John Mahon (actor)
John Mahon | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Patrick Mahon[1] February 3, 1938 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2020 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Scranton |
| Occupation | Film, stage and television actor |
| Years active | 1973–2020 |
| Children | 2[1] |
John Patrick Mahon (February 3, 1938[2] – May 3, 2020) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing "Captain Gillette" in the 2007 film Zodiac.[3]
Life and career[]
Mahon was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[2] the son of an attorney.[4] He attended at University of Scranton, where Mahon had studied about classical languages, in which he also studied about the English literature.[2] At the age of 12, he contracted polio, in which Mahon he was paralyzed, with not having full recovering on his left arm, in 1950.[1][2] Mahon then met playwright, Jason Miller.[5]
With Miller, Mahon was suggested to audition on stage plays at the Marywood University.[5] After graduating from University of Scranton, he went into a train, in which Mahon was moving to New York City.[5] He began his career in 1973, where Mahon appeared in the film The Exorcist.[2][5] Mahon was nominated for a New York Drama Critics Award in the category Best Actor, for his performance in the play Nobody Hears a Broken Drum, in 1971.[2] He continued his career, where Mahon directed on plays, with also performing on plays, which includes, King Richard III, in which starred Al Pacino.[3][6]
In his film and television career, Mahon guest-starred in numerous television programs, Frasier, Cagney & Lacey, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (7 episodes), Just Shoot Me!, Jake and the Fatman, Steambath, Knots Landing, Generations, The X-Files, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Diagnosis: Murder, Hunter and The Rockford Files.[1][2][3] He also co-starred and appeared in films, such as, The People Under the Stairs, One False Move, Bad Influence, L.A. Confidential, The Couch Trip, Armageddon, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Zodiac.[3][1][2] In 1995, Mahon played the role of the "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs" in the film The American President.[4]
In 2014, Mahon wrote a memoir, titled, A Life of Make Believe: From Paralysis to Hollywood, in which was about his life and career.[2][5]
Death[]
Mahon died in May 2020 of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 82.[1][2][3][7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Rico, Klaritza (May 18, 2020). "'L.A. Confidential' and 'Zodiac' Actor John Patrick Mahon Dies at 82". Variety. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Barnes, Mike (May 19, 2020). "John Mahon, Character Actor Who Overcame Polio, Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Evans, Greg (May 20, 2020). "John Mahon Dies: 'The Exorcist', 'L.A. Confidential' Actor Was 82". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mahon in Role". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. February 21, 1995. p. 7. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "From Paralysis to Hollywood: John Mahon '60". Scranton Journal. 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Eder, Richard (June 15, 1979). "Drama: Al Pacino Plays Richard III". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Michallon, Clémence (May 20, 2020). "John Mahon death: The Exorcist and LA Confidential actor dies aged 82". The Independent. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
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- 21st-century American male actors
- American theatre directors
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