John Mahoney
Mahoney's work in the theater has won him a Tony Award, a Clarence Derwent Award and a Drama Desk nomination for his portrayal of Artie Shaughnessy in the Broadway production of House of Blue Leaves. He was also honored with a Theatre World Award and a second Drama Desk nomination for his performance as Harold in the off-Broadway production of Orphans and is the most recent recipient of the Sarah Siddons Award. Mahoney has been nominated five times for Chicago's coveted Joseph Jefferson Awards, four times for Best Actor for his roles in The Hothouse, Taking Steps, After the Fall, and I Never Sang for My Father, and once for Best Supporting Actor in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
He was twice nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work as Martin Crane on the hit television series Frasier-a role he played for the eleven years that series was a mainstay of the NBC lineup. Mahoney has also appeared in numerous telefilms such as The 10 Million Dollar Getaway for the USA Network, TNT's Dinner at Eight, HBO's The Image, the NBC miniseries Favorite Son, as well as roles in Will, Listen to Your Heart, The Killing Floor, Through Naked Eyes, First Step and Dance of the Phoenix. His television series include H.E.L.P., Lady Blue and The Human Factor. He also starred in the BBC productions of Two Lumps of Ice and Buying a Landslide.
Mahoney's film work first came to the attention of critics in 1986 when he was widely praised for his performance as Richard Dreyfuss' aluminum-siding sales partner in Barry Levinson's Tin Men. He has continued to work with some of the most illustrious directors in film. Following his appearance as the drink-splashed college professor in Norman Jewison's Moonstruck, he went directly into Peter Yates' Suspect. Other screen credits include Ben Stiller's Generation X anthem Reality Bites, Rob Reiner's The American President, two films with the Coen brothers-The Hudsucker Proxy and Barton Fink, The Russia House directed by Fred Schepisi, Roman Polanski's Frantic, Costa-Gavras' Betrayed, Eight Men Out directed by John Sayles, Cameron Crowe's Say Anything, Marshall Brickman's The Manhattan Project, Streets of Gold directed by Joe Roth, Howard Deutch's Article 99, Wolfgang Peterson's In the Line of Fire with Clint Eastwood, Gregory Hoblit's Primal Fear, Ed Burns' She's the One and The Broken Hearts Club for Greg Berlanti.
John's recent films include Terry Green's Almost Salinas, with Lindsay Crouse and Virginia Madsen, and Fathers and Sons, directed by Rodrigo Garcia. His voice has been heard in such popular animated films as Antz, Iron Giant and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
John Mahoney Facts
Occupation | Actor |
Birthday | June 20, 1940 (83) |
Sign | Gemini |
Birthplace | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom |
Selected Filmography
Primal Fear | ||
The Kingdom | ||
Captain America: The Winter Soldier | ||
Dan in Real Life | ||
Legally Blonde | ||
Moonstruck | ||
Odd Brodsky | ||
The Iron Giant: Signature Edition | ||
Frasier: The Complete Series | ||
The American President | ||
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