Name
Horace McMahon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-05-17
Deathday
1971-08-17 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horace McMahon (May 17, 1906 – August 17, 1971) was an American actor.
McMahon was born in South Norwalk, Connecticut. He became interested in acting when he was a student at Fordham University School of Law.
In his early career he mostly played thugs or jailbirds, but in 1949 he starred in his most acclaimed role, as Lieutenant Monaghan in the drama play Detective Story and in 1951 he reprised his character in Paramount Pictures' film version Detective Story, alongside Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker.
McMahon also starred on television, in the ABC police series Naked City as Lt. Mike Parker, a gruff, no-nonsense, but warmhearted cop's cop, interested only in justice and doing the job according to the proper rules of the game. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for this role.
In 1964, McMahon played Hank McClure, a police contact in the 13-week CBS drama series, Mr. Broadway, with Craig Stevens.
He also did voice-overs for commercials, including those for Close-Up toothpaste and Armstrong tires.
In 1972, a 375-seat theater named in honor of McMahon was created in the McCrory Building on Washington Street in South Norwalk, Connecticut.
McMahon was married to actress Louise Campbell from 1938 until his death in 1971, when he died from a heart ailment. Their daughter, Martha McMahon, also became an actress.
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- 1951 Detective Story as Lt. Monaghan
- 1938 Secrets of a Nurse as Larry Carson
- 1941 Come Live with Me as Taxi Driver
- 1955 Blackboard Jungle as Detective
- 1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars as Mugsy
- 1968 The Detective as Capt. Tom Farrell
- 1957 The Delicate Delinquent as Capt. Riley
- 1953 Man in the Dark as Arnie
- 1954 Susan Slept Here as Sergeant Monty Maizel
- 1938 The Crowd Roars as Rocky Simpson (uncredited)
- 1941 Birth of the Blues as Wolf
- 1966 The Swinger as Detective Sergeant Hooker
- 1955 My Sister Eileen as Officer Lonigan
- 1941 Lady Scarface as Mullen
- 1948 Waterfront at Midnight as Hank Bremmer
- 1938 Tenth Avenue Kid as Max Hooker
- 1937 Kid Galahad as Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
- 1942 Jail House Blues as Swifty
- 1955 Texas Lady as Stringer Winfield
- 1954 Duffy of San Quentin as Pierson
- 1939 Sergeant Madden as Philadelphia
- 1937 The Wrong Road as Blackie Clayton
- 1959 Never Steal Anything Small as O.K. Merritt
- 1937 Navy Blues as Gateleg
- 1937 Exclusive as Beak McArdle
- 1938 Federal Man-Hunt as Snuffy Deegan
- 1938 Fast Company as Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
- 1938 King of the Newsboys as Lockjaw
- 1938 Newsboys' Home as Bartsch
- 1938 Wanted by the Police as Russo's Chief Henchman
- 1940 The Marines Fly High as Sgt. Monk O'Hara
- 1937 They Gave Him a Gun as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
- 1937 Public Wedding as Reporter
- 1939 Pirates of the Skies
- 1939 Calling Dr. Kildare as Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1939 Rose of Washington Square as Irving
- 1939 The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Gus
- 1939 Another Thin Man as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1939 Bachelor Mother as Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
- 1939 That's Right – You're Wrong as Hood (Uncredited)
- 1940 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby as Bugs
- 1940 Gangs of Chicago as Cry-Baby
- 1939 She Married a Cop as Joe Nash
- 1938 When G-Men Step In as Jennings
- 1943 Stage Door Canteen as Horace MacMahon
- 1938 Ladies in Distress as 2nd Thug
- 1939 Pride of the Navy as Gloomey Kelly
- 1939 I Was a Convict as Missouri Smith
- 1941 The Stork Pays Off as Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle
- 1941 Rookies on Parade as Tiger Brannigan
- 1940 The Leather Pushers as Slugger Mears
- 1941 Buy Me That Town as Fingers Flint
- 1940 We Who Are Young as Foreman
- 1935 The Officer's Mess as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1944 Timber Queen as Rodney
- 1937 A Girl with Ideas as Al
- 1940 My Favorite Wife as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)
- 1940 The Golden Fleecing as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Foghorn Murphy
- 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Fog Horn
- 1943 Dangerous Blondes as Hoodlum (uncredited)
- 1940 Millionaires in Prison as Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)
- 1940 Melody Ranch as Bud Wildhack
- 1939 Laugh It Off as Phil Ferrranti
- 1938 Broadway Musketeers as Gurk
- 1943 Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Truck Driver
- 1939 Sabotage as Art Kruger
- 1939 Big Town Czar as Punchy
- 1964 Run To Daylight as Narrator
- 1959 What Makes Sammy Run? as Mike Crowley
- 1953 Champ for a Day as Sam Benton
- 1940 Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! as 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber
- 1957 Beau James as Prosecutor
- 1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad as Looie
- 1938 Marie Antoinette as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
- 1953 Fast Company as 'Two Pair' Buford
- 1940 The Ghost Comes Home as Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
- 1964 The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena as Self - Host / Self - Narrator
- 1940 The Bride Wore Crutches as Brains
- 1966 Family Affair ( 1 episode )
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Bourbon Street Beat ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Batman ( 1 episode ) as Glu Gluten (uncredited)
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Naked City ( 138 episodes ) as Mike Parker
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Bartender
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Hodges
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 2 episodes )
- 1949 Martin Kane, Private Eye ( 4 episodes )
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Detective
- 1970 Make Room for Granddaddy ( 0 episode )
- 1959 The Alaskans ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as Cornelius Cameron
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode )
- 1959 New York Confidential ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ( 1 episode )
- 1949 Lights Out ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Mr. Broadway ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Defenders ( 1 episode ) as District Attorney
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Benny Grew
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Father Knows Best ( 1 episode ) as Bick Norton
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as Member of Bar Association (uncredited)
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Chick
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Lieutenant Waldo
- 1962 Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine ( 1 episode ) as Agnes' Father
- 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ( 1 episode ) as Rick Vega
- 1954 The Lone Wolf ( 1 episode ) as Detective Stillman
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Gibson
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1958 Bronco ( 1 episode ) as Marshal Tom Merrick
