Horace McMahon
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1906-05-17
- Died
- 1971-08-17
- Place of birth
- South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Horace MacMahon
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.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Batman
1966
as Glu Gluten (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bartender
Climax!
1954
as Detective
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Naked City
1958
as Mike Parker
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Chick
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Member of Bar Association (uncredited)
Father Knows Best
1954
as Bick Norton
Route 66
1960
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Defenders
1961
as District Attorney
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Benny Grew / Lieutenant Waldo / Gibson
Sugarfoot
1957
as Cornelius Cameron
Family Affair
1966
Lights Out
1949
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Rick Vega
Bronco
1958
as Marshal Tom Merrick
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Capt. Hodges
The Alaskans
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962
as Agnes' Father
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Detective Stillman
New York Confidential
1959
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970
Mr. Broadway
1964
Movies (80)
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Detective
The Swinger
1966
as Detective Sergeant Hooker
The Detective
1968
as Capt. Tom Farrell
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Public Wedding
1937
as Reporter
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Mugsy
My Favorite Wife
1940
as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
1940
as Bud Wildhack
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
Detective Story
1951
as Lt. Monaghan
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
as O.K. Merritt
Kid Galahad
1937
as Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Horace MacMahon
Exclusive
1937
as Beak McArdle
My Sister Eileen
1955
as Police Officer Lonigan
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Sergeant Monty Maizel
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Irving
Beau James
1957
as Prosecutor
Come Live with Me
1941
as Taxi Driver
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Gus
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
as Capt. Riley
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1940
as Foreman
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)
Fast Company
1938
as Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
Pirates of the Skies
1939
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mullen
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Philadelphia
Fast Company
1953
as 'Two Pair' Buford
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Gurk
Federal Man-Hunt
1938
as Snuffy Deegan
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Rocky Simpson (uncredited)
Champ for a Day
1953
as Sam Benton
Man in the Dark
1953
as Arnie
Sabotage
1939
as Art Kruger
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Hood (Uncredited)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
1940
as Bugs
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
When G-Men Step In
1938
as Jennings
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Foghorn Murphy
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Fingers Flint
Big Town Czar
1939
as Punchy
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
as Pierson
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
I Was a Convict
1939
as Missouri Smith
Rookies on Parade
1941
as Tiger Brannigan
Navy Blues
1937
as Gateleg
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as Truck Driver
Timber Queen
1944
as Rodney
Jail House Blues
1942
as Swifty
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as Larry Carson
Gangs of Chicago
1940
as Cry-Baby
The Wrong Road
1937
as Blackie Clayton
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Bartsch
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938
as Max Hooker
Ladies in Distress
1938
as 2nd Thug
The Marines Fly High
1940
as Sgt. Monk O'Hara
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Wolf
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Hank Bremmer
Texas Lady
1955
as Stringer Winfield
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948
as Looie
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Slugger Mears
King of the Newsboys
1938
as Lockjaw
Pride of the Navy
1939
as Gloomey Kelly
She Married a Cop
1939
as Joe Nash
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
as 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959
as Mike Crowley
The Officer's Mess
1935
as Soldier (uncredited)
Laugh It Off
1939
as Phil Ferrranti
The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena
1964
as Self - Host / Self - Narrator
The Stork Pays Off
1941
as Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle
Run To Daylight
1964
as Narrator
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
as Brains
A Girl with Ideas
1937
as Al
Wanted by the Police
1938
as Russo's Chief Henchman
About Horace McMahon
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. McM… With 110 credits spanning from 1935 to 1970, Horace McMahon has appeared in 80 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Horace McMahon Movies
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) — as Detective
- The Swinger (1966) — as Detective Sergeant Hooker
- The Detective (1968) — as Capt. Tom Farrell
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
- Another Thin Man (1939) — as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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