- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 8, 1938
- Place of Birth
- The Gambia
- Died
- June 30, 2020
Louis Mahoney
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.
Filmography
movieNational Theatre Live: Allelujah!
2018 · Neville
tvRiver
2015 · Lumo
tvYou, Me and the Apocalypse
2015 · Cardinal Anderson
tvThe Trials of Jimmy Rose
2015 · Charlie Cook
movieCaptain Phillips
2013 · Maersk Alabama Crew
movieJonah
2013 · Old Mbwana
Random
movieRandom
2011 · Dad
movieVictoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders
2009 · Narrator, Writer
tvBeing Human
2009 · Leo
movieAll In The Game
2006 · Arthur
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Old Billy
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Harry Page
tvWaking the Dead
2001 · Reverend Dennis Grant
tvUrban Gothic
2000 · Old Man / Papa Legba
tvHarbour Lights
1999 · Elvis
movieShooting Fish
1997 · Magistrate
movieA Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
1996 · Father
movieOne Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993 · Humphrey
Runaway Bay
tvRunaway Bay
1992 · Jahman
movieWomen and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990 · Train Attendant
tvSouth of the Border
1988 · Clifford Stone
movieWhite Mischief
1987 · Abdullah
movieCry Freedom
1987 · Lesotho Goverment Official
tvThe Lenny Henry Show
1987
tvCasualty
1986 · Tom Cavanagh
movieDeath Is Part of the Process
1986 · Sipho
tvThe Brothers McGregor
1985 · Mr Osborne
tvMiss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985 · Dr. French
movieSheena
1984 · Elder 1
movieDesert of Lies
1984 · Sylveste
tvNatural World
1983 · Narrator
The Old Men at the Zoo
tvThe Old Men at the Zoo
1983 · Reporter
movieA Woman Called Golda
1982 · Journalist
tvBergerac
1981 · Kofi Mensah
movieRise and Fall of Idi Amin
1981 · Freedom fighter Ofumbi
movieThe Final Conflict
1981 · Brother Paulo
Life for Christine
movieLife for Christine
1980 · Doctor, Holloway
Kiss and Tell
movieKiss and Tell
1980 · Conference Director
tvThe Professionals
1977 · Doctor
movieDoctor Who: Planet of Evil
1975 · Ponti
tvFawlty Towers
1975 · Doctor
tvBorn Free
1974 · Chief Olotuno
movieDoctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973 · Newscaster
tvWhatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973 · Frank
tvCrown Court
1972 · Thuo Kamuny
Menace
tvMenace
1970 · Lusaka's Secretary
moviePraise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
1970 · Julius
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Conference director
movieSlave Girls
1967 · Head Boy
movieThe Plague of the Zombies
1966 · Servant
movieCurse of the Voodoo
1965 · African Expert
movieGuns at Batasi
1964
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Ponti, Newscaster