Louis Mahoney

Known for

Acting

Born

September 8, 1938

Birthplace

The Gambia

Died

June 30, 2020 (aged 81)

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.

Best known work

Captain Phillips

2013

Doctor Who

2005

Fawlty Towers

1975

Doctor Who

1963

The Final Conflict

1981

Cry Freedom

1987

Being Human

2009

River

2015

Sheena

1984

The Plague of the Zombies

1966

Filmography

2018
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
as Neville
2015
RiverTV
as Lumo (2 episodes)
2015
You, Me and the ApocalypseTV
as Cardinal Anderson (2 episodes)
2015
The Trials of Jimmy RoseTV
as Charlie Cook (3 episodes)
2013
Captain Phillips
as Maersk Alabama Crew
2013
Jonah
as Old Mbwana
2011
Random
as Dad
2009
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders
as Narrator, Writer
2009
Being HumanTV
as Leo (3 episodes)
2006
All In The Game
as Arthur
2005
Doctor WhoTV
as Old Billy (1 episode)
2004
New TricksTV
as Harry Page (1 episode)
2001
Waking the DeadTV
as Reverend Dennis Grant (2 episodes)
2000
Urban GothicTV
as Old Man / Papa Legba (1 episode)
1999
Harbour LightsTV
as Elvis (9 episodes)
1997
Shooting Fish
as Magistrate
1997
Turning WorldTV
as Mr. Roberts (3 episodes)
1996
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
as Father
1993
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
as Humphrey
1992
Runaway BayTV
as Jahman (26 episodes)
1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Train Attendant (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
1988
South of the BorderTV
as Clifford Stone (1 episode)
1987
White Mischief
as Abdullah
1987
Cry Freedom
as Lesotho Goverment Official
1987
The Lenny Henry ShowTV
as Jake (13 episodes)