Cast
Horace McMahon
Acting
Cast
Horace McMahon
Known for
Acting
Born
1906-05-17
From
South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Died
1971-08-17
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. 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.
★7.0
MOVIE1940
My Favorite Wife
as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1938
Marie Antoinette
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1954
Susan Slept Here
as Sergeant Monty Maizel
★5.7
MOVIE1955
Texas Lady
as Stringer Winfield
★6.6
MOVIE1955
My Sister Eileen
as Police Officer Lonigan
★7.1
MOVIE1951
Detective Story
as Lt. Monaghan
★7.1
MOVIE1939
Another Thin Man
as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1937
Kid Galahad
as Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
★9.0
MOVIE1942
Jail House Blues
as Swifty
★5.9
MOVIE1968
The Detective
as Capt. Tom Farrell
★5.7
MOVIE1940
The Ghost Comes Home
as Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1941
Come Live with Me
as Taxi Driver
★5.3
MOVIE1966
The Swinger
as Detective Sergeant Hooker
★6.9
MOVIE1955
Blackboard Jungle
as Detective
★6.7
MOVIE1937
They Gave Him a Gun
as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
★5.4
MOVIE1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Mugsy
★6.5
MOVIE1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Truck Driver
★6.3
MOVIE1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Gus
★6.3
MOVIE1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Horace MacMahon
★5.4
MOVIE1957
Beau James
as Prosecutor
★6.3
MOVIE1943
Dangerous Blondes
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1939
Laugh It Off
as Phil Ferrranti
★6.7
MOVIE1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Foghorn Murphy
★6.3
MOVIE1940
We Who Are Young
as Foreman
★4.8
MOVIE1938
King of the Newsboys
as Lockjaw
★6.2
MOVIE1941
Birth of the Blues
as Wolf
★4.8
MOVIE1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Fog Horn
★6.7
MOVIE1939
Rose of Washington Square
as Irving
MOVIE1964
The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena
as Self - Host / Self - Narrator
★6.1
MOVIE1940
Millionaires in Prison
as Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)
★5.4
MOVIE1941
Lady Scarface
as Mullen
★7.5
MOVIE1939
Sergeant Madden
as Philadelphia
★7.0
MOVIE1940
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
as Bugs
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1940
Melody Ranch
as Bud Wildhack
★5.5
MOVIE1938
Secrets of a Nurse
as Larry Carson
★7.0
MOVIE1938
The Crowd Roars
as Rocky Simpson (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1953
Man in the Dark
as Arnie
★7.0
MOVIE1953
Champ for a Day
as Sam Benton
★7.0
MOVIE1948
Waterfront at Midnight
as Hank Bremmer
★5.9
MOVIE1940
The Golden Fleecing
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
★7.2
MOVIE1939
Bachelor Mother
as Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1941
Rookies on Parade
as Tiger Brannigan
MOVIE1964
Run To Daylight
as Narrator
★6.3
MOVIE1941
Buy Me That Town
as Fingers Flint
★6.6
MOVIE1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1938
Wanted by the Police
as Russo's Chief Henchman
★6.3
MOVIE1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Hood (Uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1940
Gangs of Chicago
as Cry-Baby
★6.6
MOVIE1939
Sabotage
as Art Kruger
★7.0
MOVIE1940
The Bride Wore Crutches
as Brains
★4.8
MOVIE1937
The Wrong Road
as Blackie Clayton
★9.0
MOVIE1939
Pirates of the Skies
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Ladies in Distress
as 2nd Thug
★6.4
MOVIE1957
The Delicate Delinquent
as Capt. Riley
★6.8
MOVIE1954
Duffy of San Quentin
as Pierson
★6.0
MOVIE1944
Timber Queen
as Rodney
★5.4
MOVIE1938
Fast Company
as Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
★4.4
MOVIE1938
Broadway Musketeers
as Gurk
★9.0
MOVIE1937
A Girl with Ideas
as Al
★7.5
MOVIE1938
Federal Man-Hunt
as Snuffy Deegan
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Newsboys' Home
as Bartsch
★7.0
MOVIE1939
Big Town Czar
as Punchy
★8.2
MOVIE1959
Never Steal Anything Small
as O.K. Merritt
★8.0
MOVIE1940
The Leather Pushers
as Slugger Mears
★6.0
MOVIE1937
Public Wedding
as Reporter
★7.0
MOVIE1937
Exclusive
as Beak McArdle
★6.0
MOVIE1937
Navy Blues
as Gateleg
★7.0
MOVIE1939
Pride of the Navy
as Gloomey Kelly
★7.0
MOVIE1938
When G-Men Step In
as Jennings
★8.0
MOVIE1948
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
as Looie
★7.0
MOVIE1959
What Makes Sammy Run?
as Mike Crowley
★6.8
MOVIE1939
She Married a Cop
as Joe Nash
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
as 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber
★5.3
MOVIE1940
The Marines Fly High
as Sgt. Monk O'Hara
★7.5
MOVIE1953
Fast Company
as 'Two Pair' Buford
★6.3
MOVIE1941
The Stork Pays Off
as Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle
★7.5
MOVIE1938
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Max Hooker
★10.0
MOVIE1935
The Officer's Mess
as Soldier (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1939
I Was a Convict
as Missouri Smith