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