Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Acting

Birthday

1906/05/17

Day of death

1971/08/17 (65 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Also know 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 S...Read more

Acting
Detective Story
7.0

(1951) Detective Story

as Lt. Monaghan

Secrets of a Nurse
3.0

(1938) Secrets of a Nurse

as Larry Carson

Come Live with Me
6.9

(1941) Come Live with Me

as Taxi Driver

Blackboard Jungle
6.9

(1955) Blackboard Jungle

as Detective

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
5.5

(1953) Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as Mugsy

The Detective
6.0

(1968) The Detective

as Capt. Tom Farrell

The Delicate Delinquent
6.4

(1957) The Delicate Delinquent

as Capt. Riley

Man in the Dark
5.9

(1953) Man in the Dark

as Arnie

Susan Slept Here
6.1

(1954) Susan Slept Here

as Sergeant Monty Maizel

The Crowd Roars
6.5

(1938) The Crowd Roars

as Rocky Simpson (uncredited)

Birth of the Blues
5.3

(1941) Birth of the Blues

as Wolf

The Swinger
5.4

(1966) The Swinger

as Detective Sergeant Hooker

My Sister Eileen
6.5

(1955) My Sister Eileen

as Police Officer Lonigan

Lady Scarface
5.1

(1941) Lady Scarface

as Mullen

Waterfront at Midnight
4.0

(1948) Waterfront at Midnight

as Hank Bremmer

Tenth Avenue Kid
5.0

(1938) Tenth Avenue Kid

as Max Hooker

Kid Galahad
6.9

(1937) Kid Galahad

as Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)

Jail House Blues
0.0

(1942) Jail House Blues

as Swifty

Texas Lady
5.4

(1955) Texas Lady

as Stringer Winfield

Duffy of San Quentin
6.0

(1954) Duffy of San Quentin

as Pierson

Sergeant Madden
6.0

(1939) Sergeant Madden

as Philadelphia

The Wrong Road
4.3

(1937) The Wrong Road

as Blackie Clayton

Never Steal Anything Small
8.0

(1959) Never Steal Anything Small

as O.K. Merritt

Navy Blues
5.0

(1937) Navy Blues

as Gateleg

Exclusive
6.0

(1937) Exclusive

as Beak McArdle

Federal Man-Hunt
6.2

(1938) Federal Man-Hunt

as Snuffy Deegan

Fast Company
5.4

(1938) Fast Company

as Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)

King of the Newsboys
6.0

(1938) King of the Newsboys

as Lockjaw

Newsboys' Home
6.0

(1938) Newsboys' Home

as Bartsch

Wanted by the Police
6.0

(1938) Wanted by the Police

as Russo's Chief Henchman

The Marines Fly High
5.5

(1940) The Marines Fly High

as Sgt. Monk O'Hara

They Gave Him a Gun
6.2

(1937) They Gave Him a Gun

as Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Public Wedding
5.7

(1937) Public Wedding

as Reporter

Pirates of the Skies
0.0

(1939) Pirates of the Skies

as ---

Calling Dr. Kildare
6.1

(1939) Calling Dr. Kildare

as Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square
5.7

(1939) Rose of Washington Square

as Irving

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
5.5

(1939) The Gracie Allen Murder Case

as Gus

Another Thin Man
7.1

(1939) Another Thin Man

as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother
7.1

(1939) Bachelor Mother

as Dance Floor Official (uncredited)

That's Right – You're Wrong
5.7

(1939) That's Right – You're Wrong

as Hood (Uncredited)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
6.0

(1940) I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

as Bugs

Gangs of Chicago
5.3

(1940) Gangs of Chicago

as Cry-Baby

She Married a Cop
5.0

(1939) She Married a Cop

as Joe Nash

When G-Men Step In
6.0

(1938) When G-Men Step In

as Jennings

Stage Door Canteen
6.1

(1943) Stage Door Canteen

as Horace MacMahon

Ladies in Distress
0.0

(1938) Ladies in Distress

as 2nd Thug

0.0

(1939) Pride of the Navy

as Gloomey Kelly

5.0

(1939) I Was a Convict

as Missouri Smith

The Stork Pays Off
0.0

(1941) The Stork Pays Off

as Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle

Rookies on Parade
0.0

(1941) Rookies on Parade

as Tiger Brannigan

The Leather Pushers
0.0

(1940) The Leather Pushers

as Slugger Mears

Buy Me That Town
6.0

(1941) Buy Me That Town

as Fingers Flint

We Who Are Young
5.8

(1940) We Who Are Young

as Foreman

The Officer's Mess
0.0

(1935) The Officer's Mess

as Soldier (uncredited)

Timber Queen
5.7

(1944) Timber Queen

as Rodney

A Girl with Ideas
0.0

(1937) A Girl with Ideas

as Al

My Favorite Wife
6.9

(1940) My Favorite Wife

as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
5.3

(1940) The Golden Fleecing

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
6.0

(1940) Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Foghorn Murphy

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8

(1940) Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
4.8

(1940) Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

as J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy

Dangerous Blondes
6.0

(1943) Dangerous Blondes

as Hoodlum (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison
6.0

(1940) Millionaires in Prison

as Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)

Melody Ranch
5.5

(1940) Melody Ranch

as Bud Wildhack

2.0

(1939) Laugh It Off

as Phil Ferrranti

Broadway Musketeers
4.3

(1938) Broadway Musketeers

as Gurk

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
5.8

(1943) Good Luck, Mr. Yates

as Truck Driver

Sabotage
7.0

(1939) Sabotage

as Art Kruger

Big Town Czar
0.0

(1939) Big Town Czar

as Punchy

Run To Daylight
0.0

(1964) Run To Daylight

as Narrator

What Makes Sammy Run?
7.0

(1959) What Makes Sammy Run?

as Mike Crowley

Champ for a Day
6.0

(1953) Champ for a Day

as Sam Benton

5.7

(1940) Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

as 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber

Beau James
5.7

(1957) Beau James

as Prosecutor

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
6.0

(1948) Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

as Looie

Marie Antoinette
6.4

(1938) Marie Antoinette

as Rabblerouser (uncredited)

Fast Company
7.0

(1953) Fast Company

as 'Two Pair' Buford

The Ghost Comes Home
5.0

(1940) The Ghost Comes Home

as Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

Family Affair
6.6

(1966) Family Affair

as ---

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as ---

Bourbon Street Beat
5.0

(1959) Bourbon Street Beat

as ---

Batman
7.3

(1966) Batman

as Glu Gluten (uncredited)

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Lt. Michael 'Mike' Parker

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Bartender

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Capt. Hodges

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Martin Kane, Private Eye
5.0

(1949) Martin Kane, Private Eye

as ---

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Detective

5.0

(1970) Make Room for Granddaddy

as ---

Bronco
4.8

(1958) Bronco

as ---

The Alaskans
5.5

(1959) The Alaskans

as ---

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Cornelius Cameron

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as ---

New York Confidential
0.0

(1959) New York Confidential

as ---

Tales of Tomorrow
6.0

(1951) Tales of Tomorrow

as ---

Lights Out
5.3

(1949) Lights Out

as ---

0.0

(1964) Mr. Broadway

as ---

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as District Attorney

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as Benny Grew

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as ---

Father Knows Best
6.6

(1954) Father Knows Best

as Bick Norton

The Red Skelton Show
7.4

(1951) The Red Skelton Show

as Member of Bar Association (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Chick

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as Lieutenant Waldo

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
5.0

(1962) Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

as Agnes' Father

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Rick Vega

The Lone Wolf
7.0

(1954) The Lone Wolf

as Detective Stillman