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Jock Mahoney

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
93

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 7, 1919 (107 years old)

Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Jock Mahoney

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

2017Tarzan: Lord of the Moviesas Tarzan (Archive Footage)
2015Salamat sa Alaalaas Self (archive footage)
1996Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzanas Tarzan (archive footage)
1984The Masteras Mark Richards
1984The Making of the Stoogesas Self
1981Simon & Simonas Oldtimer #1 in Saloon
1981The Fall Guyas Wild Dan Wilde
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunionas Self
1979B. J. and the Bearas
1973The Bad Bunchas Sgt. Berry
1972Kung Fuas Davidson
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Mr. Morley
1972Banacekas Albert Bates
1972Emergency!as Hoyt Herrold
1970Tarzan's Deadly Silenceas The Colonel
1968The Love Bugas Driver
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Coley Bennett
1968Bandolero!as Stoner
1967The Glory Stompersas Smiley
1966Tarzanas Hoby Wallington
1966Batmanas H.L. Hunter
1966Batmanas Leo
1965Runaway Girlas Randy Minola
1964Moro Witch Doctoras Jefferson Stark
1964Daniel Booneas O'Connor
1964The Walls of Hellas Lt. Jim Sorenson
1963Californiaas Don Michael O'Casey
1963Tarzan's Three Challengesas Tarzan
1962Tarzan Goes to Indiaas Tarzan
1961Three Blondes In His Lifeas Duke Wallace
1961Gunslingeras Halsey Roland
1960Tarzan the Magnificentas Coy Banton
1959Rawhideas Captain Brian Donahoe
1959Rawhideas Vance
195877 Sunset Stripas Barry James
1958Yancy Derringeras Yancy Derringer
1958Money, Women and Gunsas 'Silver' Ward Hogan
1958A Time to Love and a Time to Dieas Immerman
1958The Last of the Fast Gunsas Brad Ellison
1957Slim Carteras Slim Carter (Hugh Mack)
1957Joe Dakotaas The Stranger
1957The Land Unknownas Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts
1957Battle Hymnas Maj. Frank Moore
1956Showdown at Abileneas Jim Trask
1956I've Lived Beforeas John Bolan / Lt. Peter Stevens
1956Away All Boatsas
1956Away All Boatsas Alvick
1956A Day of Furyas Marshal Allan Burnett
1955The Millionaireas Vance Ludlow
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Driver
1954Overland Pacificas Ross Granger
1954Knutzy Knightsas Cedric the Blacksmith
1954Gunfighters of the Northwestas Joe Ward
1953Letter to Lorettaas Andy Hagen
1953Letter to Lorettaas Dan O'Hara
1953Letter to Lorettaas Ernie McNally
1953Letter to Lorettaas Jim Vessey
1953Letter to Lorettaas Kim Ryan
1953Letter to Lorettaas Mike Elliott
1952The Kid from Broken Gunas Jack Mahoney
1952Junction Cityas Jack Mahoney
1952The Rough, Tough Westas Big Jack Mahoney
1952Laramie Mountainsas Swift Eagle
1952The Hawk of Wild Riveras Jack Mahoney
1952Smoky Canyonas Jack Mahoney
1951Pecos Riveras Jack Mahoney
1951The Lady and the Banditas Tavern Troublemaker
1951The Texas Rangersas Duke Fisher
1951Roar of the Iron Horseas Jim Grant
1951The Range Rideras The Range Rider
1951Santa Feas Crake
1950Frontier Outpostas Lieutenant Peck (uncredited)
1950Lightning Gunsas Rob Saunders
1950The Kangaroo Kidas Tex Kinnane
1950Texas Dynamoas Bill Beck
1950Hoedownas Stoney Rhodes
1950Cow Townas Tod Jeffreys
1950Cody of the Pony Expressas Jim Archer
1950The Nevadanas Sandy
1950Punchy Cowpunchersas Elmer
1949Renegades of the Sageas Lieutenant Hunter
1949Horsemen of the Sierrasas Bill Grant
1949Bandits of El Doradoas Tim Starling (uncredited)
1949Rim of the Canyonas Pete Reagan
1949The Blazing Trailas Full-House Patterson
1949The Doolins of Oklahomaas Tulsa Jack Blake
1949Fuelin' Aroundas Guard
1948Squareheads of the Round Tableas Cedric the Blacksmith
1947The Stranger From Ponca Cityas Henchman Tensleep (uncredited)
1947Out Westas Arizona Kid
1946The Fighting Frontiersmanas Waco (uncredited)
1946Son of the Guardsmanas Captain Kenley (uncredited)

Production

1957Slim Carter...Stunts
1952The World in His Arms...Stunt Double
1951The Lady and the Bandit...Stunt Double
1951The Texas Rangers...Stunts
1950The Nevadan...Stunt Double
1949Colorado Territory...Stunt Double
1949Lust for Gold...Stunts
1948Yellow Sky...Stunt Double
1948Adventures of Don Juan...Stunts
1948You Gotta Stay Happy...Stunt Double
1948Silver River...Stunt Double