Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, known professionally as Jock Mahoney, was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two Western television series, The Range Rider and Yancy Derringer. He played Tarzan in two feature films and was associated in various capacities with several other Tarzan productions. He was sometimes credited as Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney.
Jock entered the University of Iowa in Iowa City and excelled at swimming and diving, but dropped out to enlist in the United States Marine Corps when World War II began. He served as a pilot, flight instructor, and war correspondent. After his discharge from the Marine Corps, Mahoney moved to Los Angeles, and for a time was a horse breeder. However, he soon became a movie stuntman, doubling for Gregory Peck, Errol Flynn, and John Wayne. Most of Mahoney's films of the late 1940s and early 1950s were produced by Columbia Pictures. Like many Columbia contract players, Mahoney worked in the studio's two-reel comedies. Beginning in 1947, he starred with the Three Stooges in their films Out West, Squareheads of the Round Table (and its remake, Knutzy Knights), Fuelin' Around, and Punchy Cowpunchers.
Beginning in 1950, Columbia management gave him starring roles in adventure serials. Mahoney contributed so much to this series that he was awarded featured billing and major supporting roles as well, first as villains and then as sympathetic characters. By 1952 Columbia was billing him as Jack Mahoney. Cowboy star Gene Autry, then working at Columbia, hired Mahoney to star in a television series. Autry's Flying A Productions filmed 79 half-hour episodes of the syndicated The Range Rider from 1951 to 1953.
For the 1958 television season, he starred in the somewhat Western Yancy Derringer series for 34 episodes, which aired on CBS. Yancy Derringer was a gentleman adventurer living in New Orleans, Louisiana, after the American Civil War. He had a Pawnee Indian companion named Pahoo Katchewa ("Wolf Who Stands in Water"), who did not speak, played by X Brands. Pahoo had saved the life of Derringer, and thereafter was responsible for Derringer's life.
In 1962, Mahoney became the 13th actor to portray Tarzan when he appeared in Tarzan Goes to India, shot on location in India. A year later, he again played the role in Tarzan's Three Challenges, shot in Thailand. Dysentery and dengue fever plagued Mahoney during the shoot in the Thai jungles, and he plummeted to 175 pounds. He needed a year and a half to regain his health. Owing to his health problems and the fact that producer Weintraub had decided to go for a "younger look" for the apeman, his contract was mutually dissolved. In the 1980s, Mahoney made guest appearances on the television series B. J. and the Bear and The Fall Guy. During the final years of his life, he was a popular guest at film conventions and autograph shows.
Mahoney died of a second stroke at age 70, two days after being involved in an automobile accident in Bremerton, Washington. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
---|---|---|---|
1984 | The Master | Mark Richards | ★★☆☆☆ |
1981 | Simon & Simon | Oldtimer #1 in Saloon | ★★★☆☆ |
1981 | The Fall Guy | Wild Dan Wilde | ★★★★☆ |
1979 | B. J. and the Bear | ★★★☆☆ | |
1973 | Tom | Sgt. Berry | ★★★☆☆ |
1972 | Kung Fu | Davidson | ★★★★☆ |
1972 | Las calles de San Francisco | ★★★☆☆ | |
1972 | Emergency! | Hoyt Herrold | ★★★★☆ |
1972 | Banacek | Albert Bates | ★★★★☆ |
1972 | Las calles de San Francisco | Mr. Morley | ★★★☆☆ |
1970 | Tarzan's Deadly Silence | The Colonel | ★★☆☆☆ |
1968 | Bandolero! | Stoner | ★★★☆☆ |
1968 | Hawaii 5-0 | Coley Bennett | ★★★★☆ |
1967 | The Glory Stompers | Smiley | ★★★☆☆ |
1966 | Batman | Leo | ★★★★☆ |
1966 | Tarzan | Hoby Wallington | ★★★☆☆ |
1966 | Batman | H.L. Hunter | ★★★★☆ |
1965 | Runaway Girl | Randy Minola | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1964 | Moro Witch Doctor | Jefferson Stark | ★★☆☆☆ |
1964 | Intramuros | Lt. Jim Sorenson | ★★☆☆☆ |
1964 | Daniel Boone | O'Connor | ★★★☆☆ |
1963 | Tarzan's Three Challenges | Tarzan | ★★☆☆☆ |
1963 | 돌아오지 않는 해병 | Nick Rawlins | ★★★★☆ |
1963 | California | Don Michael O'Casey | ★★☆☆☆ |
1962 | Tarzan Goes to India | Tarzan | ★★☆☆☆ |
1961 | Three Blondes In His Life | Duke Wallace | ★★☆☆☆ |
1960 | Tarzán el justiciero | Coy Banton | ★★★☆☆ |
1959 | Rawhide | Captain Brian Donahoe | ★★★★☆ |
1958 | Tiempo de amar, tiempo de morir | Immerman | ★★★★☆ |
1958 | Dinero, Mujeres y Armas | 'Silver' Ward Hogan | ★★★☆☆ |
1958 | El último pistolero de la frontera | Brad Ellison | ★★★☆☆ |
1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Barry James | ★★★☆☆ |
1958 | Yancy Derringer | Yancy Derringer | ★★★☆☆ |
1957 | The Land Unknown | Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts | ★★★☆☆ |
1957 | Himno de batalla | Maj. Frank Moore | ★★★☆☆ |
1957 | Sediento de justicia | The Stranger | ★★★☆☆ |
1957 | Slim Carter | Slim Carter (Hugh Mack) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1956 | Zafarrancho de combate | Alvick | ★★★☆☆ |
1956 | Lucha de poder | Jim Trask | ★★★☆☆ |
1956 | I've Lived Before | John Bolan / Lt. Peter Stevens | ★★★☆☆ |
1956 | Un día de furia | Marshal Allan Burnett | ★★★☆☆ |
1956 | Zafarrancho de combate | ★★★☆☆ | |
1955 | The Millionaire | Vance Ludlow | ★★★☆☆ |
1954 | Knutzy Knights | Cedric the Blacksmith | ★★★☆☆ |
1954 | Amenaza en las vías | Ross Granger | ★★☆☆☆ |
1954 | Gunfighters of the Northwest | Joe Ward | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1953 | Letter to Loretta | Andy Hagen | ★★★☆☆ |
1953 | Letter to Loretta | Ernie McNally | ★★★☆☆ |
1953 | Letter to Loretta | Kim Ryan | ★★★☆☆ |
1953 | Letter to Loretta | Mike Elliott | ★★★☆☆ |
1953 | Letter to Loretta | Jim Vessey | ★★★☆☆ |
1953 | Letter to Loretta | Dan O'Hara | ★★★☆☆ |
1952 | The Rough, Tough West | Big Jack Mahoney | ★★★☆☆ |
1952 | The Kid from Broken Gun | Jack Mahoney | ★★★☆☆ |
1952 | The Hawk of Wild River | Jack Mahoney | ★★★☆☆ |
1952 | Smoky Canyon | Jack Mahoney | ★★★☆☆ |
1952 | Laramie Mountains | Swift Eagle | ★★★☆☆ |
1952 | Junction City | Jack Mahoney | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | Pecos River | Jack Mahoney | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | The Texas Rangers | Duke Fisher | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | Roar of the Iron Horse | Jim Grant | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | Santa Fe | Crake | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | The Lady and the Bandit | Tavern Troublemaker | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | The Range Rider | The Range Rider | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | The Kangaroo Kid | Tex Kinnane | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Punchy Cowpunchers | Elmer | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Hoedown | Stoney Rhodes | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1950 | Nevada | Sandy | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Texas Dynamo | Bill Beck | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1950 | Lightning Guns | Rob Saunders | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1950 | Cow Town | Tod Jeffreys | ★★☆☆☆ |
1950 | Cody of the Pony Express | Jim Archer | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Frontier Outpost | Lieutenant Peck (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Tulsa Jack Blake | ★★★☆☆ |
1949 | Fuelin' Around | Guard | ★★★★☆ |
1949 | The Blazing Trail | Full-House Patterson | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1949 | Bandits of El Dorado | Tim Starling (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1949 | Renegades of the Sage | Lieutenant Hunter | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1949 | Horsemen of the Sierras | Bill Grant | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1949 | Rim of the Canyon | Pete Reagan | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | Squareheads of the Round Table | Cedric the Blacksmith | ★★★☆☆ |
1947 | Out West | Arizona Kid | ★★★★☆ |
1947 | The Stranger From Ponca City | Henchman Tensleep (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1946 | The Fighting Frontiersman | Waco (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Año | Título | Trabajo | Calificación |
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1957 | Slim Carter | Stunts | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1951 | The Texas Rangers | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | The Lady and the Bandit | Stunt Double | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Nevada | Stunt Double | ★★★☆☆ |
1949 | Codicia de oro | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | El burlador de Castilla | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | ¡Viva la vida! | Stunt Double | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | Cielo amarillo | Stunt Double | ★★★☆☆ |
Año | Título | Personaje | Calificación |
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2015 | Salamat sa Alaala | Self (archive footage) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1984 | The Making of the Stooges | Self | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Películas destacadas de Jock Mahoney
Estas son las películas más destacadas en las que ha trabajdo:
Series
Las series más importantes en las que ha participado son las siguientes:
Charles Starrett
Jock Mahoney y Charles Starrett han colaborado 16 veces (la última el 19 de agosto de 1952) en las películas: The Kid from Broken Gun, Junction City, The Rough, Tough West, Laramie Mountains, The Hawk of Wild River, Smoky Canyon, Pecos River, Frontier Outpost, Lightning Guns, Texas Dynamo, Renegades of the Sage, Horsemen of the Sierras, Bandits of El Dorado, The Blazing Trail, The Stranger From Ponca City, The Fighting Frontiersman.
Smiley Burnette
Jock Mahoney y Smiley Burnette han colaborado 16 veces (la última el 19 de agosto de 1952) en las películas: The Kid from Broken Gun, Junction City, The Rough, Tough West, Laramie Mountains, The Hawk of Wild River, Smoky Canyon, Pecos River, Frontier Outpost, Lightning Guns, Texas Dynamo, Renegades of the Sage, Horsemen of the Sierras, Bandits of El Dorado, The Blazing Trail, The Stranger From Ponca City, The Fighting Frontiersman.
Larry Fine
Jock Mahoney y Larry Fine han colaborado 6 veces (la última el 01 de enero de 1984) en las películas: The Making of the Stooges, Knutzy Knights, Punchy Cowpunchers, Fuelin' Around, Squareheads of the Round Table, Out West.
Vernon Dent
Jock Mahoney y Vernon Dent han colaborado 5 veces (la última el 02 de septiembre de 1954) en las películas: Knutzy Knights, Punchy Cowpunchers, Fuelin' Around, Squareheads of the Round Table, Out West.
John Doucette
Jock Mahoney y John Doucette han colaborado 3 veces (la última el 03 de junio de 1951) en las películas: The Texas Rangers, Bandits of El Dorado, Codicia de oro.
Charles Kemper
Jock Mahoney y Charles Kemper han colaborado 3 veces (la última el 11 de enero de 1950) en las películas: Nevada, The Doolins of Oklahoma, Cielo amarillo.
Glenn Ford
Jock Mahoney y Glenn Ford han colaborado 2 veces (la última el 05 de junio de 1979) en las películas: When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion, Codicia de oro.