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Lugar y fecha de nacimiento. John Mahoney (1940 - ) Actor Born: June 20, 1940, Manchester, England Education: Quincy College, IL; Western Illinois University (English) A versatile and prolific character actor of stage, film and TV, Mahoney has been particularly convincing as charming drunks, seasoned cops and sinister professionals. The British native came to the US after graduating from high school, served in the army and worked for several years as an English teacher and editor before pursuing an acting career at the age of 37. A veteran of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, Mahoney appeared in the world premiere of David Mamet The Water Engine (1977) and gained fame on Broadway as the melancholy zoo-keeper in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves (1986), which he reprised for PBS. Among Mahoney's other theatrical vehicles were The Hothouse, Muerte de un Viajante y Orphans. The distinguished, gray-haired actor made his film debut in MISSION HILL (1982), but is best-remembered as the champion aluminum siding salesman who suffers a heart attack (and a change of heart) in Barry Levinson TIN MEN (1987) and as the philandering communications professor who befriends Olympia Dukakis in HECHIZO DE LUNA (1987). He also gave a sharp performance as a Faulkner-like alcoholic screenwriter en la película de los hermanos Ethan y Joel Coen BARTON FINK (1991). Mahoney continued to provide sturdy support (and a strong police presence) in two 1993 films, as a Secret Service superior of Clint Eastwood in EN LA LÍNEA DE FUEGO (1993) and as Bruce Willis cop dad in ZONA DE IMPACTO (1993). Among his scores of other big-screen credits are GENERACIÓN X (1994) and EL GRAN SALTO (1994), MI QUERIDO PRESIDENTE (1995), the thriller LA VERDAD DESNUDA (1996) and the romantic comedy ELLA ES! (1996). A familiar face on TV, Mahoney was a regular in the short-lived shows Chicago Story (NBC, 1982), H. E. L. P. (ABC, 1990) y El Factor Humano (CBS, 1992). He has made appearances in some 20 TV-movies and miniseries. Mahoney scored a hit as the retired policeman father of Cheers alumnus Dr. Frasier Crane on the series Frasier (NBC, 1993- ).
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