Kevin McCarthy

Known for: Acting

Born: 1914-02-15 – 2010-09-11 (aged 96)

From: Seattle, Washington, USA

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 (187)

MOVIE★ 2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
2012
as The Grand Inquisitor
MOVIE★ 7.7
Wesley
2009
MOVIE
Love Don't Come Easy
2008
as Max
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
MOVIE★ 3.0
Fallen Angels
2007
as Pastor Waltz
MOVIE★ 5.0
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
2007
as Latecomer
MOVIE★ 6.6
Loving Annabelle
2007
as Father Harris
MOVIE
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Eyes
2005
as Judge Leonard Donnelly
MOVIE★ 5.3
UnConventional
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Dr. Bennell
MOVIE★ 7.0
Making 'The Misfits'
2002
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The District
2000
as Reese
TV★ 6.7
Jackass
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.8
Addams Family Reunion
1998
as Grandpa Addams
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Second Civil War
1997
as Chief of Staff
TV★ 7.0
The Weird Al Show
1997
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997
as Deep Throat (uncredited)
TV★ 7.4
Early Edition
1996
as Judge Jake Wellborn
TV★ 7.0
Boston Common
1996
as Professor Weaver
MOVIE★ 4.5
Steal Big Steal Little
1995
as Reed Tyler
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Sister-in-Law
1995
as George Richards
TV★ 6.5
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
as Sol Siegel
MOVIE★ 6.3
Just Cause
1995
as Phil Prentiss
MOVIE★ 5.6
Judicial Consent
1994
as Judge Pollan
MOVIE★ 6.5
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Roadracers
1994
as Miles
TV★ 8.0
Rebel Highway
1994
as Miles
MOVIE★ 6.2
Greedy
1994
as Bartlett
MOVIE★ 6.7
Matinee
1993
as General Ankrum (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Terry Corrigan
TV★ 8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Dr. Long (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Duplicates
1992
as Dr. Congemi
MOVIE★ 6.2
Final Approach
1991
as General Geller
TV★ 8.5
Charlie Hoover
1991
TV★ 6.7
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
MOVIE★ 5.3
Dead on the Money
1991
as Waverly Blake
MOVIE★ 4.7
Eve of Destruction
1991
as William Simmons (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990
as Professor Ragnar
TV★ 7.0
Dream On
1990
as Wade
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Rose and the Jackal
1990
as Senator Henry Wilson
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Sleeping Car
1990
as Vincent Tuttle
MOVIE★ 5.0
Love or Money
1990
as William Reed
MOVIE★ 6.7
UHF
1989
as R.J. Fletcher
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Jack
TV★ 5.7
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
as Franklyn Hutton
MOVIE★ 5.2
Fast Food
1989
as Judge Reinholte
MOVIE★ 5.8
Passion and Paradise
1989
as Harold Christie
MOVIE★ 6.8
The 'Burbs
1989
as Ray’s Boss (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
as The Governor
MOVIE
Channel 99
1988
TV★ 7.5
China Beach
1988
TV★ 7.6
In the Heat of the Night
1988
MOVIE★ 3.9
Dark Tower
1987
as Sergie
MOVIE★ 6.4
Creepy Classics
1987
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Hostage
1987
as Col. Tim Shaw
MOVIE★ 6.8
Innerspace
1987
as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
MOVIE★ 7.6
LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Billy Bob
TV★ 6.3
Head of the Class
1986
TV★ 7.1
Matlock
1986
as Jonathan Horton
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986
as Jonathan Hire
TV★ 6.3
The Colbys
1985
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Midnight Hour
1985
as Judge Crandall
TV★ 7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
as Richard
MOVIE★ 6.5
Deadly Intentions
1985
as Reichman
MOVIE★ 9.0
Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy
1985
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Ratings Game
1984
as Wes Vandergelder
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Walter Bowman
TV★ 6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Ben Harper
MOVIE★ 7.1
Gremlins
1984
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Invitation to Hell
1984
as Mr. Thompson
TV★ 7.5
Bay City Blues
1983
as George Hayward
MOVIE★ 5.0
Making of a Male Model
1983
as Ward Hawley
TV★ 6.6
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
MOVIE★ 6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Uncle Walt
MOVIE★ 5.0
My Tutor
1983
as Mr. Chrystal
TV★ 6.8
Amanda's
1983
as Zack Cartwright
TV★ 7.5
The A-Team
1983
as Bob McKeever
MOVIE★ 4.3
Montgomery Clift
1983
as Self
MOVIE
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
as Dr. Jones
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
as Calvin Polk
TV★ 6.8
Fame
1982
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Howling
1981
as Fred Francis
TV★ 6.5
Dynasty
1981
as Billy Waite
TV★ 6.3
Flamingo Road
1981
as Claude Weldon
MOVIE★ 3.6
Portrait of an Escort
1980
as Dr. Ken Paige
MOVIE★ 4.3
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980
as Mickey Bellinger
MOVIE★ 10.0
Flamingo Road
1980
as Claude Weldon
MOVIE★ 5.9
Hero at Large
1980
as Calvin Donnelly
MOVIE★ 7.2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Running Man (Cameo)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Piranha
1978
as Dr. Robert Hoak
MOVIE★ 7.5
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977
as Tom Atherton
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Barry Cooper
TV★ 5.7
The Oregon Trail
1977
MOVIE★ 4.7
Exo-Man
1977
as Dist. Atty. Kamenski
MOVIE★ 5.5
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
TV★ 5.0
Fay
1975
MOVIE★ 4.6
Order to Kill
1975
as Ed McLean
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Seagull
1975
as Trigorin
TV★ 7.0
The Manhunter
1974
MOVIE★ 5.4
Alien Thunder
1974
as Sgt. Malcolm Grant
MOVIE★ 9.0
June Moon
1974
as Hart
MOVIE★ 7.5
A Great American Tragedy
1972
as Mark Reynolds
TV★ 8.4
Banacek
1972
as Allen Markham
MOVIE★ 5.8
Kansas City Bomber
1972
as Burt Henry
MOVIE★ 6.7
Richard
1972
as Washington Doctor
MOVIE★ 7.7
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972
as Bokonon
TV★ 6.8
Bearcats!
1971
as Carter Gladstone
TV★ 8.1
Columbo
1971
as Frank Simmons
TV★ 6.7
Cannon
1971
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Hart
TV★ 9.0
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
1969
as Philip Hastings
MOVIE★ 8.0
Operation Heartbeat
1969
as Clifford Coswell
MOVIE★ 5.6
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968
as Leslie Whitlock
MOVIE★ 6.5
Ace High
1968
as Drake
TV★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Victor Reese
TV★ 7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
as Carter Haines
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Hell with Heroes
1968
as Col. Wilson
TV★ 6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
as James Forrest
MOVIE★ 4.5
Ghostbreakers
1967
as Cameron Witherspoon
TV★ 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
TV★ 6.3
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
TV★ 8.1
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hotel
1967
as Curtis O'Keefe
TV★ 6.9
The Invaders
1967
as Paul Cook
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
TV★ 6.5
Felony Squad
1966
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Otto Habershaw
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Three Sisters
1966
as Vershinin
MOVIE★ 7.1
Mirage
1965
as Sylvester Josephson
TV★ 5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
as Lamont
TV★ 7.6
The Wild Wild West
1965
TV★ 7.2
Honey West
1965
as Jerry Ivar
TV★ 5.8
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Sheriff Dockery
TV★ 7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Arthur Caresse
TV★ 7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Major Baladin
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Best Man
1964
as Dick Jensen
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Prize
1963
as John Garrett
MOVIE★ 10.0
An Affair of the Skin
1963
as Allen McCleod
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
TV★ 7.3
Mr. Novak
1963
as Mr. Williams
TV★ 6.3
Burke's Law
1963
as Elliott Dunning
TV★ 7.3
The Fugitive
1963
as Herb Malone
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
MOVIE★ 5.4
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Louie Blanchard
TV★ 6.5
Going My Way
1962
TV★ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Paul Blackshear
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
TV★ 5.7
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Harvey Gruboldt
TV★ 6.3
The Defenders
1961
as Ralph Johnson
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Misfits
1961
as Raymond Taber
MOVIE
Summer of Decision
1959
as Mr. Rogers
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton
TV★ 6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as John Tourell
TV★ 7.1
The Rifleman
1958
as Winslow Quince
MOVIE★ 7.0
Diamond Safari
1958
as Harry Jordan
MOVIE★ 6.1
Nightmare
1956
as Stan Grayson
TV★ 6.5
Telephone Time
1956
MOVIE★ 7.5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell
TV★ 5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
MOVIE★ 4.3
An Annapolis Story
1955
as Jim Scott
MOVIE★ 5.8
Stranger on Horseback
1955
as Tom Bannerman
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Brooks
MOVIE
Satins and Spurs
1954
as Tony
TV
Max Liebman Presents
1954
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Gambler from Natchez
1954
as Andre Rivage
MOVIE★ 6.2
Drive a Crooked Road
1954
as Steve Norris
TV★ 8.0
Inner Sanctum
1954
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Wayne Temple
TV★ 6.3
Omnibus
1952
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Russel Stevens
TV★ 4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Frank O'Keefe
MOVIE★ 4.0
Jane Eyre
1952
as Rochester
MOVIE★ 7.0
Death of a Salesman
1951
as Biff Loman
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Glenn Sheridan
TV★ 6.0
Prudential Family Playhouse
1950
TV★ 7.7
Danger
1950
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 6.0
Lights Out
1949
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Lt. Johnny Quayle
TV★ 8.0
Ford Theatre
1948
TV★ 6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Romeo