RIP, John Mahoney

[chiver78]

John Mahoney, the gravel-voiced, Tony Award-winning, British-born actor who came to embody all-American grass-roots fatherhood on the hit sitcom “Frasier,” died on Sunday in Chicago. He was 77.



The death, in a hospital, was confirmed by Paul Martino, his longtime manager, who did not specify the cause.

Mr. Mahoney was trained at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and worked frequently onstage. But he was best known as Martin Crane, the blue-collar father of two painfully pretentious white-collar sons on “Frasier,” seen on NBC from 1993 to 2004.



While Frasier and Niles Crane, both psychiatrists, worried about wine vintages, cappuccino bars and opening nights, Marty, a retired police officer, cherished his dog, his duct-tape-accented recliner chair and the solid values of his generation. Once, when his younger son declared a certain restaurant’s cuisine “to die for,” Marty corrected him. “Niles, your country and your family are to die for,” he said. “Food is to eat.”



Mr. Mahoney received two Emmy nominations for the role.



His Tony Award, for best featured actor in a play, honored his performance as Artie Shaughnessy, a Queens zookeeper who dreams of being a songwriter, in the 1986 Broadway revival of John Guare’s “The House of Blue Leaves.”

[Tennesseer]

He was eleven years older than me.  I thought he was at least 20 plus years older.  I have no concept as to how old I really am.

Never watched Frasier but I heard Mahoney was a good guy and well liked.  One cannot ask for more.

[Jaguar]

Go Well

Frasier was my mum's fave show along with Mad About You, she watched those shows every week.

[Deleted]

Frasier was my favorite sitcom and he was a big reason why, him, Grammer and Hyde Pierce were hilarious together.  Goodbye John.

[NastyWoman]

Feb 6, 2018 20:21:56 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

He was eleven years older than me.  I thought he was at least 20 plus years older.  I have no concept as to how old I really am.

Never watched Frasier but I heard Mahoney was a good guy and well liked.  One cannot ask for more.

Young, you are very young! Just ask TheOtherMe, she'll agree with me 

[NoNamePerson]

Feb 6, 2018 23:05:31 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

Feb 6, 2018 20:21:56 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

He was eleven years older than me.  I thought he was at least 20 plus years older.  I have no concept as to how old I really am.

Never watched Frasier but I heard Mahoney was a good guy and well liked.  One cannot ask for more.

Young, you are very young! Just ask TheOtherMe , she'll agree with me 

You could ask me too!!!

But R.I.P  I remember him in other things long before Frasier but loved him in Frasier. He made the show!!

[Waffle]

I still love Frasier. It's available on CBS all access for anyone who has that. I watched several episodes a few weeks ago.

RIP

[NoNamePerson]

Feb 7, 2018 13:39:31 GMT -5 Waffle said:

I still love Frasier. It's available on CBS all access for anyone who has that. I watched several episodes a few weeks ago.

RIP

I get it on some channel called Cozi here and will watch on occasion. Still funny after all these years.  

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

One of my favorite episodes is where the chair gets damage and Frasier is calling everywhere to get it fixed but the pattern was considered so awful the company only managed to sell one chair. .. his.

[chiver78]

oh wow, I totally remember that one. lol...

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Another favorite

[MJ2.0]

noooooo Marty Crane!!!!!

Frasier is one of my all-time favorite shows and he was amazing in it.  I hope he didn't suffer much.

[MarleyKeezy78]

I loved him as Martin Crane!!! I still watch Fraiser on Netflix quite often. R.I.P. kind sir