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Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

ActingBorn February 15, 1914Died September 11, 2010 (age 96)Seattle, Washington, USA

Biography

Kevin McCarthy (February 15, 1914 – September 11, 2010) was an American actor. He is best remembered as the male lead in the horror science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Following several television guest roles, McCarthy gave his first credited film performance in Death of a Salesman (1951), portraying Biff Loman to Fredric March's Willy Loman. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Filmography

2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2012
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

as The Grand Inquisitor

Movie
2009Movie
2008Movie
2008
The Boneyard Collection

as The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

Movie
2007
Fallen Angels

as Pastor Waltz

Movie
2007Movie
2007
Loving Annabelle

as Father Harris

Movie
2005
Eyes

as Judge Leonard Donnelly

TV
2004Movie
2003Movie
2002Movie
2000
The District

as Reese

TV
2000
Jackass

as Self

TV
1998
Addams Family Reunion

as Grandpa Addams

Movie
1997
The Second Civil War

as Chief of Staff

Movie
1997TV
1997
Elvis Meets Nixon

as Deep Throat (uncredited)

Movie
1996
Early Edition

as Judge Jake Wellborn

TV
1996
Boston Common

as Professor Weaver

TV
1995Movie
1995
The Sister-in-Law

as George Richards

Movie
1995
Just Cause

as Phil Prentiss

Movie
1994
Judicial Consent

as Judge Pollan

Movie
1994
Roadracers

as Miles

Movie
1994TV
1994
Greedy

as Bartlett

Movie
1993
Matinee

as General Ankrum (uncredited)

Movie
1992Movie
1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Dr. Long (voice)

TV
1992
Duplicates

as Dr. Congemi

Movie
1991
Final Approach

as General Geller

Movie
1991
Dead on the Money

as Waverly Blake

Movie
1991
Eve of Destruction

as William Simmons (uncredited)

Movie
1990Movie
1990
Dream On

as Wade

TV
1990
The Rose and the Jackal

as Senator Henry Wilson

Movie
1990
The Sleeping Car

as Vincent Tuttle

Movie
1990
Love or Money

as William Reed

Movie
1989
UHF

as R.J. Fletcher

Movie
1989
Fast Food

as Judge Reinholte

Movie
1989
Passion and Paradise

as Harold Christie

Movie
1989
The 'Burbs

as Ray’s Boss (uncredited)

Movie
1988Movie
1988Movie
1987
Dark Tower

as Sergie

Movie
1987
Creepy Classics

as Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)

Movie
1987
Hostage

as Col. Tim Shaw

Movie
1987
Innerspace

as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw

Movie
1987Movie
1986
Matlock

as Jonathan Horton

TV
1986
A Masterpiece of Murder

as Jonathan Hire

Movie
1985
The Midnight Hour

as Judge Crandall

Movie
1985TV
1985Movie
1984
The Ratings Game

as Wes Vandergelder

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Walter Bowman

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Randolph Sterling

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Milton Porter

TV
1984TV
1984
Gremlins

as Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)

Movie
1984
Invitation to Hell

as Mr. Thompson

Movie
1983
Bay City Blues

as George Hayward

TV
1983Movie
1983Movie
1983
My Tutor

as Mr. Chrystal

Movie
1983
Amanda's

as Zack Cartwright

TV
1983
The A-Team

as Bob McKeever

TV
1983Movie
1982
Hotel

as Calvin Polk

TV
1982TV
1981
The Howling

as Fred Francis

Movie
1981
Dynasty

as Billy Waite

TV
1981
Flamingo Road

as Claude Weldon

TV
1980
Portrait of an Escort

as Dr. Ken Paige

Movie
1980
Those Lips, Those Eyes

as Mickey Bellinger

Movie
1980
Flamingo Road

as Claude Weldon

Movie
1980
Hero at Large

as Calvin Donnelly

Movie
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Running Man (Cameo)

Movie
1978
Piranha

as Dr. Robert Hoak

Movie
1977Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Barry Cooper

TV
1977
Exo-Man

as Dist. Atty. Kamenski

Movie
1976Movie
1975TV
1975
Order to Kill

as Ed McLean

Movie
1975
The Seagull

as Trigorin

Movie
1974
Alien Thunder

as Sgt. Malcolm Grant

Movie
1974
June Moon

as Hart

Movie
1972
A Great American Tragedy

as Mark Reynolds

Movie
1972
Banacek

as Allen Markham

TV
1972
Kansas City Bomber

as Burt Henry

Movie
1972
Richard

as Washington Doctor

Movie
1972Movie
1971
Bearcats!

as Carter Gladstone

TV
1971
Columbo

as Frank Simmons

TV
1971TV
1971TV
1971TV
1969TV
1969
Operation Heartbeat

as Clifford Coswell

Movie
1968
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

as Leslie Whitlock

Movie
1968
Ace High

as Drake

Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Victor Reese

TV
1968
The Name of the Game

as Carter Haines

TV
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Hunter R. Hickey

TV
1968
The Hell with Heroes

as Col. Wilson

Movie
1967
The High Chaparral

as James Forrest

TV
1967
Ghostbreakers

as Cameron Witherspoon

Movie
1967
Hotel

as Curtis O'Keefe

Movie
1967
The Invaders

as Paul Cook

TV
1966Movie
1966
The Three Sisters

as Vershinin

Movie
1965
Mirage

as Sylvester Josephson

Movie
1965
The F.B.I.

as Lamont

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Paul Dorn

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as James Evans

TV
1965
Honey West

as Jerry Ivar

TV
1965
The Legend of Jesse James

as Sheriff Dockery

TV
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Arthur Caresse

TV
1964
The Best Man

as Dick Jensen

Movie
1963
The Prize

as John Garrett

Movie
1963
An Affair of the Skin

as Allen McCleod

Movie
1963
Mr. Novak

as Mr. Williams

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Elliott Dunning

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Chukker Curtis

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Bill Adams

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Herb Malone

TV
1963
A Gathering of Eagles

as Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby

Movie
1962
40 Pounds of Trouble

as Louie Blanchard

Movie
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Paul Blackshear

TV
1961TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Harvey Gruboldt

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Omar Larson

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Ralph Johnson

TV
1961
The Misfits

as Raymond Taber

Movie
1959
Summer of Decision

as Mr. Rogers

Movie
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton

TV
1958
The Rifleman

as Winslow Quince

TV
1958
The Rifleman

as Mark Twain

TV
1958
Diamond Safari

as Harry Jordan

Movie
1956
Nightmare

as Stan Grayson

Movie
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Dr. Miles J. Bennell

Movie
1955
An Annapolis Story

as Jim Scott

Movie
1955
Stranger on Horseback

as Tom Bannerman

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Brooks

TV
1954
Climax!

as Halsey

TV
1954
Climax!

as Hal Carmichael

TV
1954Movie
1954Movie
1954
Drive a Crooked Road

as Steve Norris

Movie
1953TV
1953TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Frank O'Keefe

TV
1952
Jane Eyre

as Rochester

Movie
1951
Death of a Salesman

as Biff Loman

Movie
1951TV
1951TV
1951TV
1951TV
1950TV
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

TV
1948
Studio One

as Lt. Johnny Quayle

TV
1948
Studio One

as Dermot McDermot

TV
1948
Studio One

as Rochester

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 15, 1914
Day of DeathSeptember 11, 2010
Place of BirthSeattle, Washington, USA
Popularity1.2