Horace McMahon

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Story, alongside Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker. McMahon also starred on television, in the ABC police series Naked City as Lt. Mike Parker, a gruff, no-nonsense, but warmhearted cop's cop, interested only in justice and doing the job according to the proper rules of the game. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for this role. In 1964, McMahon played Hank McClure, a police contact in the 13-week...

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BatmanSeries • 1966The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Climax!Series • 1954Naked CitySeries • 1958Route 66Series • 1960The DefendersSeries • 196177 Sunset StripSeries • 1958Father Knows BestSeries • 1954Family AffairSeries • 1966The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952Lights OutSeries • 1949BroncoSeries • 1958SugarfootSeries • 1957The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955Tales of TomorrowSeries • 1951Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950Bourbon Street BeatSeries • 1959The AlaskansSeries • 1959Detective StoryMovie • 1951The Lone WolfSeries • 1954Bachelor MotherMovie • 1939My Favorite WifeMovie • 1940