A representative for John Mahoney says the actor known playing the cranky dad on ``Frasier'' has died. He was 77.
Mahoney's longtime manager, Paul Martino, said Monday that Mahoney died Sunday in Chicago after a brief hospitalization. The cause of death was not immediately announced.
Mahoney played Martin Crane, father of Kelsey Grammer's Frasier and David Hyde Pierce's Niles. The series, a hit spinoff of ``Cheers,'' aired from 1993 to 2004.
Mahoney's recent roles included guest appearances on ``Hot in Cleveland'' and a 2015 episode of ``Foyle's War.''
The British-born Mahoney made Chicago his adopted hometown.