Brian Damage
08-05-2011, 11:53 PM
Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) and Martin Crane (John Mahoney), Frasier
If Mahoney seemed a bit too spry to play Frasier’s dad, it’s because the actor — now only 71 — was only 53 when he first appeared in the role of Marty. That makes the gruff, retired cop less than 15 years older than the man who played his oldest son, with about 19 years separating him from David Hyde Pierce, who co-starred as Frasier’s younger brother, Niles.
http://flavorwire.com/198678/surprising-real-age-differences-between-tv-parents-and-their-kids/3#post_body
If Mahoney seemed a bit too spry to play Frasier’s dad, it’s because the actor — now only 71 — was only 53 when he first appeared in the role of Marty. That makes the gruff, retired cop less than 15 years older than the man who played his oldest son, with about 19 years separating him from David Hyde Pierce, who co-starred as Frasier’s younger brother, Niles.
http://flavorwire.com/198678/surprising-real-age-differences-between-tv-parents-and-their-kids/3#post_body