Louis Mahoney
Known for

Acting

Credits

45

Gender

Man

Birthday

8 Sept 1938

Day of death

30 Jun 2020 (81)

Place of birth

The Gambia

Also known as

Louis Mahoney

Biography

Gambian Louis Felix Danner Mahoney came to England ostensibly to train as a doctor. However, he abandoned medicine for the stage, probably his original intention. He enrolled at acting school in the 1970s and was a tireless campaigner for racial equality in his profession.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2018National Theatre Live: Allelujah!Neville
2015You, Me and the ApocalypseCardinal Anderson
2015The Trials of Jimmy RoseCharlie Cook
2013Captain PhillipsMaersk Alabama Crew
2013JonahOld Mbwana
2011RandomDad
2009Being HumanLeo
2009Victoria Falls: The Smoke That ThundersNarrator
2006All In The GameArthur
2005Doctor WhoOld Billy
2004New TricksHarry Page
2001Waking the DeadReverend Dennis Grant
1999Harbour Lights
1997Shooting FishMagistrate
1996A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a SlaveFather
1993One Foot in the AlgarveHumphrey
1992Runaway BayJahman
1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionTrain Attendant
1988South Of The BorderClifford Stone
1987White MischiefAbdullah
1987The Lenny Henry Show
1986CasualtyTom Cavanagh
1985Miss Marple: A Pocketful of RyeDr. French
1984SheenaElder 1
1984Miss MarpleDr. French
1984Desert of LiesSylveste
1983Natural WorldNarrator
1982A Woman Called GoldaJournalist
1981The Final ConflictBrother Paulo
1981BergeracKofi Mensah
1981Rise and Fall of Idi AminFreedom fighter Ofumbi
1980Life for ChristineDoctor, Holloway
1980Kiss and TellConference Director
1977The ProfessionalsDoctor
1975Fawlty TowersDoctor
1975Doctor Who: Planet of EvilPonti
1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Frank
1973Doctor Who: Frontier in SpaceNewscaster
1972Crown CourtThuo Kamuny
1970Praise Marx and Pass the AmmunitionJulius
1966The Plague of the ZombiesServant
1965Curse of the VoodooAfrican Expert
1964Guns at Batasi
1963Doctor WhoPonti
1963Doctor WhoNewscaster