Louis Mahoney

Louis Mahoney

Known for
Acting
Born
September 8, 1938
Died
June 30, 2020 (aged 81)
Birthplace
The Gambia

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

Filmography

2018
National Theatre Live: Allelujah! poster

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

Movie · as Neville

2015
The Trials of Jimmy Rose poster

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

TV · as Charlie Cook · 3 eps

2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse poster

You, Me and the Apocalypse

TV · as Cardinal Anderson · 2 eps

2015
River poster

River

TV · as Lumo · 2 eps

2013
Jonah poster

Jonah

Movie · as Old Mbwana

2013
Captain Phillips poster

Captain Phillips

Movie · as Maersk Alabama Crew

2011
Random poster

Random

Movie · as Dad

2009
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders poster

Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders

Movie · as Narrator

2009
Being Human poster

Being Human

TV · as Leo · 3 eps

2006
All In The Game poster

All In The Game

Movie · as Arthur

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Old Billy · 1 ep

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Harry Page · 1 ep

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Reverend Dennis Grant · 2 eps

2000
Urban Gothic poster

Urban Gothic

TV · as Old Man / Papa Legba · 1 ep

1999
Harbour Lights poster

Harbour Lights

TV · as Elvis · 9 eps

1997
Shooting Fish poster

Shooting Fish

Movie · as Magistrate

1997
Turning World

Turning World

TV · as Mr. Roberts · 3 eps

1996
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave poster

A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave

Movie · as Father

1993
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve poster

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

Movie · as Humphrey

1992
Runaway Bay

Runaway Bay

TV · as Jahman · 26 eps

1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction poster

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Movie · as Train Attendant (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")

1988
South of the Border poster

South of the Border

TV · as Clifford Stone · 1 ep

1987
White Mischief poster

White Mischief

Movie · as Abdullah

1987
Cry Freedom poster

Cry Freedom

Movie · as Lesotho Goverment Official

1987
The Lenny Henry Show poster

The Lenny Henry Show

TV · as Jake · 13 eps

1986
Death Is Part of the Process poster

Death Is Part of the Process

Movie · as Sipho

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Tom Cavanagh · 1 ep

1985
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye poster

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

TV · as Dr. French · 2 eps

1985
The Brothers McGregor poster

The Brothers McGregor

TV · as Mr Osborne · 1 ep

1984
Desert of Lies poster

Desert of Lies

Movie · as Sylveste

1984
Sheena poster

Sheena

Movie · as Elder 1

1984
Miss Marple poster

Miss Marple

TV · as Dr French · 1 ep

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

1983
The Old Men at the Zoo

The Old Men at the Zoo

TV · as Reporter · 1 ep

1982
A Woman Called Golda poster

A Woman Called Golda

Movie · as Journalist

1981
Amin: The Rise and Fall poster

Amin: The Rise and Fall

Movie · as Freedom fighter Ofumbi

1981
The Final Conflict poster

The Final Conflict

Movie · as Brother Paulo

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Kofi Mensah · 1 ep

1980
Life for Christine

Life for Christine

Movie · as Doctor, Holloway

1980
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

Movie · as Conference Director

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Doctor · 2 eps

1975
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil poster

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

Movie · as Ponti

1975
Fawlty Towers poster

Fawlty Towers

TV · as Doctor · 1 ep

1974
Born Free poster

Born Free

TV · as Chief Olotuno · 1 ep

1973
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space poster

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

Movie · as Newscaster

1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? poster

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Thuo Kamuny · 3 eps

1970
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition poster

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

Movie · as Julius

1970
Menace

Menace

TV · as Lusaka's Secretary · 1 ep

1967
Slave Girls poster

Slave Girls

Movie · as Head Boy

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Conference director · 1 ep

1966
The Plague of the Zombies poster

The Plague of the Zombies

Movie · as Servant

1965
Curse of the Voodoo poster

Curse of the Voodoo

Movie · as African Expert

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as John Ndanga · 1 ep

1964
Guns at Batasi poster

Guns at Batasi

Movie

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Ponti, Newscaster · 2 eps