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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-02-15 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Kevin McCarthy

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.

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Known For

Acting

2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2012

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X as The Grand Inquisitor

2008

The Boneyard Collection as The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

2007

Loving Annabelle as Father Harris
Fallen Angels as Pastor Waltz

2005

2004

2003

2002

2000

The District as Congressman Reese
Jackass as Self

1998

Addams Family Reunion as Grandpa Addams

1997

The Second Civil War as Chief of Staff
Elvis Meets Nixon as Deep Throat (uncredited)

1996

Boston Common as Professor Weaver

1995

Just Cause as Phil Prentiss
The Sister-in-Law as George Richards

1994

Roadracers as Miles
Judicial Consent as Judge Pollan
Greedy as Bartlett

1993

Matinee as General Ankrum

1992

The Distinguished Gentleman as Terry Corrigan
Duplicates as Dr. Congemi
Batman: The Animated Series as Dr. Long (voice)

1991

Final Approach as General Geller
Eve of Destruction as William Simmons (uncredited)
Dead on the Money as Waverly Blake

1990

The Sleeping Car as Vincent Tuttle
Love or Money as William Reed
The Rose and the Jackal as Senator Henry Wilson
Dream On as Wade

1989

UHF as R.J. Fletcher
The 'Burbs as Ray’s Boss (uncredited)
Fast Food as Judge Reinholte
Passion and Paradise as Harold Christie

1988

Once Upon a Texas Train as The Governor

1987

Innerspace as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
Creepy Classics as Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)
Dark Tower as Sergie
Hostage as Col. Tim Shaw

1986

A Masterpiece of Murder as Jonathan Hire

1985

The Midnight Hour as Judge Crandall
Deadly Intentions as Reichman
The Golden Girls as Richard

1984

Invitation to Hell as Mr. Thompson
The Ratings Game as Wes Vandergelder
Gremlins as Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)
Murder, She Wrote as Walter Bowman
Finder of Lost Loves as Ben Harper
Murder, She Wrote as Randolph Sterling
Murder, She Wrote as Milton Porter

1983

My Tutor as Mr. Chrystal
Making of a Male Model as Ward Hawley
The A-Team as Bob McKeever
Bay City Blues as George Hayward
Amanda's as Zack Cartwright

1982

Hotel as Calvin Polk

1981

The Howling as Fred Francis

1980

Hero at Large as Calvin Donnelly
Those Lips, Those Eyes as Mickey Bellinger
Flamingo Road as Claude Weldon
Portrait of an Escort as Dr. Ken Paige

1978

Piranha as Dr. Robert Hoak

1977

Exo-Man as Dist. Atty. Kamenski
The Love Boat as Barry Cooper

1976

1975

Order to Kill as Ed McLean
The Seagull as Trigorin

1974

Alien Thunder as Sgt. Malcolm Grant
June Moon as Hart

1972

Kansas City Bomber as Burt Henry
A Great American Tragedy as Mark Reynolds
Richard as Washington Doctor
Banacek as Allen Markham

1971

Columbo as Frank Simmons
Great Performances as Trigorin

1969

Operation Heartbeat as Clifford Coswell

1968

If He Hollers, Let Him Go! as Leslie Whitlock
Ace High as Drake
The Hell with Heroes as Col. Wilson
Hawaii Five-O as Victor Reese
The Name of the Game as Carter Haines
Hawaii Five-O as Hunter R. Hickey

1967

Hotel as Curtis O'Keefe
Ghostbreakers as Cameron Witherspoon
The High Chaparral as James Forrest
The Invaders as Paul Cook

1966

The Three Sisters as Vershinin

1965

Mirage as Sylvester Josephson
The F.B.I. as Lamont
Honey West as Jerry Ivar
The Legend of Jesse James as Sheriff Dockery
The F.B.I. as Paul Dorn
The F.B.I. as James Evans

1964

The Best Man as Dick Jensen
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Arthur Caresse

1963

The Prize as John Garrett
A Gathering of Eagles as Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
An Affair of the Skin as Allen McCleod
Burke's Law as Elliott Dunning
The Fugitive as Herb Malone
Mr. Novak as Mr. Williams
Burke's Law as Chukker Curtis
Burke's Law as Bill Adams

1962

40 Pounds of Trouble as Louie Blanchard
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Paul Blackshear

1961

The Misfits as Raymond Taber
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Harvey Gruboldt
The Defenders as Ralph Johnson
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Omar Larson

1959

Summer of Decision as Mr. Rogers
The Twilight Zone as Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton

1958

Diamond Safari as Harry Jordan

1956

Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Dr. Miles J. Bennell
Nightmare as Stan Grayson

1955

Stranger on Horseback as Tom Bannerman
An Annapolis Story as Jim Scott

1954

Drive a Crooked Road as Steve Norris
The Gambler from Natchez as Andre Rivage
Climax! as Brooks
Climax! as Halsey
Climax! as Hal Carmichael

1953

General Electric Theater as Wayne Temple

1952

Jane Eyre as Rochester
Cavalcade of America as Frank O'Keefe
The Ford Television Theatre as Russel Stevens

1951

Death of a Salesman as Biff Loman
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Glenn Sheridan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Prentice Brown

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

1949

1948

Studio One as Lt. Johnny Quayle
Studio One as Dermot McDermot
Studio One as Rochester

Crew

1990

Fatal Charm as Special Effects