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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)
Jock Mahoney
American actor (1919–89)
Jock Mahoney | |
|---|---|
Mahoney in The Range Rider | |
| Born | Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney (1919-02-07)February 7, 1919 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1989(1989-12-14) (aged 70) Bremerton, Washington, U.S. |
| Other names | Jacques O'Mahoney Jock O'Mahoney Jack Mahoney Jock Mahoney |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman |
| Years active | 1946–1985 |
| Spouses | Lorraine O'Donnell (divorced)Margaret Field (m. 1952; div. 1968)Autumn Russell (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney (February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989), known professionally as Jock Mahoney, was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two Action/Adventuretelevision series, The Range Rider and Yancy Derringer. He played Tarzan in two feature films and was associated in various capacities with several other Tarzan productions. He was credited variously as Jacques O'Mahoney,Jock O'Mahoney, Jack Mahoney, and finally Jock Mahoney.
Early life, education, and military service
Mahoney was born February 7, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois and reared in Davenport, Iowa. He was of French and Irish descent, the only child of Ruth and Charles O'Mahoney. He entered the University of Iowa in Iowa City and excelled at swimming and diving, but dropped out to enlist in the United States Marine Corps when World War II began. He served as a pilot and flight instructor.
Career
After his discharge from the Marine Corps, Mahoney moved to Los Angeles, and for a time was a horse breeder. However, he soon became a movie stuntman, doubling for Gregory Peck, Errol Flynn, and John Wayne. Director Vincent Sherman recalled staging the climactic fight scene in his 1948 film Adventures of Don Born Jacques O'Mahoney on February 7th, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, Photo courtesy of Vera L. Warner, Jock's 1st cousin, Jock grew up in Davenport, Iowa and had planned to become a doctor. At 6' 4" and normally around 220 lbs., Errol Flynn's daring leap off the descending staircase in 1949's The movie public was always assured of hard fighting, Ted Mapes had been Starrett's double for sometime but when Jock
TARZAN 13 - RANGE RIDER - YANCY DERRINGERACE STUNTMAN - ACTOR
JOCK MAHONEY
of French and Irish extraction, with some Cherokee thrown in.
Jock's birth certificate states he was born
Jack Joseph O'Mahoney.
To Vera from Cousin Jacques and to Bob (Vera's husband) from Jack.
and her son, Thomas C. Warner, Jock's 1st Cousin, once removed.
Tom and his brother Jerry were surprised
to find this site dedicated to their Mother's cousin.
The Warner's all live in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ruth Regina (nee Miller) & Charles James O'Mahoney
Jack's parents
Photo courtesy of Vera L. Warner,
Jock's cousin on their Mother's sides.
He attended the University of Iowa where he excelled in swimming,
basketball and football.
During World War II he earned the rank of "flight instructor" in the Marine Corps.
After the war Jock moved to Hollywood, and in the following years,
earned his spurs as a top Hollywood stuntman, doubling for Jon Hall,
George MacCready, Gregory Peck, Errol Flynn and Randolph Scott.
Jock took to the back breaking work with a fever.
THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN was actually Jocko.
Jock could apparently stand flat footed and leap over the small
of the back of a regular size horse.
Notable among his feats of stunt daring, was his work in
Columbia's Charles Starrett Westerns. When it was time
for Starrett as the masked black figure, "The Durango Kid"
to jump into the saddle, it was actually Jock getting all the
bumps, cuts, and bruises.
fast riding thrills in a Durango Kid movie.
replaced Mapes, the filmography
FILM
The End (1978) with Burt Reynolds and Sally Field
Their Only Chance (1975)
The Bad Bunch (1973) with Greydon Clark, Aldo Ray, and Jacqueline Cole
Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970) with Ron Ely and Woody Strode
The Love Bug (1968) with Dean Jones, Michele Lee, Buddy Hackett, and Joe Flynn
Bandolero! (1968) with Dean Martin, James Stewart, and Raquel Welch
Portrait of Violence (1968) with Scott Brady
The Glory Stompers (1968) with Jody McCrea, Chris Noel, and Dennis Hopper
Once Before I Die (1965) with Ursula Andress, Ron Ely, and John Derek
The Walls of Hell (1964) directed by Eddie Romero
Moro Witch Doctor (1964) with Vic Diaz and Reed Hadley
California (1963) with Faith Domergue and Susan Seaforth Hayes
Marine Battleground (1963)
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) with Woody Strode
Tarzan Goes to India (1962) with Leo Gordon and Mark Dana
Runaway Girl (1962) with Lili St. Cyr and June Jocelyn
Three Blondes in His Life (1961) with Anthony Dexter, Greta Thyssen, Elaine Edwards, and Jesse White
Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) with Gordon Scott, John Carradine, Betta St. John, and Lionel Jeffries
Money, Women and Guns (1959) with Kim Hunter, Lon Chaney Jr., William Campbell, and Phillip Terry
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) with John Gavin, Don DeFore, and Klaus Kinski
The Last of the Fast Guns (1958) with Gilbert Roland, Edward Platt, and Linda Cristal
Battle Hymn (1957) with Rock Hudson, Martha Hyer, Dan Duryea, and Don DeFore
Joe Dakota (1957) with Lee Van Cleef, Luana Patten, Charles McGraw, and Claude Akins
The Land Unknown (1957) with William Reynolds
Slim Carter (1957) with Julie Adams, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Joanna Moore, Bill Williams, and Margaret Field
Away All Boats (1956) with George Nader, Lex Barker, Julie Adams, Jeff Chandler, and Keith Andes
A Day of Fury (1956) with Mara Corday and Dale Robertson
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