John Mahoney's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Frasier Martin Crane In Treatment Walter Gary the Rat Steele Chicago Story Lt. Roselli The Human Factor Dr. Alec Mc…

Main Movie Roles 2007 - Dan in Real Life 2001 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001 - The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy 1999 - The Iron Giant 1998 - Antz 1996 - She's the One 1996 - Primal Fear 1995 - The American President 1994 - The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 - Reality Bites 1993 - In the Line of Fire 1993 - Striking Distance 1992 - Article 99 1991 - Barton Fink 1990 - The Russia House 1989 - Say Anything... 1988 - Betrayed 1988 - Eight Men Out 1988 - Frantic 1987 - Moonstruck 1987 - Suspect 1987 - Tin Men 1986 - The Manhattan Project 1986 - Streets of Gold 1985 - Code of silence

BIOGRAPHY:

John Mahoney is an award-winning American actor who was born during the Battle of Britain 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 Macunian Mahoneys eventually returned to Manchester during the war. Visiting the States to see his older sister, a "war bride" who had married an American, the young Mahoney decided to emigrate and was sponsored by his sister. He eventually won his citizenship by serving in the U.S. Army.

Long interested in acting, Mahoney didn't actually make the transition to his craft until he was almost 40 years old. Mahoney took acting classes at the St. Nicholas Theater and finally built up the courage to quit his day job and pursue acting full time, John Malkovich, one of the founders of the Second City's distinguished Steppenwolf Theatre, encouraged Mahoney to join Steppenwolf. In 1986, Mahoney won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves (1987) (TV).

Mahoney made his feature film debut in 1980, but he is best known for playing the role of the father of the eponymous character "Frasier" (1993) from 1993 until 2004. He is concentrating on stage work back in Chicago and has appeared on Broadway in 2007 in a revival of Prelude to a Kiss (1992).


TRIVIA:

• Won Broadway's 1986 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for _The House of Blue Leaves (1987) (TV)_ (qv).
• Lost his English accent after he joined the U.S. Army.
• Has appeared in episodes of three different series with 'Ted Danson' (qv): _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv), _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv) and _"Becker" (1998)_ (qv).
• He joined the ensemble at Steppenwolf Theatre in 1979 and has appeared in over 20 productions there, including "The Dresser," "I Never Sang For My Father," "The Drawer Boy," "Balm in Gilead," "Orphans," "Of Mice and Men," "Born Yesterday," "The Song of Jacob Zulu," "Death and the Maiden." "Supple in Combat," and "The Man Who Came to Dinner". He made his Steppenwolf directing debut in 1994 with "Talking Heads".
• Although he later played Frasier's father Martin Crane on _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv), 'John Mahoney (I)' (qv) appeared on a 1992 episode of _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv) as a pianist who was hired to write a jingle for the bar.
• His favourite sitcom is _"Rising Damp" (1974)_ (qv).
• He was nominated for a 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "I Never Sang for My Father" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
• He was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role for "After the Fall" at the National Jewish Theater in Chicago, Illinois.