John Mahoney

Born: 1940-06-20

Charles John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) was an English-born American actor, best known for playing Martin 'Marty' Crane, a retired police officer and father of Kelsey Grammer's Dr. Frasier Crane, in the American sitcom "Frasier" (NBC, 1993–2004); he won a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role in 2000. In 1986, his performance in the Broadway revival of John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. His many movies include The Manhattan Project, Suspect, Moonstruck, Eight Men Out, Say Anything... , The Russia House, In the Line of Fire, Striking Distance, Reality Bites, The Hudsucker Proxy, The American President, Primal Fear, and Dan in Real Life, among others. He also voiced characters in animated movies including Antz, The Iron Giant, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Atlantis: Milo's Return, and Kronk's New Groove. In addition to his major role on the series Frasier, he also appeared on other TV shows including H.E.L.P., The Human Factor, Cheers, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Becker, ER, In Treatment, Burn Notice, and Hot in Cleveland.


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Antz

as Grebs (Drunk Scout) (voice)
Released: 1998-10-02

A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he...

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Moonstruck

as Perry
Released: 1987-12-16

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so...

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Flipped

as Chet Duncan
Released: 2010-08-06

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years...

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Primal Fear

as Shaughnessy
Released: 1996-03-06

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from...

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Barton Fink

as W.P. Mayhew
Released: 1991-08-01

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers...

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The Iron Giant

as General Rogard (voice)
Released: 1999-08-06

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a...

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Frantic

as Williams
Released: 1988-02-19

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a...

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Say Anything...

as James Court
Released: 1989-04-14

Lloyd, an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school...

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Reality Bites

as Grant Gubler
Released: 1994-02-18

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth...

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Article 99

as Dr. Henry Dreyfoos
Released: 1992-03-13

Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with...

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire

as Preston B. Whitmore (voice)
Released: 2001-06-02

The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo...

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Kronk's New Groove

as Papi (voice)
Released: 2005-12-05

Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit...

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In the Line of Fire

as Sam Campagna
Released: 1993-07-08

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President...

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Atlantis: Milo's Return

as Whitmore (voice)
Released: 2003-02-25

Milo and Kida reunite with their friends to investigate strange occurances around the world that...

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The American President

as Leo Solomon
Released: 1995-11-17

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything...

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The Groomsmen

as Paulie's Dad (uncredited)
Released: 2006-06-09

Blue-collar Paulie prepares for fatherhood and his forthcoming wedding to Sue by hanging out...

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Dan in Real Life

as Poppy
Released: 2007-10-26

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a...

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Striking Distance

as Lt. Vince Hardy
Released: 1993-09-17

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his...

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Betrayed

as Shorty
Released: 1988-08-26

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who...

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The Russia House

as Brady
Released: 1990-12-21

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working...

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The Hudsucker Proxy

as Chief
Released: 1994-03-11

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a...

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Suspect

as Judge Matthew Bishop Helms
Released: 1987-10-23

When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers...

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Code of Silence

as Prowler Representative
Released: 1985-05-03

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he...

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The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

as Jack
Released: 2000-02-01

A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the...

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Eight Men Out

as Kid Gleason
Released: 1988-09-02

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a...

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She's the One

as Mr. Fitzpatrick
Released: 1996-08-26

Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker,...

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as Moe Adams
Released: 1987-03-06

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man...

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The Manhattan Project

as Lt. Col. Conroy
Released: 1986-06-13

Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student...

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The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton

as Robert Clayton Sr.
Released: 1992-06-04

The new DA of a small town is given the job of prosecuting the alleged murderer of a stripper....

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Almost Salinas

as Max Harris
Released: 2001-04-01

Life takes a strange turn when a group of outsiders come to the small town of Cholame, the famed...

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

as uncredited
Released: 2016-09-06

A documentary about how the critically acclaimed film wound up being a box office...

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The Image

as Irv Mickelson
Released: 1990-01-27

When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own...

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The Killing Floor

as Thomas Condon
Released: 1984-04-10

During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's...

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Through Naked Eyes

as Police Captain
Released: 1983-12-11

A musician living in an apartment building likes to check out the residents of the building...

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Unnatural Pursuits

as Paddy Quinn
Released: 1992-01-01

An English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on...

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Dinner at Eight

as Oliver Jordan
Released: 1989-12-11

Society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat...

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The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

as Himself
Released: 2000-07-10

Documentary of the making of the animated family film, The Iron Giant.

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The Impostor

as uncredited
Released: 1984-11-08

After being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend....

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The Impostor

as School Security Guard
Released: 1984-11-08

After being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend....

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Will: G. Gordon Liddy

as uncredited
Released: 1982-01-10

Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy who spent 54 months in prison following the...

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Fathers and Sons

as Gene
Released: 2005-06-02

Intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship...

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Streets of Gold

as Linnehan
Released: 1986-01-01

Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not...

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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

as Martin Crane
Released: 1996-10-06

A star-studded tribute to Star Trek on its 30th anniversary, hosted by many of the stars and...

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First Steps

as '60 Minutes' Producer
Released: 1985-03-19

Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new...

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Buying a Landslide

as Walter Partin
Released: 1992-09-02

Republican Senator Walter Partin trails Democrat Philip Kautsky in the polls and will shortly...

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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

as Self
Released: 2006-01-31

Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It...

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Trapped In Silence

as Dr. Winslow
Released: 1986-05-11

A compelling drama about a silent, violent teenager. Kevin suffers from elective mutism and no...

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Hudson Taylor

as uncredited
Released: 1981-01-01

The early years of the great missionary Hudson Taylor are portrayed in this drama. The movie...

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The House of Blue Leaves

as Artie Shaughnessy
Released: 1987-05-25

On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in...

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Love Hurts

as Boomer
Released: 1990-04-19

The story of Paul Weaver and his strained relationships with women and his family.

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The Water Engine

as Mason Gross
Released: 1992-08-24

In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries...

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The Hustler of Money

as Eddie
Released: 1987-03-28

A veteran bowling hustler tries to teach a young hotshot the finer points of playing the game...

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3rd Rock from the Sun

as Dr. Leonard Hamlin
First aired: 1996-01-09

3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is...

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The Simpsons

as Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Frasier

as Martin Crane
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-11-12

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show...

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Hot in Cleveland

as Roy
First aired: 2010-06-16

Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever...

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Hot in Cleveland

as Himself
First aired: 2010-06-16

Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever...

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Foyle's War

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-27

As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates...

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Teacher's Pet

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-09-09

Tired of being a dog, Spot the Dog disguises himself as a boy named Scott and goes to school!...

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Burn Notice

as Management
First aired: 2007-06-28

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate...

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$#*! My Dad Says

as Lt. Col. Wally Durham
First aired: 2010-09-23

Ed Goodson, a forthright and opinionated dad, relishes expressing his unsolicited and often...

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In Treatment

as Walter Barnett
First aired: 2008-01-28

Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around...

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ER

as Bennett Cray
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Becker

as Father Joe D'Andrea
First aired: 1998-11-02

Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to...

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H.E.L.P.

as Chief Patrick Meacham
First aired: 1990-03-03

H.E.L.P. is a United States ABC television drama series which appeared for only one season, as a...

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Favorite Son

as Lou Brenner
First aired: 1988-10-30

Favorite Son is a miniseries about political intrigue that aired on NBC in 1988 a week before...

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MADtv

as Self
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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