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Horace McMahon is a Actor American born on 17 may 1906 at South Norwalk (USA)

Horace McMahon

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Nationality USA
Birth 17 may 1906 at South Norwalk (USA)
Death 17 august 1971 (at 65 years) at Norwalk (USA)

Horace McMahon (May 17, 1906 – August 17, 1971) was an American actor.

Biography

McMahon 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 was married to actress Louise Campbell from 1937 until his death in 1971, when he died from a heart ailment.

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
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Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn
(8 films)
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
(7 films)
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
(7 films)
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Horace McMahon (67 films)

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Actor

The Detective, 1h54
Directed by Gordon Douglas, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Films about terrorism, LGBT-related films, Films about capital punishment, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, William Windom
Roles Capt. Tom Farrell
Rating64% 3.246143.246143.246143.246143.24614
New York City police detective Joe Leland is called to the home of a murder victim who has been beaten to death and has had his genitals removed. Puzzled and disgusted, the police on call are left bemused, Leland holding things together with his direct, no-nonsense approach.
The Swinger, 1h21
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, Robert Coote, Yvonne Romain, Nydia Westman, Horace McMahon
Roles Detective Sergeant Hooker
Rating53% 2.6617552.6617552.6617552.6617552.661755
Kelly Olsson is an aspiring writer, but Girl-Lure magazine keeps rejecting her racy submissions. Kelly decides to show the magazine boys what they're missing. She creates a fake identity for herself, pretending that a story about a young woman's wild ways is actually about herself.
Beau James
Beau James (1957)
, 1h40
Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Political films
Actors Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith, Darren McGavin, Joe Mantell
Roles Prosecutor
Rating66% 3.3429653.3429653.3429653.3429653.342965
In 1925, New York's governor, Al Smith, persuades state senator James J. "Jimmy" Walker that the Democratic Party needs him to run for mayor of New York City. A concern on Jimmy's part is his estrangement from wife Allie, but he discovers that she is willing to go along with his political aims.
The Delicate Delinquent, 1h41
Directed by Don McGuire
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Jerry Lewis, Darren McGavin, Martha Hyer, Horace McMahon, Richard Bakalyan, Milton Frome
Roles Capt. Riley
Rating62% 3.149853.149853.149853.149853.14985
Sidney L. Pythias (Jerry Lewis), a janitor, is mistaken for a gang member and arrested along with three so-called "juvenile delinquents," Artie, Monk, and Harry.
Blackboard Jungle, 1h41
Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Sidney Poitier, Margaret Hayes, John Hoyt
Roles Detective
Rating73% 3.69543.69543.69543.69543.6954
Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) is a new teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils, led by student Gregory Miller (Sidney Poitier), frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes; he first suspects Miller, but later realizes that Artie West (Vic Morrow) is the perpetrator, and challenges him in a classroom showdown.
Texas Lady
Texas Lady (1955)
, 1h26
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Claudette Colbert, Barry Sullivan, Ray Collins, James Bell, Horace McMahon, Gregory Walcott
Roles Stringer Winfield
Rating55% 2.760952.760952.760952.760952.76095
On a riverboat, gambler Chris Mooney loses heavily to Prudence Webb, borrows another $30,000 and loses that to her, too.
My Sister Eileen, 1h48
Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Horace McMahon, Bob Fosse, Tommy Rall
Roles Police Officer Lonigan
Rating67% 3.3963453.3963453.3963453.3963453.396345
Witty Ruth and pretty Eileen Sherwood, sisters from Columbus, Ohio, relocate to New York City and settle in a rundown basement studio apartment in a Greenwich Village building owned by Papa Appopolous. Ruth aspires to be a writer, while Eileen hopes to achieve success as an actress. They become acquainted with their neighbor Ted Loomis, an athlete who lives with his fiancée Helen.
Susan Slept Here, 1h38
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Christmas films, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis, Glenda Farrell, Alvy Moore, Les Tremayne
Roles Sergeant Monty Maizel
Rating63% 3.197573.197573.197573.197573.19757
Mark Christopher (Powell) is a successful thirty-five-year-old Hollywood screenwriter who has suffered from partial writer's block since winning an Academy Award and has been unable to produce a decent script. One Christmas Eve, he receives an unexpected and very unwanted surprise present.
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, 1h17
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera, Buddy films, Venus in film
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard, Dudley Dickerson, Robert Paige, Martha Hyer
Roles Mugsy
Rating58% 2.949232.949232.949232.949232.94923
Orville (Lou Costello) is the oldest orphan at the Hideaway Orphans Home. He accidentally winds up inside a truck heading to a top-secret laboratory, where he is placed under the guidance of lab worker Lester (Bud Abbott) to help load supplies onto a rocket ship. While on board with Lester, Orville hits the ignition button and the rocket blasts off, flying across the country to New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is in progress. They exit the ship and witness "hideous creatures", which are actually costumed celebrants, and conclude that they have landed on Mars.
Fast Company, 1h7
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Howard Keel, Polly Bergen, Nina Foch, Carol Nugent, Marjorie Main, Robert Burton
Roles 'Two Pair' Buford
Rating52% 2.6243652.6243652.6243652.6243652.624365
Carol Maldon leaves New York to run her recently deceased father's stable. Rick Grayton is the trainer and jockey of her horse Gay Fleet. It is an exceptional horse, but no one yet knows Gay Fleet because it is still young. Rick has been intentionally losing races to make the horse seem inferior so that he can buy it from Carol cheaply. However, he is discovered by Mercedes, a rival stable owner, who tells Rick's plan to Carol.
Man in the Dark, 1h10
Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Nick Dennis, Horace McMahon, Ted de Corsia, William Tannen
Roles Arnie
Rating61% 3.095743.095743.095743.095743.09574
Steve Rawley is serving a 10-year prison sentence from a Christmas Eve factory robbery that netted $130,000. He is offered an immediate parole if willing to undergo an experimental procedure by Dr. Marsden, a brain surgeon.
Detective Story, 1h43
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Gladys George
Roles Lt. Monaghan
Rating74% 3.7446853.7446853.7446853.7446853.744685
The story begins with the arrest of a shoplifter (Lee Grant) and her booking at the 21st police precinct in New York City. Outside, Det. Jim McLeod (Kirk Douglas) is sharing a romantic moment with his wife Mary (Eleanor Parker), and they discuss the children they are planning to have. McLeod returns to the precinct to process a young embezzler named Arthur Kindred (Craig Hill).