Jock Mahoney
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| Born |
Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney February 7, 1919 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1989 (aged 70) Bremerton, Washington, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation | Actor and stuntman |
| Years active | 1946–1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine O'Donnell (?–?) Margaret Field (1952–1968) Autumn Russell (1969–1989, his death) |
| Children | Kathleen O'Mahoney Jim O'Mahoney Princess O'Mahoney Sally Field (stepdaughter) Rick Field (stepson) Carl Botefuhr (stepson) Angela Russell (stepdaughter) Andrea von Botefuhr (stepdaughter). |
Jock Mahoney (February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989) was an American actor and stuntman. Born Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, he was credited variously as Jock Mahoney, Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. He starred in two western television 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 a stepfather of the actress Sally Field, scientist Richard Field, Dr. Carl Botefuhr, artist Angela Russell and author and artist Andrea von Botefuhr.
Mahoney was born in Chicago, Illinois, but reared in Davenport, Iowa.
He entered the University of Iowa in Iowa City but dropped out to enlist in the United States Marine Corps when World War II began. He served as a pilot, flight instructor and war correspondent.
After his discharge from the Marine Corps he moved to Los Angeles, California, 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 Juan and could find only one stuntman who was willing to leap from a high staircase in the scene. That man was Mahoney, who demanded and received $1,000 for the dangerous stunt.
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