RIP John Mahoney (Frasier's Dad)

[Dback Jon]

http://www.tmz.com/2018/02/05/john-mahoney-dead-dies-frasier/


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."

 

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[Kel Varnsen]

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Beloved, indeed.

 

[Dback Jon]

Also starred in a great movie:

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A movie about gay softball

 

[Linderbee]

Sad day. I was surprised he was only 77. I guessed him older. He was only 15 years older than Kelsey Grammer.

 

[Passepartout]

77 Years old as really think that is a rarity these days. Lived such a great and wonderful life. May he RIP!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

RIP. Loved him in Say Anything.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

 

[Covert Rain]

R.I.P. Loved his character on Frazier.

 

[Superbone]

British-born? I had no idea. Was he really affecting an accent for the series?

 

[Linderbee]

British-born? I had no idea. Was he really affecting an accent for the series?

I don't believe so--think I saw somewhere he wasn't raised there. No hint of an accent in this interview:

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[Superbone]

I don't believe so--think I saw somewhere he wasn't raised there. No hint of an accent in this interview:

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I since read his Wikipedia page. He was born and raised in England and moved to the States when he was 18. He must have adopted the American accent over his life since then.