(From Old Corral collection) Lots of name variations used by Jock: Jacques O'Mahoney Jack Mahoney Jock O'Mahoney Jock Mahoney Note the Jock O'Mahoney billing. |
In the 1950s, Dell published a comic book series of Mahoney as TV's "The Flying A's RANGE RIDER" (and RANGE RIDER was produced by Gene Autry's Flying A production company). |
Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has information on Jock Mahoney: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0537146/
Daniel Neyer's "The Files of Jerry Blake" serial website has lots of info on Jock Mahoney doing serials: https://filesofjerryblake.com/serial-heroes/jock-mahoney/ YouTube has a three minute compilation of Mahoney doing falls and assorted stunts in Three Stooges shorts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYGHqUoWKYs The Grand Comics database has covers and more info on the several dozen issues of Mahoney as "The Flying A's Range Rider": http://www.comics.org/series/13322/covers/ Robert Callaghan has a great Jock Mahoney biography with lots of details and images. Included are photos of his parents: http://www.dancebob.com/mahoney13/ Brian Walker's Drive In Theater website has a page on Mahoney, including many photos: http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/jockmahoney.html Neil Summers has a profile of Mahoney on Boyd Magers' Western Clippings website: http://www.westernclippings.com/stuntmen/jockmahoney_stuntmen.shtml You may want to visit the Golden Boot award webpage on the Old Corral. Mahoney was presented with a Golden Boot award at the 1986 event. The Family Search website (free) and Ancestry.com (subscription) have information on Jock Mahoney and family:
The Los Angeles Times has a death notice on Mahoney, noting that he was injured in a car accident and passed away from a stroke two days later at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-16-mn-2-story.html Find A Grave website notes that Mahoney was cremated: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6748380/jock-mahoney |
(From Old Corral collection) Above - Dick Jones and Jock Mahoney in TV's THE RANGE RIDER (1951 - 1953; 78 episodes) which was produced by Gene Autry's Flying A production company. (From Old Corral collection) Above - a lobby card from TRAIL OF THE RUSTLERS (Columbia, 1950) with Jock Mahoney doubling Charles Starrett. |
(Courtesy of Dale Crawford & Jim Sorensen) | Left is Mahoney doubling and stunting for Charles Starrett in the Durango Kid films. Below is an enlargement of the shoes worn by Jock - no cowboy boots for this stunt. |
(Courtesy of Jim Sorensen & Dale Crawford) Above - Jim Sorensen and Mahoney circa 1982. (Courtesy of Andy Southard) Above is Mahoney at the 1985 Golden Boot Awards ceremony. At the 1986 event, Mahoney was presented with a Golden Boot award. |