Frasier Star John Mahoney Dead At 77

[SoCalMusicLover]

Source: TMZ

John Mahoney, the beloved dad on "Frasier," has died in Chicago ... TMZ has learned.

According to John's publicist ... he passed away Sunday in hospice care.

The British-born actor famously played Martin Crane, the father of Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce's characters, for 11 seasons of "Frasier."

John most recently had a recurring role in "Hot in Cleveland." Besides his TV success, John was in tons of movies -- like 'American President,' "Say Anything..." and "Eight Men Out" -- during more than 30 years in show biz.

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[Ken Burch]

1. He was a wonderful presence in every role I saw him play.

n/t.

[dewsgirl]

5. I loved him as the dad in, Say Anything. R.I.P. John Mahoney.

[hlthe2b]

2. Ohh.. He was great on Frasier with his little Jack Russell, Eddie

I know he had a lot of roles before that, but I will always remember him fondly for Frasier. RIP, sir

[ailsagirl]

3. Oh, shoot

I enjoyed him immensely in Frasier.

[LonePirate]

4. Terrific actor. Prodigious career. He will be missed. Sorry to learn of his passing.

[Iggo]

6. John Mahoney !!!!

[LisaM]

7. Sorry to hear it. I liked his character on the show.

I had to do a double take on his age, though. That means he was only 15 years older than Kelsey Grammar.

[a kennedy]

8. Damn......I loved him especially Fraser with Eddy.....but also really

enjoyed his small part in Moonlighting. RIP Mr. Mahoney.

[BigmanPigman]

10. And in "Say Anything".

It was always strange seeing him play the "bad guy" after seeing him on Frazier. He was really only 15 years older than Kelsey Grammer yet played his "old" dad. And his American accent was perfect. Great actor!

[thegoose]

9. Awww...

I loved the episode where Martin insisted on picking out his own glasses:

Daphne: He picked Lauren frames.

Frasier: Ralph?

Daphne: No...Sophia.

And then he spent the rest of the episode strutting around wearing those ridiculous glasses and grinning like the cat's ass.

And who could forget his enthusiastic portrayal of Jack, the West Hollywood bar owner and drag performer in 2000's "The Broken Hearts Club"? As he puts the silly wig on his head, he says "Fuck it!"

He'll be missed.

[wishstar]

11. Liked him in Moonstruck with Olympia Dukakis

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and of course as the Dad in Say Anything

[thegoose]

12. Dat be Olympia Dukakis!

Remember her great performance as Anna Madrigal in "Tales of the City"?

[Honeycombe8]

13. Oh, no. Too young to die. Cancer, maybe, sine he was in hospice care? So sad. He was in Moonstruck.

The man who was trying to have flings with his female students (he was a professor) in the Italian restaurant, with Olympia Dukakis at the next table. He was much young then, obviously.

[grantcart]

26. He beat cancer twice but the last time it weakened his overall health.

[MaryMagdaline]

14. My favorite character of his was the dad in She's the One

Played the Irish Catholic dad to a tee.

[IrishEyes]

15. I always liked him.

He was on some episodes of Hot in Cleveland as a waiter who dates Betty White's character. He seemed like a nice, charming person.

[TNNurse]

16. Loved him in Moonstruck

a small role but perfect.

[Auggie]

17. Binging the Frasier show right now. Mahoney is wonderful as Martin Crane.

[orangecrush]

18. Sad news

[jalan48]

19. I still watch Frasier re-runs. He was too young to go.

[Upthevibe]

20. I'm so sorry to hear of his passing...

He was great in comedy as well as drama. I remember his excellent portrayal of a bad guy in Primal Fear....

As a side note, I think Richard Gere should have gotten an Oscar nomination for this role..... just sayin'

R.I.P. John......

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. He was the crooked judge in Suspect too n/t

[FakeNoose]

21. RIP John Mahoney

Martin Crane - TV Dad! How did this normal funny guy have two crazy mixed-up sons named Niles and Frasier??

[murielm99]

22. It was their mother.

She was the strong influence.

Don't worry, I asked that question several times. Everyone in my family said it was the mother. LOL.

[Elwood P Dowd]

23. Yep, he was a grumpy old cop, and she was the educated, cultured mom who passed

it along to the two sons.

[RhodeIslandOne]

25. Funny, there was an episode of Cheers where Fraser said his dad was a scientist

Obviously long before they thought of a spinoff.

[Gothmog]

27. May he rest in peace

[lunamagica]

28. I loved him in Frasier, but he was also wonderful in "Moonstruck"

[xxqqqzme]

29. He was in

one of the last episodes of Foyle's War, playing a hateful father trying to conceal his company's dealings with nazis during the war.