Personal Info
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1906-05-17 (119 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Also Known For
Horace MacMahon
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 S ...
Known For
Acting
1968 --
The Detective
| Capt. Tom Farrell
1966 --
The Swinger
| Detective Sergeant Hooker
1964 --
Run To Daylight
| Narrator
1959 --
What Makes Sammy Run?
| Mike Crowley
1959 --
Never Steal Anything Small
| O.K. Merritt
1957 --
Beau James
| Prosecutor
1957 --
The Delicate Delinquent
| Capt. Riley
1955 --
Texas Lady
| Stringer Winfield
1955 --
My Sister Eileen
| Police Officer Lonigan
1955 --
Blackboard Jungle
| Detective
1954 --
Susan Slept Here
| Sergeant Monty Maizel
1954 --
Duffy of San Quentin
| Pierson
1953 --
Champ for a Day
| Sam Benton
1953 --
Fast Company
| 'Two Pair' Buford
1953 --
Man in the Dark
| Arnie
1953 --
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
| Mugsy
1951 --
Detective Story
| Lt. Monaghan
1948 --
Waterfront at Midnight
| Hank Bremmer
1948 --
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
| Looie
1944 --
Timber Queen
| Rodney
1943 --
Dangerous Blondes
| Hoodlum (uncredited)
1943 --
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
| Truck Driver
1943 --
Stage Door Canteen
| Horace MacMahon
1942 --
Jail House Blues
| Swifty
1941 --
Birth of the Blues
| Wolf
1941 --
The Stork Pays Off
| Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle
1941 --
Buy Me That Town
| Fingers Flint
1941 --
Lady Scarface
| Mullen
1941 --
Rookies on Parade
| Tiger Brannigan
1941 --
Come Live with Me
| Taxi Driver
1940 --
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
| Foghorn Murphy
1940 --
Melody Ranch
| Bud Wildhack
1940 --
The Leather Pushers
| Slugger Mears
1940 --
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
| Foghorn Murphy (uncredited)
1940 --
The Golden Fleecing
| Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1940 --
We Who Are Young
| Foreman
1940 --
Millionaires in Prison
| Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon)
1940 --
Gangs of Chicago
| Cry-Baby
1940 --
My Favorite Wife
| Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)
1940 --
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
| Bugs
1940 --
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
| J. Harold 'Fog Horn' Murphy
1940 --
The Ghost Comes Home
| Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
1940 --
The Marines Fly High
| Sgt. Monk O'Hara
1940 --
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
| 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber
1939 --
Laugh It Off
| Phil Ferrranti
1939 --
That's Right – You're Wrong
| Hood (Uncredited)
1939 --
Another Thin Man
| MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1939 --
Sabotage
| Art Kruger
1939 --
She Married a Cop
| Joe Nash
1939 --
Bachelor Mother
| Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
1939 --
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
| Gus
1939 --
Rose of Washington Square
| Irving
1939 --
Big Town Czar
| Punchy
1939 --
Calling Dr. Kildare
| Fog Horn - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939 --
Sergeant Madden
| Philadelphia
1939 --
I Was a Convict
| Missouri Smith
1939 --
Pride of the Navy
| Gloomey Kelly
1939 --
Pirates of the Skies
|
1938 --
Federal Man-Hunt
| Snuffy Deegan
1938 --
Newsboys' Home
| Bartsch
1938 --
Secrets of a Nurse
| Larry Carson
1938 --
Broadway Musketeers
| Gurk
1938 --
Wanted by the Police
| Russo's Chief Henchman
1938 --
Marie Antoinette
| Rabblerouser (uncredited)
1938 --
Tenth Avenue Kid
| Max Hooker
1938 --
The Crowd Roars
| Rocky Simpson (uncredited)
1938 --
Fast Company
| Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
1938 --
Ladies in Distress
| 2nd Thug
1938 --
King of the Newsboys
| Lockjaw
1938 --
When G-Men Step In
| Jennings
1937 --
A Girl with Ideas
| Al
1937 --
The Wrong Road
| Blackie Clayton
1937 --
Exclusive
| Beak McArdle
1937 --
Public Wedding
| Reporter
1937 --
Kid Galahad
| Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
1937 --
They Gave Him a Gun
| Prison Inmate (uncredited)
1937 --
Navy Blues
| Gateleg
1935 --
The Officer's Mess
| Soldier (uncredited)