Known For
Acting
Known Credits
93
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 7, 1919 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
| 2017 | Tarzan: Lord of the Moviesas Tarzan (Archive Footage) | |
| 2015 | Salamat sa Alaalaas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzanas Tarzan (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | The Masteras Mark Richards | |
| 1984 | The Making of the Stoogesas Self | |
| 1981 | Simon & Simonas Oldtimer #1 in Saloon | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guyas Wild Dan Wilde | |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunionas Self | |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bearas | |
| 1973 | The Bad Bunchas Sgt. Berry | |
| 1972 | Kung Fuas Davidson | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas Mr. Morley | |
| 1972 | Banacekas Albert Bates | |
| 1972 | Emergency!as Hoyt Herrold | |
| 1970 | Tarzan's Deadly Silenceas The Colonel | |
| 1968 | The Love Bugas Driver | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-Oas Coley Bennett | |
| 1968 | Bandolero!as Stoner | |
| 1967 | The Glory Stompersas Smiley | |
| 1966 | Tarzanas Hoby Wallington | |
| 1966 | Batmanas H.L. Hunter | |
| 1966 | Batmanas Leo | |
| 1965 | Runaway Girlas Randy Minola | |
| 1964 | Moro Witch Doctoras Jefferson Stark | |
| 1964 | Daniel Booneas O'Connor | |
| 1964 | The Walls of Hellas Lt. Jim Sorenson | |
| 1963 | Californiaas Don Michael O'Casey | |
| 1963 | Tarzan's Three Challengesas Tarzan | |
| 1962 | Tarzan Goes to Indiaas Tarzan | |
| 1961 | Three Blondes In His Lifeas Duke Wallace | |
| 1961 | Gunslingeras Halsey Roland | |
| 1960 | Tarzan the Magnificentas Coy Banton | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Captain Brian Donahoe | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Vance | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas Barry James | |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringeras Yancy Derringer | |
| 1958 | Money, Women and Gunsas 'Silver' Ward Hogan | |
| 1958 | A Time to Love and a Time to Dieas Immerman | |
| 1958 | The Last of the Fast Gunsas Brad Ellison | |
| 1957 | Slim Carteras Slim Carter (Hugh Mack) | |
| 1957 | Joe Dakotaas The Stranger | |
| 1957 | The Land Unknownas Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts | |
| 1957 | Battle Hymnas Maj. Frank Moore | |
| 1956 | Showdown at Abileneas Jim Trask | |
| 1956 | I've Lived Beforeas John Bolan / Lt. Peter Stevens | |
| 1956 | Away All Boatsas | |
| 1956 | Away All Boatsas Alvick | |
| 1956 | A Day of Furyas Marshal Allan Burnett | |
| 1955 | The Millionaireas Vance Ludlow | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas Driver | |
| 1954 | Overland Pacificas Ross Granger | |
| 1954 | Knutzy Knightsas Cedric the Blacksmith | |
| 1954 | Gunfighters of the Northwestas Joe Ward | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Andy Hagen | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Dan O'Hara | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Ernie McNally | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Jim Vessey | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Kim Ryan | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Mike Elliott | |
| 1952 | The Kid from Broken Gunas Jack Mahoney | |
| 1952 | Junction Cityas Jack Mahoney | |
| 1952 | The Rough, Tough Westas Big Jack Mahoney | |
| 1952 | Laramie Mountainsas Swift Eagle | |
| 1952 | The Hawk of Wild Riveras Jack Mahoney | |
| 1952 | Smoky Canyonas Jack Mahoney | |
| 1951 | Pecos Riveras Jack Mahoney | |
| 1951 | The Lady and the Banditas Tavern Troublemaker | |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangersas Duke Fisher | |
| 1951 | Roar of the Iron Horseas Jim Grant | |
| 1951 | The Range Rideras The Range Rider | |
| 1951 | Santa Feas Crake | |
| 1950 | Frontier Outpostas Lieutenant Peck (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Lightning Gunsas Rob Saunders | |
| 1950 | The Kangaroo Kidas Tex Kinnane | |
| 1950 | Texas Dynamoas Bill Beck | |
| 1950 | Hoedownas Stoney Rhodes | |
| 1950 | Cow Townas Tod Jeffreys | |
| 1950 | Cody of the Pony Expressas Jim Archer | |
| 1950 | The Nevadanas Sandy | |
| 1950 | Punchy Cowpunchersas Elmer | |
| 1949 | Renegades of the Sageas Lieutenant Hunter | |
| 1949 | Horsemen of the Sierrasas Bill Grant | |
| 1949 | Bandits of El Doradoas Tim Starling (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Rim of the Canyonas Pete Reagan | |
| 1949 | The Blazing Trailas Full-House Patterson | |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahomaas Tulsa Jack Blake | |
| 1949 | Fuelin' Aroundas Guard | |
| 1948 | Squareheads of the Round Tableas Cedric the Blacksmith | |
| 1947 | The Stranger From Ponca Cityas Henchman Tensleep (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Out Westas Arizona Kid | |
| 1946 | The Fighting Frontiersmanas Waco (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Son of the Guardsmanas Captain Kenley (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Slim Carter...Stunts | |
| 1952 | The World in His Arms...Stunt Double | |
| 1951 | The Lady and the Bandit...Stunt Double | |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers...Stunts | |
| 1950 | The Nevadan...Stunt Double | |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory...Stunt Double | |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold...Stunts | |
| 1948 | Yellow Sky...Stunt Double | |
| 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan...Stunts | |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy...Stunt Double | |
| 1948 | Silver River...Stunt Double |