Louis Mahoney
Known for acting · Born 8 September 1938 · Died 30 June 2020 · aged 81 · The Gambia
56 credits
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
Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay
1992
Jonah
2013
The Lenny Henry Show
1987
Doctor Who
1963
Being Human
2009
River
2015
Captain Phillips
2013
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
1970
You, Me and the Apocalypse
2015
Harbour Lights
1999
Doctor Who
2005
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders
2009
Acting (55)
2018National Theatre Live: Allelujah!NevilleFilm
2015RiverLumo · 2 episodesSeries
2015You, Me and the ApocalypseCardinal Anderson · 2 episodesSeries
2015The Trials of Jimmy RoseCharlie Cook · 3 episodesSeries
2013Captain PhillipsMaersk Alabama CrewFilm
2013JonahOld MbwanaFilm
2011RandomDadFilm
2009Being HumanLeo · 3 episodesSeries
2009Victoria Falls: The Smoke That ThundersNarratorFilm
2006All In The GameArthurFilm
2005Doctor WhoOld BillySeries
2004New TricksHarry PageSeries
2001Waking the DeadReverend Dennis Grant · 2 episodesSeries
2000Urban GothicOld Man / Papa LegbaSeries
1999Harbour LightsElvis · 9 episodesSeries
1997Shooting FishMagistrateFilm
1997Turning WorldMr. Roberts · 3 episodesSeries
1996A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a SlaveFatherFilm
1993One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveHumphreyFilm
1992Runaway BayJahman · 26 episodesSeries
1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionTrain Attendant (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")Film
1988South of the BorderClifford StoneSeries
1987Cry FreedomLesotho Goverment OfficialFilm
1987White MischiefAbdullahFilm
1987The Lenny Henry ShowJake · 13 episodesSeries
1986CasualtyTom CavanaghSeries
1986Death Is Part of the ProcessSiphoFilm
1985Miss Marple: A Pocketful of RyeDr. French · 2 episodesSeries
1985The Brothers McGregorMr OsborneSeries
1984SheenaElder 1Film
1984Miss MarpleDr FrenchSeries
1984Desert of LiesSylvesteFilm
1983Natural WorldNarratorSeries
1983The Old Men at the ZooReporterSeries
1982A Woman Called GoldaJournalistFilm
1981The Final ConflictBrother PauloFilm
1981BergeracKofi MensahSeries
1981Amin: The Rise and FallFreedom fighter OfumbiFilm
1980Life for ChristineDoctor, HollowayFilm
1980Kiss and TellConference DirectorFilm
1977The ProfessionalsDoctor · 2 episodesSeries
1975Fawlty TowersDoctorSeries
1975Doctor Who: Planet of EvilPontiFilm
1974Born FreeChief OlotunoSeries
1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?FrankSeries
1973Doctor Who: Frontier in SpaceNewscasterFilm
1972Crown CourtThuo Kamuny · 3 episodesSeries
1970Praise Marx and Pass the AmmunitionJuliusFilm
1970MenaceLusaka's SecretarySeries
1967Slave GirlsHead BoyFilm
1967ITV PlayhouseConference directorSeries
1966The Plague of the ZombiesServantFilm
1965Curse of the VoodooAfrican ExpertFilm
1964Guns at BatasiFilm
1963Doctor WhoPonti · 2 episodes, NewscasterSeries
Writing (1)
2009Victoria Falls: The Smoke That ThundersWriterFilm