John Mahoney of ‘Frasier’ fame dies at 77 06 FEB 18 12:58 ETBy Megan Thomas and Darran Simon, CNN (CNN) — John Mahoney, a veteran character actor best known for playing the curmudgeonly dog-loving father of the title character in TV’s “Frasier,” has died, his publicist said Monday. He was 77 years old. Mahoney, who…… MORE