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Acting

John Mahoney

Career: Active from 1982 to 2022, with a break from 2011 to 2021, busiest in 1987 and 1992 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 15
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: The Iron Giant
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Mahoney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
3.0, average 4.1
Scare
1.5, average 2.6
Adrenaline
4.0, average 4.8
Uncanny
1.8, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 9
Ensemble Cast 6
Social Commentary 4
Political Intrigue 4
Moral Ambiguity 4
Moral Dilemma 2
Psychological Drama 2
New York Setting 2
Quirky Characters 2
Situational Humor 2
Dysfunctional Family Dynamics 2
Political Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 56

Thanks

Flipped

63

as Chet Duncan

Hot in Cleveland

70

TV show · as Roy / Self

$#*! My Dad Says

34

TV show · as Lt. Col. Wally Durham

2000s

15 titles · average score 62

In Treatment

77

TV show · as Walter Barnett

Dan in Real Life

66

as Poppy

Burn Notice

80

TV show · as Management

The Groomsmen

54

as Paulie's Dad (uncredited)

Kronk's New Groove

28

as Papi (voice)

Fathers and Sons

54

as Gene

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

81

as Martin Crane

Atlantis: Milo's Return

46

as Whitmore (voice)

Foyle's War

83

TV show · as Andrew Del Mar

Almost Salinas

45

as Max Harris

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

59

as Preston Whitmore (voice)

Teacher's Pet

66

TV show

1990s

28 titles · average score 66

The Iron Giant

87

as General Rogard (voice)

Primal Fear

71

as Shaughnessy

She's the One

54

as Mr. Fitzpatrick

Mariette in Ecstasy

as Dr. Claude Baptiste

The Hudsucker Proxy

65

as Chief

Frasier

85

TV show · as Martin Crane

In the Line of Fire

79

as Sam Campagna

The Human Factor

TV show · as Dr. Alec McMurtry

Barton Fink

79

as W.P. Mayhew

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

as Jimmy Burke

The Russia House

65

as Brady

The Image

54

as Irv Mickelson

1980s

25 titles · average score 67

Say Anything...

83

as James Court

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (voice)

Frantic

70

as Williams

Eight Men Out

75

as Kid Gleason

Betrayed

47

as Shorty

Moonstruck

80

as Perry

The Hustler of Money

as Eddie

The House of Blue Leaves

as Artie Shaughnessy

Tin Men

72

as Moe Adams

Suspect

62

as Judge Matthew Bishop Helms

The Manhattan Project

57

as Lt. Col. Conroy

Chicago Story

TV show

1970s

1 title · average score 69

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Paul Newman / Fast Eddie (uncredited)