This Character Was the Opposite of Everything Frasier and Niles Stood For — and That's a Good Thing

When Frasier returned to Paramount+ a few years ago, it fell far short of the original NBC series. Much of this was due to those missing supporting characters who we loved so much. It was fun to see Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) again, but he lost so much by not having his even more neurotic brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), by his side. Another character was also absent for a heartbreaking reason. With Pierce, he simply didn't want to do it, but then there was John Mahoney, who played Frasier and Nile's father, Martin Crane. Sadly, Mahoney passed away in 2018 at the age of 77. The Frasier reboot paid loving tributes to him, but it was just a reminder that Martin was the heart of one of the biggest sitcoms. He accomplished this by being the exact opposite of his kids, and he was never ashamed, no matter how often his sons made fun of him.