Kevin McCarthy

Acting

Kevin McCarthy

Born February 15, 1914Seattle, Washington, USA185 credits

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

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Movie

2022

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
6.0

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

Movie

2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
7.2

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Movie

2014

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
6.3

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

Movie

2012

Love Don't Come Easy

Love Don't Come Easy

Movie

2008

The Boneyard Collection
5.3

The Boneyard Collection

Movie

2008

Filmography

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Moviesas Self - (archive footage)Movie
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Insas SelfMovie
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desireas Self - Actor (archive footage)Movie
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
2012The Ghastly Love of Johnny Xas The Grand InquisitorMovie
Love Don't Come Easy
2008Love Don't Come Easyas MaxMovie
The Boneyard Collection
2008The Boneyard Collectionas The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")Movie
Fallen Angels
2007Fallen Angelsas Pastor WaltzMovie
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
2007Trail of the Screaming Foreheadas LatecomerMovie
Loving Annabelle
2007Loving Annabelleas Father HarrisMovie
The Roots of Monty Python
2005The Roots of Monty Pythonas SelfMovie
Eyes
2005EyesTV
UnConventional
2004UnConventionalas SelfMovie
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003Looney Tunes: Back in Actionas Dr. BennellMovie
Making 'The Misfits'
2002Making 'The Misfits'as SelfMovie
The District
2000The Districtas ReeseTV
Jackass
2000Jackassas SelfTV
Addams Family Reunion
1998Addams Family Reunionas Grandpa AddamsMovie
The Second Civil War
1997The Second Civil Waras Chief of StaffMovie
The Weird Al Show
1997The Weird Al Showas MayorTV
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997Elvis Meets Nixonas Deep Throat (uncredited)Movie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Judge Jake WellbornTV
Boston Common
1996Boston Commonas Professor WeaverTV
Steal Big Steal Little
1995Steal Big Steal Littleas Reed TylerMovie
The Sister-in-Law
1995The Sister-in-Lawas George RichardsMovie
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Storyas Sol SiegelTV
Just Cause
1995Just Causeas Phil PrentissMovie
Judicial Consent
1994Judicial Consentas Judge PollanMovie
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994Marlon Brando: The Wild Oneas SelfMovie
Roadracers
1994Roadracersas MilesMovie
Rebel Highway
1994Rebel Highwayas MilesTV
Greedy
1994Greedyas BartlettMovie
Matinee
1993Matineeas General Ankrum (uncredited)Movie
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992The Distinguished Gentlemanas Terry CorriganMovie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Dr. Long (voice)TV
Duplicates
1992Duplicatesas Dr. CongemiMovie
Final Approach
1991Final Approachas General GellerMovie
Charlie Hoover
1991Charlie HooverTV
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991The Legend of Prince ValiantTV
Dead on the Money
1991Dead on the Moneyas Waverly BlakeMovie
Eve of Destruction
1991Eve of Destructionas William Simmons (uncredited)Movie
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to Collegeas Professor RagnarMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas WadeTV
The Rose and the Jackal
1990The Rose and the Jackalas Senator Henry WilsonMovie
The Sleeping Car
1990The Sleeping Caras Vincent TuttleMovie
Love or Money
1990Love or Moneyas William ReedMovie
UHF
1989UHFas R.J. FletcherMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas JackTV
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Storyas Franklyn HuttonTV
Fast Food
1989Fast Foodas Judge ReinholteMovie
Passion and Paradise
1989Passion and Paradiseas Harold ChristieMovie
The 'Burbs
1989The 'Burbsas Ray’s Boss (uncredited)Movie
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988Once Upon a Texas Trainas The GovernorMovie
Channel 99
1988Channel 99Movie
China Beach
1988China BeachTV
In the Heat of the Night
1988In the Heat of the NightTV
Dark Tower
1987Dark Toweras SergieMovie
Creepy Classics
1987Creepy Classicsas Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)Movie
Hostage
1987Hostageas Col. Tim ShawMovie
Innerspace
1987Innerspaceas Victor Eugene ScrimshawMovie
LBJ: The Early Years
1987LBJ: The Early Yearsas Billy BobMovie
Head of the Class
1986Head of the ClassTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas Jonathan HortonTV
A
1986A Masterpiece of Murderas Jonathan HireMovie
The Colbys
1985The ColbysTV
The Midnight Hour
1985The Midnight Houras Judge CrandallMovie
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas RichardTV
Deadly Intentions
1985Deadly Intentionsas ReichmanMovie
I
1985Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthyMovie
The Ratings Game
1984The Ratings Gameas Wes VandergelderMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Walter BowmanTV
Finder of Lost Loves
1984Finder of Lost Lovesas Ben HarperTV
Gremlins
1984Gremlinsas Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)Movie
Invitation to Hell
1984Invitation to Hellas Mr. ThompsonMovie
Bay City Blues
1983Bay City Bluesas George HaywardTV
Making of a Male Model
1983Making of a Male Modelas Ward HawleyMovie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983Twilight Zone: The Movieas Uncle WaltMovie
My Tutor
1983My Tutoras Mr. ChrystalMovie
Amanda's
1983Amanda'sas Zack CartwrightTV
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas Bob McKeeverTV
Montgomery Clift
1983Montgomery Cliftas SelfMovie
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Storyas Dr. JonesMovie
Hotel
1982Hotelas Calvin PolkTV
Fame
1982FameTV
The Howling
1981The Howlingas Fred FrancisMovie
Dynasty
1981Dynastyas Billy WaiteTV
Flamingo Road
1981Flamingo Roadas Claude WeldonTV
Portrait of an Escort
1980Portrait of an Escortas Dr. Ken PaigeMovie
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980Those Lips, Those Eyesas Mickey BellingerMovie
Flamingo Road
1980Flamingo Roadas Claude WeldonMovie
Hero at Large
1980Hero at Largeas Calvin DonnellyMovie
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Running ManMovie
Piranha
1978Piranhaas Dr. Robert HoakMovie
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Nightas Tom AthertonMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Barry CooperTV
The Oregon Trail
1977The Oregon TrailTV
Exo-Man
1977Exo-Manas Dist. Atty. KamenskiMovie
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lessonas The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)Movie
F
1975FayTV
Order to Kill
1975Order to Killas Ed McLeanMovie
The Seagull
1975The Seagullas TrigorinMovie
The Manhunter
1974The ManhunterTV
Alien Thunder
1974Alien Thunderas Sgt. Malcolm GrantMovie
June Moon
1974June Moonas HartMovie
A Great American Tragedy
1972A Great American Tragedyas Mark ReynoldsMovie
Banacek
1972Banacekas Allen MarkhamTV
Kansas City Bomber
1972Kansas City Bomberas Burt HenryMovie
Richard
1972Richardas Washington DoctorMovie
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972Between Time and Timbuktuas BokononMovie
Bearcats!
1971Bearcats!as Carter GladstoneTV
Columbo
1971Columboas Frank SimmonsTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas HartTV
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
1969Harold Robbins' The SurvivorsTV
Operation Heartbeat
1969Operation Heartbeatas Clifford CoswellMovie
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968If He Hollers, Let Him Go!as Leslie WhitlockMovie
Ace High
1968Ace Highas DrakeMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Victor ReeseTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Carter HainesTV
The Hell with Heroes
1968The Hell with Heroesas Col. WilsonMovie
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparralas James ForrestTV
Ghostbreakers
1967Ghostbreakersas Cameron WitherspoonMovie
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Guns of Will SonnettTV
Garrison's Gorillas
1967Garrison's GorillasTV
Hotel
1967Hotelas Curtis O'KeefeMovie
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas Paul CookTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: ImpossibleTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966A Big Hand for the Little Ladyas Otto HabershawMovie
The Three Sisters
1966The Three Sistersas VershininMovie
Mirage
1965Mirageas Sylvester JosephsonMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as LamontTV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild WestTV
Honey West
1965Honey Westas Jerry IvarTV
The Legend of Jesse James
1965The Legend of Jesse Jamesas Sheriff DockeryTV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Arthur CaresseTV
The Best Man
1964The Best Manas Dick JensenMovie
The Prize
1963The Prizeas John GarrettMovie
An Affair of the Skin
1963An Affair of the Skinas Allen McCleodMovie
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novakas Mr. WilliamsTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas Elliott DunningTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Herb MaloneTV
A Gathering of Eagles
1963A Gathering of Eaglesas Gen. 'Happy Jack' KirbyMovie
40 Pounds of Trouble
196240 Pounds of Troubleas Louie BlanchardMovie
Going My Way
1962Going My WayTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Paul BlackshearTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Harvey GruboldtTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Ralph JohnsonTV
The Misfits
1961The Misfitsas Raymond TaberMovie
S
1959Summer of Decisionas Mr. RogersMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh SkeltonTV
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959The DuPont Show with June Allysonas John TourellTV
The Rifleman
1958The Riflemanas Winslow QuinceTV
Diamond Safari
1958Diamond Safarias Harry JordanMovie
Nightmare
1956Nightmareas Stan GraysonMovie
Telephone Time
1956Telephone TimeTV
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Dr. Miles J. BennellMovie
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox HourTV
An Annapolis Story
1955An Annapolis Storyas Jim ScottMovie
Stranger on Horseback
1955Stranger on Horsebackas Tom BannermanMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as BrooksTV
Satins and Spurs
1954Satins and Spursas TonyMovie
M
1954Max Liebman PresentsTV
The Gambler from Natchez
1954The Gambler from Natchezas Andre RivageMovie
Drive a Crooked Road
1954Drive a Crooked Roadas Steve NorrisMovie
Inner Sanctum
1954Inner SanctumTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Wayne TempleTV
Omnibus
1952OmnibusTV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952The Ford Television Theatreas Russel StevensTV
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Frank O'KeefeTV
Jane Eyre
1952Jane Eyreas RochesterMovie
Death of a Salesman
1951Death of a Salesmanas Biff LomanMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Glenn SheridanTV
P
1950Prudential Family PlayhouseTV
D
1950DangerTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as Self - PanelistTV
Lights Out
1949Lights OutTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Lt. Johnny QuayleTV
F
1948Ford TheatreTV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television Playhouseas RomeoTV