Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Acting
🎂 1906-05-17 (65 years old at death)
✝️ 1971-08-17
📍 South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
👤 Male
🎬 76 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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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 ...
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Filmography (76 movies)

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