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Martin Crane

Martin Crane
First appearance "The Good Son"
(episode 1.01)
Last appearance "Goodnight, Seattle (Part 2)"
(episode 11.24)
Portrayed by John Mahoney
Information
Occupation Served in the U.S. Army, was a Detective in the Seattle Police Department, ends the series after coming out of retirement to be a Security Guard in an office building
Family Walt Crane (brother)
Spouse(s) Hester Crane (wife; 1952-1987; "her death")
Ronee Lawrence (wife; 2004-present)
Children Frasier Crane (son)
Niles Crane (son)
Relatives Noah Crane (great-grandfather)
Zora (sister-in-law)
Nikos Crane (nephew)
Fredrick Crane (grandson, via Frasier)
David Crane (grandson, via Niles)
Daphne Moon (daughter-in-law, via Niles)

Martin "Marty" Crane is a fictional character on the American television show Frasier. He was played by actor John Mahoney. An army veteran and retired police detective, he is the father of Frasier and Niles Crane. His character's personality and signature cardigans have been cited as inspiration for the Suits character R. Dzierniejko, an odd but beloved New York attorney.

Although Martin is first mentioned in an episode of the sitcom Cheers, his life history is mainly expanded on in Frasier. In an eighth season Cheers episode, Frasier claims that his father is dead and was a scientist in life. These comments are elaborated on Frasier as the result of estrangement between Martin and Frasier at the time. (Mahoney also appeared in Cheers as a piano player/jingle writer.)

The son of a police officer, Martin was born in Seattle in 1932 and is a lifelong resident of the city. His great-grandparents were Noah Crane and a scullery maid from Russia. At the age of 19, Martin joined the U.S. Army, and saw combat in the Korean War. After returning home Martin joined the Seattle Police Department, and would remain in this capacity until being forced to retire due to being shot in the hip when he was 62. He served in various roles including as a patrol officer as well as a mounted patrol officer and eventually attained the position of Homicide Detective. He was also assigned to a vice detail for a year. He was married to Hester Rose Crane, a forensic psychiatrist whom he met in 1952 at a murder scene (it would later be revealed that Hester would commemorate their anniversary every year by making gingerbread men in the shape of the corpse). They remained married until her death in 1987, some six years before Martin moves in with Frasier.

Hester rejected his first marriage proposal, but the two married when she became pregnant with Frasier. The marriage was mostly a happy and loving one, but there were numerous issues; in particular, Hester had an affair with a family friend following a particularly difficult period in the marriage. Martin blamed himself for his wife's infidelity, which occurred about 30 years before the timeline of the show, and initially tells his sons that he had been the adulterer. The revelation brings Martin and Frasier, who after he learns the truth confesses that his ex-wife Lilith also cheated on him, closer together.


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