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John Mahoney

John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an actor best known for playing Martin Crane (Marty) in the popular TV show Frasier.

Born in Blackpool, England and moved to the United States as a youth. He studied at Quincy University, Illinois before joining the United States Army.

He made his film debut in 1960, and has played supporting roles in such films as Suspect and Moonstruck (both 1987), Frantic (1988), Barton Fink (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), and Primal Fear (1996). He also provided the voices for several characters in the animated film Antz (1998).

He appeared in Frasier from its inception in 1993, until the final episode in 2004, and received Emmy and Golden Globe award nominations for this role.

Mahoney also appeareed in an episode of Cheers as an inept jingle writer, including a breif conversation with Frasier, whos father he would later play.

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