Kevin McCarthy
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-02-15
Day of Death
2010-09-11 (96 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.
Known For
Acting
(2014)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2014)
(2012)
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
as The Grand Inquisitor
(2008)
The Boneyard Collection
as The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
(2008)
Love Don't Come Easy
as Max
(2007)
Fallen Angels
as Pastor Waltz
(2007)
Loving Annabelle
as Father Harris
(2007)
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
as Latecomer
(2005)
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self
(2004)
UnConventional
as Self
(2003)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Dr. Bennell
(2002)
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self
(1998)
Addams Family Reunion
as Grandpa Addams
(1997)
Elvis Meets Nixon
as Deep Throat (uncredited)
(1997)
The Second Civil War
as Chief of Staff
(1995)
Just Cause
as Phil Prentiss
(1995)
Steal Big Steal Little
as Reed Tyler
(1995)
The Sister-in-Law
as George Richards
(1994)
Greedy
as Bartlett
(1994)
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
as Self
(1994)
Roadracers
as Miles
(1994)
Judicial Consent
as Judge Pollan
(1993)
Matinee
as General Ankrum
(1992)
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Terry Corrigan
(1992)
Duplicates
as Dr. Congemi
(1991)
Eve of Destruction
as William Simmons (uncredited)
(1991)
Final Approach
as General Geller
(1991)
Dead on the Money
as Waverly Blake
(1990)
The Sleeping Car
as Vincent Tuttle
(1990)
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
as Professor Ragnar
(1990)
Love or Money
as William Reed
(1990)
The Rose and the Jackal
as Senator Henry Wilson
(1989)
UHF
as R.J. Fletcher
(1989)
Fast Food
as Judge Reinholte
(1989)
The 'Burbs
as Ray’s Boss (uncredited)
(1989)
Passion and Paradise
as Harold Christie
(1988)
Once Upon a Texas Train
as The Governor
(1988)
(1987)
Innerspace
as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
(1987)
Dark Tower
as Sergie
(1987)
LBJ: The Early Years
as Billy Bob
(1987)
Creepy Classics
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)
(1987)
Hostage
as Col. Tim Shaw
(1986)
A Masterpiece of Murder
as Jonathan Hire
(1985)
Deadly Intentions
as Reichman
(1985)
The Midnight Hour
as Judge Crandall
(1985)
(1984)
Gremlins
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)
(1984)
The Ratings Game
as Wes Vandergelder
(1984)
Invitation to Hell
as Mr. Thompson
(1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Uncle Walt
(1983)
Montgomery Clift
as Self
(1983)
My Tutor
as Mr. Chrystal
(1983)
Making of a Male Model
as Ward Hawley
(1982)
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Dr. Jones
(1981)
The Howling
as Fred Francis
(1980)
Hero at Large
as Calvin Donnelly
(1980)
Those Lips, Those Eyes
as Mickey Bellinger
(1980)
Flamingo Road
as Claude Weldon
(1980)
Portrait of an Escort
as Dr. Ken Paige
(1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Running Man
(1978)
Piranha
as Dr. Robert Hoak
(1977)
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Tom Atherton
(1977)
Exo-Man
as Dist. Atty. Kamenski
(1976)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
(1975)
The Seagull
as Trigorin
(1975)
Order to Kill
as Ed McLean
(1974)
June Moon
as Hart
(1974)
Alien Thunder
as Sgt. Malcolm Grant
(1972)
A Great American Tragedy
as Mark Reynolds
(1972)
Between Time and Timbuktu
as Bokonon
(1972)
Richard
as Washington Doctor
(1972)
Kansas City Bomber
as Burt Henry
(1969)
Operation Heartbeat
as Clifford Coswell
(1968)
Ace High
as Drake
(1968)
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
as Leslie Whitlock
(1968)
The Hell with Heroes
as Col. Wilson
(1967)
Hotel
as Curtis O'Keefe
(1967)
Ghostbreakers
as Cameron Witherspoon
(1966)
The Three Sisters
as Vershinin
(1966)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Otto Habershaw
(1965)
Mirage
as Sylvester Josephson
(1964)
The Best Man
as Dick Jensen
(1963)
A Gathering of Eagles
as Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
(1963)
The Prize
as John Garrett
(1963)
An Affair of the Skin
as Allen McCleod
(1962)
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Louie Blanchard
(1961)
The Misfits
as Raymond Taber
(1959)
Summer of Decision
as Mr. Rogers
(1958)
Diamond Safari
as Harry Jordan
(1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell
(1956)
Nightmare
as Stan Grayson
(1955)
An Annapolis Story
as Jim Scott
(1955)
Stranger on Horseback
as Tom Bannerman
(1954)
The Gambler from Natchez
as Andre Rivage
(1954)
Drive a Crooked Road
as Steve Norris
(1954)
Satins and Spurs
as Tony
(1952)
Jane Eyre
as Rochester
(1951)
Death of a Salesman
as Biff Loman
Crew
(1990)
Fatal Charm
Special Effects