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Birthday
May 17, 1906
Day of Death
1971-08-17
(65 years old)
Place of Birth
South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As
Horace MacMahon
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.
Batman
The Twilight Zone
Four Star Playhouse
Climax!
The Red Skelton Show
The Defenders
Naked City
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1968
1966
1964
1959
1957
1955
1954
1953
1951
1948
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Foghorn Murphy
Melody Ranch
as Bud Wildhack
The Leather Pushers
as Slugger Mears
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
as Foreman
Millionaires in Prison
as Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)
Gangs of Chicago
as Cry-Baby
My Favorite Wife
as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
as Bugs
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy
The Ghost Comes Home
as Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High
as Sgt. Monk O'Hara
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
as 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber
1939
Laugh It Off
as Phil Ferrranti
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Hood (Uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sabotage
as Art Kruger
She Married a Cop
as Joe Nash
Bachelor Mother
as Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Gus
Rose of Washington Square
as Irving
Big Town Czar
as Punchy
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Philadelphia
I Was a Convict
as Missouri Smith
Pride of the Navy
as Gloomey Kelly
1938
Federal Man-Hunt
as Snuffy Deegan
Newsboys' Home
as Bartsch
Secrets of a Nurse
as Larry Carson
Broadway Musketeers
as Gurk
Wanted by the Police
as Russo's Chief Henchman
Marie Antoinette
as Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Max Hooker
The Crowd Roars
as Rocky Simpson (uncredited)
Fast Company
as Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
Ladies in Distress
as 2nd Thug
King of the Newsboys
as Lockjaw
When G-Men Step In
as Jennings
1937
1935
