Kevin McCarthy
Highest Rated: 100% Death of a Salesman (1951)
Lowest Rated: 13% The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Birthday: Feb 15, 1914
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
A prolific performer who bridged the divide between leading man of decidedly B-movies and character player in more prestige offerings, Kevin McCarthy was a working actor since he made his Broadway debut in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" (1938). The younger brother of famed writer Mary McCarthy, he served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII, toured in "Winged Victory," and reprised his stage role in the 1944 film. But McCarthy earned more attention for what was considered his feature acting debut - the role of the disillusioned son Biff in the 1951 screen adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic, "Death of a Salesman." Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, the actor seemed poised for a major film career. He marked time, however, until Don Siegel cast him as Dr. Miles Bennel in the sci-fi classic, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). As the somewhat hysterical survivor of a community infested by space alien pod people, McCarthy anchored the film which only grew in stature since its initial release. In fact, in Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake, the actor had a small but pivotal role that was an homage to the original. His subsequent film career included playing Henry Fonda's campaign aide in "The Best Man" (1964), a roller derby magnate in "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), and a smarmy lobbyist in "The Distinguished Gentlemen" (1992).
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Kevin McCarthy
Filmography
Movies
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The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | The Grand Inquisitor (Character) | $2.4K | 2012 |
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Wesley | Bishop Ryder (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Trail of the Screaming Forehead | Latecomer (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Loving Annabelle | Father Harris (Character) | - | 2006 |
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Fallen Angels | Pastor Waltz (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roots of Monty Python | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
57% |
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Dr. Bennell (Character) | $21.0M | 2003 |
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Addams Family Reunion | Grandpa Addams (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Moving Target | Writer | - | 1996 |
26% |
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Just Cause | Phil Prentiss (Character) | $35.7M | 1995 |
15% |
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Steal Big, Steal Little | Reed Tyler (Character) | $2.8M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sister-In-Law | George Richards (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Love, Your Honor | Judge Pollan (Character) | - | 1994 |
93% |
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Matinee | General Ankrum (uncredited) (Character) | $8.9M | 1993 |
13% |
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The Distinguished Gentleman | Terry Corrigan (Character) | $46.5M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Duplicates | Dr. Congemi (Character) | - | 1992 |
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Final Approach | Gen. Geller (Character) | $52.6K | 1991 |
20% |
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Eve of Destruction | William Simmons (Character) | $4.4M | 1990 |
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Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College | Prof. Ragnar (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Passion and Paradise | Harold Christie (Character) | - | 1989 |
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The Sleeping Car | Vincent Tuttle (Character) | - | 1989 |
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Fast Food | Judge Reinholte (Character) | - | 1989 |
63% |
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UHF | R.J. Fletcher (Character) | $5.6M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love or Money | William Reed (Character) | $16.1K | 1989 |
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Once Upon a Texas Train | The Govenor (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Poor Little Rich Girl | Franklyn Hutton (Character) | - | 1987 |
82% |
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Innerspace | Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Character) | $25.9M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hostage | Col. Shaw (Character) | - | 1987 |
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Dark Tower | Sergie (Character) | - | 1987 |
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LBJ: The Early Years | Joseph Kennedy (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Masterpiece of Murder | Jonathan Hire (Character) | - | 1986 |
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The Midnight Hour | Judge Crandall (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Intentions | Reichman (Character) | - | 1985 |
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The Ratings Game | Wes Vandergelder (Character) | - | 1984 |
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Invitation to Hell | Mr. Thompson (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Making of a Male Model | Ward Hawley (Character) | - | 1983 |
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My Tutor | Mr. Chrystal (Character) | - | 1983 |
60% |
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Twilight Zone: The Movie | Uncle Walt (Character) | - | 1983 |
74% |
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The Howling | Fred Francis (Character) | - | 1981 |
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Those Lips, Those Eyes | Mickey Bellinger (Character) | - | 1980 |
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Hero at Large | Calvin Donnelly (Character) | - | 1980 |
72% |
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Piranha | Dr. Robert Hoak (Character) | - | 1978 |
93% |
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Running man (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exo-Man | Dist. Atty. Kamenski (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Tom Atherton (Character) | - | 1977 |
65% |
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians | Maj. John M. Burke (general press agent) (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Order to Kill | Ed McLean (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Dan Candy's Law | Sgt. Malcolm Grant (Character) | - | 1973 |
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Kansas City Bomber | Burt Henry (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Great American Tragedy | Mark Reynolds (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Steal a King | Allen Markham (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | U.M.C. | Clifford Coswell (Character) | - | 1969 |
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Ace High | Drake (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If He Hollers, Let Him Go | Leslie Whitlock (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Incident in Berlin | Carter Haines (Character) | - | 1968 |
100% |
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Hotel | Curtis O'Keefe (Character) | - | 1967 |
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Otto Habershaw (Character) | - | 1966 |
100% |
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Mirage | Sylvester Josephson (Character) | - | 1965 |
100% |
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The Best Man | Dick Jensen (Character) | - | 1964 |
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A Gathering of Eagles | Gen. "Happy Jack" Kirby (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Affair of the Skin | Allen McCleod (Character) | - | 1963 |
97% |
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The Misfits | Raymond Taber (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diamond Safari | Harry Jordan (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Nightmare | Stan Grayson (Character) | - | 1956 |
97% |
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Stranger on Horseback | Tom Bannerman (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | City in Flames | Jack O'Leary (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Annapolis Story | Jim (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Drive a Crooked Road | Steve Norris (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gambler From Natchez | André Rivage (Character) | - | 1954 |
100% |
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Death of a Salesman | Biff Loman (Character) | - | 1951 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eyes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
73% | No Score Yet | The Weird Al Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Early Edition | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
33% | No Score Yet | Boston Common | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story | Sol Siegel (Character) | 1995 |
82% | 90% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1992 |
20% | No Score Yet | Human Target | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Randolph Sterling (Guest Star) | 1985 1991-1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fame | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Richard (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 70% | The A-Team | Bob McKeever (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finder of Lost Loves | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dynasty | Billy Waite (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Amanda's | Zack Cartwright (Character) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flamingo Road | Claude Weldon (Character) | 1981-1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | General Nielson (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1970 1973 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Columbo | Dr. Frank Simmons (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banacek | Allen Markham (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The High Chaparral | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Wild, Wild West | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hawaii Five-0 | Victor Reese (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Felony Squad | Charles Roland Flagg (Guest Star) | 1966 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Garrison's Gorillas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 12 O'Clock High | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Herb Malone (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Novak | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Dr. Dave Taylor (Guest Star) | 1961 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone |
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1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956-1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Showcase 39 | Jason Forrester (Character) | 1952 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The United States Steel Hour | Rich Monighan (Character) | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One | Unknown (Character) | 1950-1952 |