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Remember him well. Devastated by the loss of John Mahoney who was so kind and supportive of me early in my career when we made The Broken Hearts Club…. John helped get it greenlit. He never wavered in his belief in me — a first time director. And he was even more kind than he was brilliant. He set a standard and an example of how talent and warmth and generosity of spirit can all exist in one person.

John Mahoney has moved on. A Great actor. Incredible wicked sense of humor. In the earlier seasons especially, most of the comedy and drama of the series stems from the culture clashes between the refined sons and the blue-collar father the sons frequently considering themselves superior in both taste and intellectual matters than their father, Niles once admitted that he often doesn't listen to Martin's advice because he "doesn't have any credentials" , and the struggles between Frasier and Martin in sharing an apartment.

Among one of the disputes between Frasier and Martin is a decades old, well-worn he mentions in Give Him the Chair that he sat in it when he watched the lunar landing and the Olympics recliner that Martin owns; Frasier is appalled by its appearance in his living room.

Initially Frasier figures the perfect present for his father is to purchase him an expensive leather recliner that replaces Martin's old one. This greatly upsets Martin when he explains the sentimental value of the chair to Frasier, who feels extreme guilt and proceeds to get the recliner back for his father and returns the new one.

In Bla-Z-Boy , the chair was accidentally destroyed when it was set on fire and fell off Frasier's balcony. Martin initially bought a new leather recliner as a gift to Frasier, who had already made great effort to replace it, having a carpenter build an identical model from photos and tracking down the original manufacturers of the upholstery. As a result, Martin has a complex and frequently difficult relationship with both his sons, both of whom take after their mother, and have little interest in the traditionally masculine pursuits that interest Martin, such as sports and outdoor activities, just as Martin himself finds little of interest in their pursuits, such as cooking, collecting antiques and opera.

Martin also places little stock in and is frequently and loudly dismissive of established psychiatry, something which - as both of his sons are passionate psychiatrists - also undoubtedly contributed to the rift between them. On a few occasions, however, he actually exhibits genuine psychological know-how and intellect, surprising Frasier and Niles although Martin usually waves off these situations and thinks nothing of it; he can, at times, attribute this to his listening to Frasier's radio show.

Martin also frequently clashed with and was vocally dismissive of both of his sons' romantic interests in particular their wives, Maris, and Lillith , which also added to the bad feeling between the men. A dramatic irony frequently shown in the series is that whilst Frasier and Niles may possess more intellectual knowledge and refinement than Martin, it is in fact Martin who is a wiser and more pragmatic individual.

Certainly, Martin possesses greater reserves of common sense and experience than his two sons, and whilst his sons may be trained in psychiatry, it is frequently Martin's advice in any scenario that is more sound. He is usually quick to foresee the catastrophes and crises that Frasier and Niles' various plans and actions will result in, and is capable of advising the best way to avoid this - however, their senses of superiority, stubbornness and neuroses frequently ensure that Frasier and Niles will disregard his advice and blunder into chaos anyway.

This can lead to Martin at times taking an almost gleeful delight in the misfortunes and downfalls of his sons, and he is often quick to point out that he told them so. However, Martin is prone to letting his stubbornness get in the way of happiness, that Frasier often helps him solve, such as forcing Martin to acknowledge his feelings for one romantic partner, Sherry Dempsey.

Martin is a gruff and taciturn man who finds it difficult to express himself emotionally - in particular to his family and loved ones, with whom he can be quite withdrawn and remote.

He often comes across as curmudgeonly and ungrateful to Frasier for taking care of him. Martin finds it easier to say the words "I love you" to both his dog Eddie and his best friend Duke than he does to either of his sons although he actually said 'I love ya' to Eddie and Duke, which he says doesn't mean the same thing.

His blunt, open manner can make him seem tactless and insensitive. The cause of death was not immediately announced. The series, a spinoff of Cheers, ran for 11 seasons on NBC from to The actor was born in Blackpool, but made Chicago his adopted hometown. Mahoney originally moved to America to be near his sister who had married an American GI and relocated.

He joined the army himself shortly after arriving in the country, but struggled to adjust. I felt like killing myself. I loved him. A former Midwestern medical-magazine editor who quit his day job at nearly 40 to study acting in Chicago, Mahoney had taught English at Western Illinois University in the early s. The same year, he was memorable in Moonstruck as a depressed college professor who regularly had affairs with his students.

Although he was offered numerous series after Frasier , Mahoney moved back to Illinois in and began acting again with the Steppenwolf company, first starring as Tom Garrison in I Never Sang for My Father. The following year, he played Sir in The Dresser.