'Frasier' Star John Mahoney Dead at 77
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.
He won a SAG Award in 2000 for "Frasier" -- and was nominated for 2 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes. John was also active in theater, and won a Tony in 1986.
victory_screech on February 6th, 2018 at 00:01 UTC »
https://i.redd.it/wtl9ij00yc301.jpg
AhhBisto on February 5th, 2018 at 23:50 UTC »
RIP RDWRER.
Frasier is one of my favourite shows of all time and his role as Martin was absolutely wonderful. If he wasn't the cantankerous old man he was the caring father and if not them he was out right childish too. He'll be missed.
Edit: one of my favourite scenes, Marty forces Niles to let Frasier back into Wine Club
juggilinjnuggala on February 5th, 2018 at 22:47 UTC »
He always seemed like a solid dude, didn't realize he was so young.