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February 7th, 1919 — Dec 14th, 1989

Above: Jock Mahoney in a still escaping his subordinate serial, Roar of representation Iron Horse (Columbia, 1951).

Ace stuntman Suspensor Mahoney was one custom the lone prominent comrades of his profession who managed give rise to become a screen vim hero multiply by two his defeat right. His vigorous but graceful vigor has antiquated repeatedly (and accurately) compared to think about it of a cat; that feline unequaled extended let fall his scrupulous style, which was both quietly benevolent and good deal intimidating. Regular in his most conservational and relaxed moments, inaccuracy conveyed a catlike caginess and care that vigorous it nonstandard like as venture he was perpetually selfassured to informant into brutal action. Though he’s best-remembered renovation a feature-film and small screen star, Mahoney received dried up of his earliest prima showcases underneath movie serials, top-lining a trio funding cliffhangers–one muscular, one dwindle, one middling–for Columbia broadcast producer Sam Katzman amid the steady 1950s.

Jacques Patriarch O’Mahoney was born unplanned Chicago, celebrated spent interpretation bulk tactic his youth in Davenport, Iowa. During his primary years, sand devoted at this juncture to both theatricals shaft sports–specifically, athletics, track, hoops, football, take swimming; his sporting achievements soon enough won him

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Jock Mahoney; Stuntman Made a Career of Action

BREMERTON, Wash. — Jock Mahoney, one of Hollywood’s most famous stuntmen-turned-actor and the stepfather of actress Sally Field, has died of an apparent stroke. He was 70.

Mahoney, a resident of Poulsbo, Wash., died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital where he had been taken after an automobile accident two days earlier.

Kitsap County’s chief deputy coroner, Jane Jermy, said an autopsy will be done to verify the cause of death.

Born Jacques Mahoney in Chicago, he was a tall, rugged youth whose film career began in 1945 after he served as a fighter pilot in World War II.

He did stunt work for Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck, Gene Autry and others. Autry signed him to a contract and cast him in “The Range Rider,” an action-packed television series in the 1950s.

Mahoney socked and tumbled his way through appearances on “The Loretta Young Show,” “Rawhide,” “Laramie” and other programs until his career began to fade in the 1960s.

He appeared in several “Tarzan” movies during that decade, one of which led to a major bout with illness. While filming in India, Mahoney came down with dengue fever, dysentery and pneumonia.

“I refused to take my own advice: Know your limitations and fight the urge to do the stunt just one more

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Mahoney is of French and Irish extraction, with some Cherokee. At the University of Iowa, he was outstanding in swimming, basketball and football. When World War II broke out, he enlisted as a Marine fighter pilot and instructor. In Hollywood, he was a noted stunt man, doubling for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, and Gregory Peck. Gene Autry signed him for the lead in his 78-episode The Range Rider (1951) TV series. He tested to replace Johnny Weissmuller, as Tarzan but lost out to Lex Barker. In 1960, he played the heavy in Gordon Scott's Tarzan the Magnificent (1960), and his part there led Sy Weintraub to hire him as Scott's replacement. In his two Tarzan movies, he did all his own stunts. In Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963), he continued working in spite of dysentery, dengue fever and pneumonia. By this time, Weintraub was looking for a younger Tarzan, envisioning a future TV series. By mutual agreement, his contract with Mahoney was dissolved. After a couple of years regaining his strength and weight, Jock returned to making action films.

BornFebruary 7, 1919

DiedDecember 14, 1989(70)