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Horace McMahon was an American actor. He was one of Hollywood's favorite heavies.
Born
Thursday, 17 May 1906
Died
Tuesday, 17 August 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Detective | Farrell / Capt. Tom Farrell | 1968 |
| The Swinger | Detective Sergeant Hooker | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Mr. McAlister | 1966 |
| Hawk | Anton Bick | 1966 |
| Batman | Glu Gluten | 1966 |
| For the People | Warden Herrick | 1965 |
| Mr. Broadway | Hank McClure | 1964 |
| Run to Daylight | Narrator | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Agnes' Father / Self - Agnes' Father / Self | 1962 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Detective | Farrell / Capt. Tom Farrell | 1968 |
| The Swinger | Detective Sergeant Hooker | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Mr. McAlister | 1966 |
| Hawk | Anton Bick | 1966 |
| Batman | Glu Gluten | 1966 |
| For the People | Warden Herrick | 1965 |
| Mr. Broadway | Hank McClure | 1964 |
| Run to Daylight | Narrator | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Agnes' Father / Self - Agnes' Father / Self | 1962 |
| The Defenders | District Attorney | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Harry Fenton | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Joe | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Georges | 1959 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | George Talbot | 1959 |
| The Alaskans | Tim Carstairs | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Bartender | 1959 |
| Sunday Showcase | Mike Crowley | 1959 |
| Never Steal Anything Small | O. K. Merritt / O.K. Merritt | 1959 |
| New York Confidential | Canelli | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Ed Silva | 1958 |
| Naked City | Lt. Michael 'Mike' Parker / Lt. Mike Parker / Det Lt. Michael 'Mike' Parker / Det. Lt. Michael 'Mike' Parker / Chief | 1958 |
| Bronco | Marshal Tom Merrick | 1958 |
| Suspicion | Captain Grogan | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Cornelius Cameron | 1957 |
| Beau James | Prosecutor | 1957 |
| The Delicate Delinquent | Capt. Riley / Police Captain Riley | 1957 |
| Texas Lady | Stringer Winfield | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Rick Vega | 1955 |
| I Spy | Ballard | 1955 |
| My Sister Eileen | Police Officer Lonigan | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Pappy Morgan / Detective Sullivan | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Swifty Stone | 1955 |
| Blackboard Jungle | Detective | 1955 |
| Star Tonight | Tin Roof | 1955 |
| Climax! | Detective | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Bick Norton | 1954 |
| Susan Slept Here | Sergeant Monty Maizel | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Detective Stillman | 1954 |
| Duffy of San Quentin | Pierson | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Max Hodge | 1954 |
| Ponds Theater | (as Horace MacMahon) | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Horace | 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 | 1953 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Joe Phillips | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Lieutenant Waldo / Lieutenant John Harmon / (as Horace MacMahon) / Benny Grew / Gibson | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Chick | 1952 |
| Detective Story | Lt. Monaghan | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | (as Horace MacMahon) | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Self / Member of Bar Association | 1951 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | Lieutenant Max Winters | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Capt. Hodges | 1950 |
| Treasury Men in Action | Joe | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | (as Horace MacMahon) | 1950 |
| Martin Kane | Capt. Willis | 1949 |
| Studio One | Giant Rooter | 1948 |
| The Return of October | Big Louie | 1948 |
| Waterfront at Midnight | Hank Bremmer | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Lefty | 1948 |
| Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad | Looie | 1948 |
| 13 Rue Madeleine | Burglary Instructor | 1947 |
| Lights Out | (as Horace MacMahon) | 1946 |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster | Maxie Sharkey | 1944 |
| The Navy Way | Sailor Saxon | 1944 |
| Timber Queen | Rodney | 1944 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Hoodlum | 1943 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Truck Driver | 1943 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Horace MacMahon | 1943 |
| Jail House Blues | Swifty | 1942 |
| Birth of the Oases | Wolf | 1941 |
| Birth of the Blues | Wolf | 1941 |
| The Stork Pays Off | 'Ears-to-the-Ground' Hinkle / Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle | 1941 |
| Buy Me That Town | Fingers Flint | 1941 |
| Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Jarod 'Foghorn' Murphy | 1941 |
| Lady Scarface | Mullen | 1941 |
| Rookies on Parade | Tiger Brannigan | 1941 |
| Come Live with Me | Taxi Driver | 1941 |
| Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Foghorn Murphy | 1940 |
| Melody Ranch | Bud Wildhack | 1940 |
| The Bride Wore Crutches | Brains | 1940 |
| The Leather Pushers | Slugger Mears | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Foghorn Murphy | 1940 |
| Margie | Detective | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Process Server | 1940 |
| We Who Are Young | Foreman | 1940 |
| Millionaires in Prison | Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield (as Horace MacMahon) / Sylvester Odgen 'SOS' Schofield | 1940 |
| Gangs of Chicago | Cry-Baby | 1940 |
| My Favorite Wife | Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen | 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 | 1940 |
| The Marines Fly High | Sgt. Monk O'Hara | 1940 |
| Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! | 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber | 1940 |
| Laugh It Off | Phil Ferrranti | 1939 |
| That's Right - You're Wrong | Hood / Hood (Uncredited) | 1939 |
| Another Thin Man | MacFay's Chauffeur | 1939 |
| Sabotage | Art Kruger | 1939 |
| Quick Millions | Floyd 'Bat' Douglas | 1939 |
| She Married a Cop | Joe Nash | 1939 |
| Bachelor Mother | Dance Floor Official | 1939 |
| 6, 000 Enemies | Prisoner Boxcar | 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 | 1939 |
| For Love or Money | Dead Eyes | 1939 |
| Sergeant Madden | Philadelphia | 1939 |
| I Was a Convict | Missouri Smith | 1939 |
| Pride of the Navy | Gloomey Kelly | 1939 |
| Pirates of the Skies | Henchman Artie | 1939 |
| Federal Man-Hunt | Snuffy Deegan | 1938 |
| Newsboys' Home | Bartsch | 1938 |
| Secrets of a Nurse | Larry Carson | 1938 |
| Broadway Musketeers | Gurk, Vince's Henchman / Gurk | 1938 |
| Wanted by the Police | Russo's Chief Henchman | 1938 |
| Marie Antoinette | Rabblerouser | 1938 |
| I Am the Law | Prisoner | 1938 |
| 10th Ave Kid | Max Hooker | 1938 |
| The Crowd Roars | Rocky Simpson | 1938 |
| Fast Company | Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon) / Danny Scolado | 1938 |
| Ladies in Distress | 2nd Thug | 1938 |
| Come Across | Harry 'Sheep' Bones - Wounded Gang Member | 1938 |
| King of the Newsboys | Lockjaw | 1938 |
| When G-Men Step In | Jennings | 1938 |
| Paid to Dance | LaRue | 1937 |
| The Last Gangster | Limpy | 1937 |
| A Girl with Ideas | Al | 1937 |
| The Wrong Road | Blackie Clayton | 1937 |
| Bad Guy | Malone the Informer | 1937 |
| Soak the Poor | Hood | 1937 |
| Exclusive | Beak McArdle | 1937 |
| Public Wedding | Reporter | 1937 |
| Kid Galahad | Reporter at Press Conference | 1937 |
| They Gave Him a Gun | Prison Inmate | 1937 |
| Navy Blues | Gateleg | 1937 |
| Bulldog Edition | Horace Boyd | 1936 |
| The Officer's Mess | Soldier | 1935 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor | Nominated |
