Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Known for
Acting
Born
February 15, 1914
Died
September 11, 2010 (aged 96)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies poster

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Movie · as Self - (archive footage)

2015
Listen to Me Marlon poster

Listen to Me Marlon

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins poster

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

Movie · as Self

2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire poster

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2012
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X poster

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

Movie · as The Grand Inquisitor

2011
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King poster

A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Wesley poster

Wesley

Movie

2008
Love Don't Come Easy poster

Love Don't Come Easy

Movie · as Max

2008
The Boneyard Collection poster

The Boneyard Collection

Movie · as The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

2007
Loving Annabelle poster

Loving Annabelle

Movie · as Father Harris

2007
Trail of the Screaming Forehead poster

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

Movie · as Latecomer

2007
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

Movie · as Pastor Waltz

2005
The Roots of Monty Python poster

The Roots of Monty Python

Movie · as Self

2005
Eyes poster

Eyes

TV · as Judge Leonard Donnelly · 1 ep

2004
UnConventional poster

UnConventional

Movie · as Self

2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action poster

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Movie · as Dr. Bennell

2002
Making 'The Misfits' poster

Making 'The Misfits'

Movie · as Self

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Reese · 3 eps

2000
Jackass poster

Jackass

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Addams Family Reunion poster

Addams Family Reunion

Movie · as Grandpa Addams

1997
The Second Civil War poster

The Second Civil War

Movie · as Chief of Staff

1997
Elvis Meets Nixon poster

Elvis Meets Nixon

Movie · as Deep Throat (uncredited)

1997
The Weird Al Show poster

The Weird Al Show

TV · as Mayor · 1 ep

1996
Boston Common poster

Boston Common

TV · as Professor Weaver · 1 ep

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · as Judge Jake Wellborn · 1 ep

1995
Steal Big Steal Little poster

Steal Big Steal Little

Movie · as Reed Tyler

1995
Just Cause poster

Just Cause

Movie · as Phil Prentiss

1995
The Sister-in-Law poster

The Sister-in-Law

Movie · as George Richards

1995
Mommy poster

Mommy

Movie · as Fire Department Rescuer

1995
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story poster

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

TV · as Sol Siegel · 2 eps

1994
Roadracers poster

Roadracers

Movie · as Miles

1994
Judicial Consent poster

Judicial Consent

Movie · as Judge Pollan

1994
Greedy poster

Greedy

Movie · as Bartlett

1994
Marlon Brando: The Wild One poster

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

Movie · as Self

1994
Rebel Highway poster

Rebel Highway

TV · as Miles · 1 ep

1993
Matinee poster

Matinee

Movie · as General Ankrum (uncredited)

1992
The Distinguished Gentleman poster

The Distinguished Gentleman

Movie · as Terry Corrigan

1992
Duplicates poster

Duplicates

Movie · as Dr. Congemi

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Dr. Long (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Final Approach poster

Final Approach

Movie · as General Geller

1991
Eve of Destruction poster

Eve of Destruction

Movie · as William Simmons (uncredited)

1991
Dead on the Money poster

Dead on the Money

Movie · as Waverly Blake

1991
The Legend of Prince Valiant poster

The Legend of Prince Valiant

TV · 1 ep

1991
Charlie Hoover poster

Charlie Hoover

TV · 7 eps

1990
The Sleeping Car poster

The Sleeping Car

Movie · as Vincent Tuttle

1990
Love or Money poster

Love or Money

Movie · as William Reed

1990
The Rose and the Jackal poster

The Rose and the Jackal

Movie · as Senator Henry Wilson

1990
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College poster

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

Movie · as Professor Ragnar

1990
Dream On poster

Dream On

TV · as Wade · 1 ep

1989
UHF poster

UHF

Movie · as R.J. Fletcher

1989
The 'Burbs poster

The 'Burbs

Movie · as Ray’s Boss (uncredited)

1989
Dark Tower poster

Dark Tower

Movie · as Sergie

1989
Fast Food poster

Fast Food

Movie · as Judge Reinholte

1989
Passion and Paradise poster

Passion and Paradise

Movie · as Harold Christie

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Jack · 1 ep

1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story poster

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

TV · as Franklyn Hutton · 6 eps

1988
Once Upon a Texas Train poster

Once Upon a Texas Train

Movie · as The Governor

1988
Channel 99 poster

Channel 99

Movie

1988
In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night

TV · 1 ep

1988
China Beach poster

China Beach

TV · 1 ep

1987
Innerspace poster

Innerspace

Movie · as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw

1987
Creepy Classics poster

Creepy Classics

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

1987
Hostage poster

Hostage

Movie · as Col. Tim Shaw

1987
LBJ: The Early Years poster

LBJ: The Early Years

Movie · as Billy Bob

1986
A Masterpiece of Murder

A Masterpiece of Murder

Movie · as Jonathan Hire

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Jonathan Horton · 1 ep

1986
Head of the Class poster

Head of the Class

TV · 1 ep

1985
Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy

Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy

Movie

1985
The Midnight Hour poster

The Midnight Hour

Movie · as Judge Crandall

1985
Deadly Intentions poster

Deadly Intentions

Movie · as Reichman

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Richard · 1 ep

1985
The Colbys poster

The Colbys

TV · 4 eps

1984
Invitation to Hell poster

Invitation to Hell

Movie · as Mr. Thompson

1984
The Ratings Game poster

The Ratings Game

Movie · as Wes Vandergelder

1984
Gremlins poster

Gremlins

Movie · as Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Walter Bowman, Randolph Sterling, Milton Porter · 1 ep

1984
Finder of Lost Loves poster

Finder of Lost Loves

TV · as Ben Harper · 1 ep

1983
My Tutor poster

My Tutor

Movie · as Mr. Chrystal

1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie poster

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Movie · as Uncle Walt

1983
Making of a Male Model poster

Making of a Male Model

Movie · as Ward Hawley

1983
Montgomery Clift poster

Montgomery Clift

Movie · as Self

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Bob McKeever · 1 ep

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · 1 ep

1983
Bay City Blues poster

Bay City Blues

TV · as George Hayward · 8 eps

1983
Amanda's poster

Amanda's

TV · as Zack Cartwright · 13 eps

1982
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story poster

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

Movie · as Dr. Jones

1982
Fame poster

Fame

TV · 1 ep

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Calvin Polk · 1 ep

1981
The Howling poster

The Howling

Movie · as Fred Francis

1981
Flamingo Road poster

Flamingo Road

TV · as Claude Weldon · 37 eps

1981
Dynasty poster

Dynasty

TV · as Billy Waite · 1 ep

1980
Hero at Large poster

Hero at Large

Movie · as Calvin Donnelly

1980
Those Lips, Those Eyes poster

Those Lips, Those Eyes

Movie · as Mickey Bellinger

1980
Flamingo Road poster

Flamingo Road

Movie · as Claude Weldon

1980
Portrait of an Escort poster

Portrait of an Escort

Movie · as Dr. Ken Paige

1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Movie · as Running Man (Cameo)

1978
Piranha poster

Piranha

Movie · as Dr. Robert Hoak

1977
Exo-Man poster

Exo-Man

Movie · as Dist. Atty. Kamenski

1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night poster

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Movie · as Tom Atherton

1977
The Oregon Trail poster

The Oregon Trail

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Barry Cooper · 1 ep

1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson poster

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Movie · as The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)

1975
Order to Kill poster

Order to Kill

Movie · as Ed McLean

1975
The Seagull poster

The Seagull

Movie · as Trigorin

1975
Fay

Fay

TV · 1 ep

1974
Alien Thunder poster

Alien Thunder

Movie · as Sgt. Malcolm Grant

1974
June Moon poster

June Moon

Movie · as Hart

1974
The Manhunter poster

The Manhunter

TV · 1 ep

1972
Kansas City Bomber poster

Kansas City Bomber

Movie · as Burt Henry

1972
A Great American Tragedy poster

A Great American Tragedy

Movie · as Mark Reynolds

1972
Between Time and Timbuktu poster

Between Time and Timbuktu

Movie · as Bokonon

1972
Richard poster

Richard

Movie · as Washington Doctor

1972
Banacek poster

Banacek

TV · as Allen Markham · 1 ep

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Frank Simmons · 1 ep

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Hart, Trigorin · 1 ep

1971
Bearcats! poster

Bearcats!

TV · as Carter Gladstone · 1 ep

1969
Operation Heartbeat poster

Operation Heartbeat

Movie · as Clifford Coswell

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Victor Reese, Hunter R. Hickey · 1 ep

1969
Harold Robbins' The Survivors poster

Harold Robbins' The Survivors

TV · as Philip Hastings · 14 eps

1968
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! poster

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

Movie · as Leslie Whitlock

1968
Ace High poster

Ace High

Movie · as Drake

1968
The Hell with Heroes poster

The Hell with Heroes

Movie · as Col. Wilson

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Carter Haines · 1 ep

1967
Hotel poster

Hotel

Movie · as Curtis O'Keefe

1967
Ghostbreakers poster

Ghostbreakers

Movie · as Cameron Witherspoon

1967
Garrison's Gorillas poster

Garrison's Gorillas

TV · 1 ep

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as James Forrest · 1 ep

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · 2 eps

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Invaders poster

The Invaders

TV · as Paul Cook · 1 ep

1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady poster

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Movie · as Otto Habershaw

1966
The Three Sisters poster

The Three Sisters

Movie · as Vershinin

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Whitmore Channing · 1 ep

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · 2 eps

1965
Mirage poster

Mirage

Movie · as Sylvester Josephson

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Lamont, Paul Dorn, James Evans · 1 ep

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · 1 ep

1965
Honey West poster

Honey West

TV · as Jerry Ivar · 1 ep

1965
The Legend of Jesse James poster

The Legend of Jesse James

TV · as Sheriff Dockery · 1 ep

1964
The Best Man poster

The Best Man

Movie · as Dick Jensen

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

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

TV · as Arthur Caresse · 1 ep

1964
12 O'Clock High poster

12 O'Clock High

TV · as Major Baladin · 1 ep

1963
The Prize poster

The Prize

Movie · as John Garrett

1963
A Gathering of Eagles poster

A Gathering of Eagles

Movie · as Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby

1963
An Affair of the Skin poster

An Affair of the Skin

Movie · as Allen McCleod

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Elliott Dunning, Chukker Curtis, Bill Adams · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Herb Malone · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1963
Mr. Novak poster

Mr. Novak

TV · as Mr. Williams · 1 ep

1962
40 Pounds of Trouble poster

40 Pounds of Trouble

Movie · as Louie Blanchard

1962
Going My Way poster

Going My Way

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Paul Blackshear · 1 ep

1961
The Misfits poster

The Misfits

Movie · as Raymond Taber

1961
Target: The Corruptors! poster

Target: The Corruptors!

TV · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Dr. Harvey Gruboldt, Dr. Omar Larson · 1 ep

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Ralph Johnson · 1 ep

1959
Summer of Decision poster

Summer of Decision

Movie · as Mr. Rogers

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton · 1 ep

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV · as John Tourell · 1 ep

1958
Diamond Safari poster

Diamond Safari

Movie · as Harry Jordan

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · as Winslow Quince, Mark Twain · 1 ep

1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Movie · as Dr. Miles J. Bennell

1956
Nightmare poster

Nightmare

Movie · as Stan Grayson

1956
Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time

TV · 1 ep

1955
Stranger on Horseback poster

Stranger on Horseback

Movie · as Tom Bannerman

1955
An Annapolis Story poster

An Annapolis Story

Movie · as Jim Scott

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · 1 ep

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 1 ep

1954
Drive a Crooked Road poster

Drive a Crooked Road

Movie · as Steve Norris

1954
The Gambler from Natchez poster

The Gambler from Natchez

Movie · as Andre Rivage

1954
Satins and Spurs poster

Satins and Spurs

Movie · as Tony

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Brooks, Halsey, Hal Carmichael · 1 ep

1954
Inner Sanctum poster

Inner Sanctum

TV · 1 ep

1954
Max Liebman Presents

Max Liebman Presents

TV · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Wayne Temple, Dr. Towne · 1 ep

1952
Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

Movie · as Rochester

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · as Frank O'Keefe · 1 ep

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · as Russel Stevens, Tommy Jordan · 1 ep

1952
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 1 ep

1951
Death of a Salesman poster

Death of a Salesman

Movie · as Biff Loman

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Glenn Sheridan, Prentice Brown, Mark Quinlin, City attorney · 1 ep

1950
Danger

Danger

TV · 1 ep

1950
Prudential Family Playhouse

Prudential Family Playhouse

TV · 2 eps

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · 1 ep

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Lt. Johnny Quayle, Dermot McDermot, Rochester · 1 ep

1948
Ford Theatre

Ford Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · as Romeo · 1 ep