Louis Mahoney

Acting

Louis Mahoney

Born 8 September 1938 · The Gambia · Died 30 June 2020 at 81

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

Highlights

Captain Phillips2013 · Film · Maersk Alabama Crew
Doctor Who2005 · Series · Old Billy
Fawlty Towers1975 · Series · Doctor
Doctor Who1963 · Series · Ponti
River2015 · Series · Lumo
Being Human2009 · Series · Leo

Filmography

Movies

24 films

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!2018 · Film · Neville
Captain Phillips2013 · Film · Maersk Alabama Crew
Jonah2013 · Film · Old Mbwana
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders2009 · Film · Writer
All In The Game2006 · Film · Arthur
Shooting Fish1997 · Film · Magistrate
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave1996 · Film · Father
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve1993 · Film · Humphrey
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction1990 · Film · Train Attendant (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
White Mischief1987 · Film · Abdullah
Cry Freedom1987 · Film · Lesotho Goverment Official
Death Is Part of the Process1986 · Film · Sipho
Sheena1984 · Film · Elder 1
Desert of Lies1984 · Film · Sylveste
A Woman Called Golda1982 · Film · Journalist
Amin: The Rise and Fall1981 · Film · Freedom fighter Ofumbi
The Final Conflict1981 · Film · Brother Paulo
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil1975 · Film · Ponti
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space1973 · Film · Newscaster
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition1970 · Film · Julius
Slave Girls1967 · Film · Head Boy
The Plague of the Zombies1966 · Film · Servant
Curse of the Voodoo1965 · Film · African Expert
Guns at Batasi1964 · Film

Filmography

Series

24 shows

River2015 · Series · Lumo
You, Me and the Apocalypse2015 · Series · Cardinal Anderson
The Trials of Jimmy Rose2015 · Series · Charlie Cook
Being Human2009 · Series · Leo
Doctor Who2005 · Series · Old Billy
New Tricks2004 · Series · Harry Page
Waking the Dead2001 · Series · Reverend Dennis Grant
Urban Gothic2000 · Series · Old Man / Papa Legba
Harbour Lights1999 · Series · Elvis
South of the Border1988 · Series · Clifford Stone
The Lenny Henry Show1987 · Series · Jake
Casualty1986 · Series · Tom Cavanagh
The Brothers McGregor1985 · Series · Mr Osborne
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye1985 · Series · Dr. French
Miss Marple1984 · Series · Dr French
Bergerac1981 · Series · Kofi Mensah
The Professionals1977 · Series · Doctor
Fawlty Towers1975 · Series · Doctor
Born Free1974 · Series · Chief Olotuno
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?1973 · Series · Frank
Crown Court1972 · Series · Thuo Kamuny
ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · Conference director
The Troubleshooters1965 · Series · John Ndanga
Doctor Who1963 · Series · Ponti