
1993 Striking Distance
Lt. Vince Hardy
 
1993 In the Line of Fire
Sam Campagna
 
1992 Unnatural Pursuits (TV series)
Paddy Quinn
 
1992 Cheers (TV series)
Sy Flembeck
Do Not Forsake Me, O' My Postman (1992) … Sy Flembeck
 
1992 Screenplay (TV series)
Walter Partin
Buying a Landslide (1992) … Walter Partin
 
1992 The Water Engine (TV movie)
Mason Gross
 
1992 The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton (TV movie)
Robert Clayton Sr.
 
1992 The Human Factor (TV series)
Dr. Alec McMurtry
 
1992 Article 99
Dr. Henry Dreyfoos
 
1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway (TV movie)
Jimmy Burke
 
1990 The Russia House
Brady
 
1990 Love Hurts
Boomer
 
1990 The Image (TV movie)
Irv Mickelson
 
1989 Dinner at Eight (TV movie)
Oliver Jordan
 
1988 Favorite Son (TV mini-series)
Lou Brenner
Part One (1988) … Lou Brenner
 
1988 Betrayed
Shorty
 
1987 Moonstruck
Perry
 
1987 Suspect
Judge Matthew Bishop Helms
 
1987 American Playhouse (TV series)
Artie Shaughnessy
The House of Blue Leaves (1987) … Artie Shaughnessy
 
1987 The Hustler of Money (TV short)
Eddie
 
1987 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Fast Eddie Felson / Paul Newman
Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis (1987) … Paul Newman/Fast Eddie Felson (uncredited)
 
1987 Tin Men
Moe Adams
 
1986 The Christmas Gift (TV movie)
Bob (uncredited)
 
1986 Streets of Gold
Linnehan
 
1986 The Manhattan Project
Lt. Col. Conroy
 
1986 Trapped in Silence (TV movie)
Doctor Winslow
 
1985 Code of Silence
'Prowler' Representative
 
1985 Lady Blue (TV movie)
Capt. Flynn
 
1985 First Steps (TV movie)
'60 Minutes' Producer
 
1983 Through Naked Eyes (TV movie)
Police Captain
 
1982 Mission Hill
 
1982 Chicago Story (TV series)
Lt. Roselli
 
1981 Hudson Taylor
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2008 Love. Blood. Kryptonite. (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1992 Cheers (TV series)
Do Not Forsake Me, O' My Postman (1992) (performer: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" - uncredited, "Mary Had a Little Lamb" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (video documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2012 Hot in Cleveland (TV series)
Himself
Some Like it Hot (2012) … Himself
 
2009 Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 50 Ways to Leave Your TV Lover (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 50 Greatest TV Endings (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family (video short)
Himself
 
2006 The Ultimate Sitcom (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2003 MADtv (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.3 (2003) … Himself
Episode #5.1 (1999) … Himself
 
2003 Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 50 Greatest TV Animals (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Martin Crane (also archive footage)
 
2002 The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (video documentary)
Himself - Voice of 'Preston Whitmore'
 
2000 Nature (TV series documentary)
Himself / Narrator
Intimate Enemies: Lions and Buffalo (2000) … Himself/Narrator
 
2000 The Making of 'The Iron Giant' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 My Favourite 'Frasier' (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The 'Frasier' Story (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1997 Polar Bears: Arctic Terror (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 World of Discovery (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Polar Bears: Arctic Terror (1997) … Narrator
 
1996 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
1996 Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 1 (1996) … Himself - Celebrity Contestant
 
1996 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (TV special documentary)
Martin Crane
 
1995 Chicago on Stage (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Coney Island (1991) (voice)
 
1988 The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2011 Burn Notice (TV series)
 
2010 Great TV Mistakes (TV documentary)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 The Mystery of Maris: The Break-Up Begins (video short)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 The Crane Brothers Remember Season 3 (video documentary short)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 A Conversation with Art Director Roy Christopher (video documentary short)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 Bulldog Crazy (video short)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (TV movie)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 The Niles & Daphne Attraction (video short)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 The Mystery of Maris Continues! (video short)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 
2004 Marching on to Season Two (video documentary short)
Martin Crane (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Dr. Roberto Miranda in Death and the Maiden at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (1993) Was brilliant! See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

(on his decision to pursue an acting career) So I was the associate editor of a medical journal in Chicago, and I was thirty seven, and all of a sudden I just sort of started going through this dark night of the soul... where I just... . Is this going to be it for me, am I going to be spending the rest of my life writing about cataracts and hemorrhoids... See more »

Trivia:

Came to the United States to visit his sister who was a war bride See more »

Trademark:

Gravelly voice See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini