Louis Mahoney

Louis Mahoney

ActorWriter Sep 8 (died age 81) The Gambia 1963–2018 (55 year career)

6.3 avg rating

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

Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

Maersk Alabama Crew

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

Lesotho Goverment Official

The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

Brother Paulo

The Plague of the Zombies

The Plague of the Zombies

Servant

Sheena

Sheena

Elder 1

Shooting Fish

Shooting Fish

Magistrate

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

Dr. French

White Mischief

White Mischief

Abdullah

Filmography

Acting (48)

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Movies (26)

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

as Neville

Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

as Maersk Alabama Crew

Jonah

Jonah

as Old Mbwana

Random

as Dad

Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders

Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders

as Narrator

All In The Game

All In The Game

as Arthur

Shooting Fish

Shooting Fish

as Magistrate

A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave

A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave

as Father

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

as Humphrey

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

as Train Attendant

White Mischief

White Mischief

as Abdullah

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

as Lesotho Goverment Official

Death Is Part of the Process

Death Is Part of the Process

as Sipho

Sheena

Sheena

as Elder 1

Desert of Lies

Desert of Lies

as Sylveste

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

as Journalist

The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

as Brother Paulo

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin

as Freedom fighter Ofumbi

Life for Christine

as Doctor, Holloway

Kiss and Tell

as Conference Director

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

as Ponti

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

as Newscaster

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

as Julius

The Plague of the Zombies

The Plague of the Zombies

as Servant

Curse of the Voodoo

Curse of the Voodoo

as African Expert

Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi

Television (22)

River

River

as Lumo

You, Me and the Apocalypse

You, Me and the Apocalypse

as Cardinal Anderson

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

as Charlie Cook

Being Human

Being Human

as Leo

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Old Billy

New Tricks

New Tricks

as Harry Page

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as Reverend Dennis Grant

Harbour Lights

Harbour Lights

Runaway Bay

as Jahman

South of the Border

South of the Border

as Clifford Stone

The Lenny Henry Show

The Lenny Henry Show

Casualty

Casualty

as Tom Cavanagh

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

as Dr. French

The Brothers McGregor

The Brothers McGregor

as Mr Osborne

Natural World

Natural World

as Narrator

The Old Men at the Zoo

as Reporter

Bergerac

Bergerac

as Kofi Mensah

The Professionals

The Professionals

as Doctor

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Doctor

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

as Frank

Crown Court

Crown Court

as Thuo Kamuny

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Newscaster

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders

Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders

Writer