Portrait of Horace McMahon

Acting

Horace McMahon

Career

Active from 1935 to 1968, busiest in 1938 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Detective Story
Detective Story
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Horace McMahon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

105
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 58
The Detective
The Detective (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

as Capt. Tom Farrell

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Glu Gluten (uncredited)

The Swinger
The Swinger (1966)
GoodWatch score 52

as Detective Sergeant Hooker

Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Mr. Broadway
Mr. Broadway (1964)

TV show

Run To Daylight
Run To Daylight (1964)

as Narrator

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine (1962)

TV show ยท as Agnes' Father

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as District Attorney

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

33 titles ยท average score 63
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Bartender

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mike Parker

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Capt. Riley

Texas Lady
Texas Lady (1955)
GoodWatch score 41

as Stringer Winfield

Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sergeant Monty Maizel

Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Bick Norton

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Detective

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mugsy

Man in the Dark
Man in the Dark (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

as Arnie

Detective Story
Detective Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lt. Monaghan

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Member of Bar Association (uncredited)

1940s

30 titles ยท average score 59
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949)

TV show

Lights Out
Lights Out (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Waterfront at Midnight
Waterfront at Midnight (1948)

as Hank Bremmer

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Horace MacMahon

Jail House Blues
Jail House Blues (1942)

as Swifty

The Stork Pays Off
The Stork Pays Off (1941)

as Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle

Come Live with Me
Come Live with Me (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Taxi Driver

The Marines Fly High
The Marines Fly High (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sgt. Monk O'Hara

My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)

The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers (1940)

as Slugger Mears

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (1940)

as 'Lefty' Hodges - Bank Robber

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
GoodWatch score 42

as Fog Horn

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 63
She Married a Cop
She Married a Cop (1939)

as Joe Nash

Pride of the Navy
Pride of the Navy (1939)

as Gloomey Kelly

I Was a Convict
I Was a Convict (1939)

as Missouri Smith

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)

King of the Newsboys
King of the Newsboys (1938)

as Lockjaw

Secrets of a Nurse
Secrets of a Nurse (1938)

as Larry Carson

Federal Man-Hunt
Federal Man-Hunt (1938)

as Snuffy Deegan

Tenth Avenue Kid
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)

as Max Hooker

The Wrong Road
The Wrong Road (1937)
GoodWatch score 50

as Blackie Clayton

Exclusive
Exclusive (1937)

as Beak McArdle

Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1937)

as Gateleg

The Officer's Mess
The Officer's Mess (1935)

as Soldier (uncredited)