Person
Louis Mahoney
Acting · 1938–2020 · The Gambia
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
Doctor Who
Old Billy
Doctor Who
Ponti
Casualty
Tom Cavanagh
The Professionals
Doctor
Crown Court
Thuo Kamuny
Natural World
Narrator
Waking the Dead
Reverend Dennis Grant
Bergerac
Kofi Mensah
ITV Playhouse
Conference director
New Tricks
Harry Page
Filmography
- 2018National Theatre Live: Allelujah!Neville
- 2015RiverLumo
- 2015You, Me and the ApocalypseCardinal Anderson
- 2015The Trials of Jimmy RoseCharlie Cook
- 2013Captain PhillipsMaersk Alabama Crew
- 2013JonahOld Mbwana
- 2011RandomDad
- 2009Victoria Falls: The Smoke That ThundersNarrator
- 2009Being HumanLeo
- 2006All In The GameArthur
- 2005Doctor WhoOld Billy
- 2004New TricksHarry Page
- 2001Waking the DeadReverend Dennis Grant
- 2000Urban GothicOld Man / Papa Legba
- 1999Harbour LightsElvis
- 1997Shooting FishMagistrate
- 1996A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a SlaveFather
- 1993One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveHumphrey
- 1992Runaway BayJahman
- 1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionTrain Attendant
- 1988South of the BorderClifford Stone
- 1987White MischiefAbdullah
- 1987Cry FreedomLesotho Goverment Official
- 1987The Lenny Henry Show
- 1986CasualtyTom Cavanagh
- 1986Death Is Part of the ProcessSipho
- 1985The Brothers McGregorMr Osborne
- 1985Miss Marple: A Pocketful of RyeDr. French
- 1984SheenaElder 1
- 1984Desert of LiesSylveste
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1983The Old Men at the ZooReporter
- 1982A Woman Called GoldaJournalist
- 1981BergeracKofi Mensah
- 1981Rise and Fall of Idi AminFreedom fighter Ofumbi
- 1981The Final ConflictBrother Paulo
- 1980Life for ChristineDoctor, Holloway
- 1980Kiss and TellConference Director
- 1977The ProfessionalsDoctor
- 1975Doctor Who: Planet of EvilPonti
- 1975Fawlty TowersDoctor
- 1974Born FreeChief Olotuno
- 1973Doctor Who: Frontier in SpaceNewscaster
- 1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Frank
- 1972Crown CourtThuo Kamuny
- 1970MenaceLusaka's Secretary
- 1970Praise Marx and Pass the AmmunitionJulius
- 1967ITV PlayhouseConference director
- 1967Slave GirlsHead Boy
- 1966The Plague of the ZombiesServant
- 1965Curse of the VoodooAfrican Expert
- 1964Guns at Batasi
- 1963Doctor WhoPonti
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