Louis Mahoney
Date of birth: 1938-09-08
Place of birth: The Gambia
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990-04-02
This trio of tales, based on classic short stories, chronicles the complicated relations between the
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders
2009-11-04
A tale of life on the Zambezi River, set against the epic backdrop of Victoria Falls. The story is t
Jonah
2013-01-16
Mbwana and his best friend Juma are two young men with big dreams. These dreams become reality when
Guns at Batasi
1964-10-30
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must u
Random
2011-08-23
Interspersed with a commentary by a female narrator,who at times assumes their roles,the father,moth
Life for Christine
1980-12-02
A teenage girl is sent to a women's prison, but should she really be there?
Captain Phillips
2013-10-10
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagge
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
1996-01-29
A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Nar
All In The Game
2006-05-11
A passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son, a dodgy football agent, and his homet
A Woman Called Golda
1982-04-26
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in
The Plague of the Zombies
1966-01-12
Sir James Forbes arrives in a remote Cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the
Kiss and Tell
1980-08-05
Quin and Sophie are happily married but haven't been abroad since their honeymoon. When Quin is sent
White Mischief
1987-11-10
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other af
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
1981-07-16
The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
1970-01-01
A Marxist-Leninist expelled from the British Communist Party joins the Revolutionary Party of the Th
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil
1975-10-18
Picking up a distress call from the edge of the known universe, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find thems
Shooting Fish
1997-08-22
Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student as a secretary for their latest scam.
Desert of Lies
1984-03-13
The fortunes of two expeditions a century and a half apart become mysteriously linked in the same de
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
2018-11-01
Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre during its limited run. The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to
Curse of the Voodoo
1965-05-01
In Africa, a professional hunter kills a male lion which is sacred to a local tribe which also pract
One Foot in the Algarve
1993-12-26
The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her penpal A
Sheena
1984-08-17
Sheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African
The Final Conflict
1981-03-20
Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefa
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973-03-31
In the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo uncover a plot by the Master to provoke an interplanetary war
Death Is Part of the Process
1986-01-01
South Africa in the 60s. The campaign of sabotage is halted and the arrests continue. The Special Br
Cry Freedom
1987-11-06
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against ap