
Kevin McCarthy
Acting
- Born:
- 1914-02-15
- Died:
- 2010-09-11
- Place of birth:
- Seattle, Washington, USA
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
Filmography

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Listen to Me Marlon

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

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King

Wesley

Love Don't Come Easy

The Boneyard Collection

Fallen Angels

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

Loving Annabelle

The Roots of Monty Python

Eyes

UnConventional

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Making 'The Misfits'

The District

Jackass

Addams Family Reunion

The Second Civil War

The Weird Al Show

Elvis Meets Nixon

Early Edition

Boston Common

Mommy

Steal Big Steal Little

The Sister-in-Law

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

Just Cause

Judicial Consent

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

Roadracers

Rebel Highway

Greedy

Matinee

The Distinguished Gentleman

Batman: The Animated Series

Duplicates

Final Approach

Charlie Hoover

The Legend of Prince Valiant

Dead on the Money

Eve of Destruction

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

Dream On

The Rose and the Jackal

The Sleeping Car

Love or Money

UHF

Tales from the Crypt

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

Fast Food

Passion and Paradise

The 'Burbs

Once Upon a Texas Train

Channel 99

China Beach

In the Heat of the Night

Dark Tower

Creepy Classics

Hostage

Innerspace

LBJ: The Early Years

Head of the Class

Matlock
A Masterpiece of Murder

The Colbys

The Midnight Hour

The Golden Girls

Deadly Intentions
Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy

The Ratings Game

Murder, She Wrote

Finder of Lost Loves

Gremlins

Invitation to Hell

Bay City Blues

Making of a Male Model

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Twilight Zone: The Movie

My Tutor

Amanda's

The A-Team

Montgomery Clift

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

Hotel

Fame

The Howling

Dynasty

Flamingo Road

Portrait of an Escort

Those Lips, Those Eyes

Flamingo Road

Hero at Large

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Piranha

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

The Love Boat

The Oregon Trail

Exo-Man

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Fay

Order to Kill

The Seagull

The Manhunter

Alien Thunder

June Moon

A Great American Tragedy

Banacek

Kansas City Bomber

Richard

Between Time and Timbuktu

Bearcats!

Columbo

Cannon

Great Performances

Harold Robbins' The Survivors

Hawaii Five-O

Operation Heartbeat

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

Ace High

The Name of the Game

The Hell with Heroes

The High Chaparral

Ghostbreakers

Judd, for the Defense

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Garrison's Gorillas

Hotel

The Invaders

Mission: Impossible

Felony Squad

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

The Three Sisters

Mirage

The F.B.I.

The Wild Wild West

Honey West

The Legend of Jesse James

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

12 O'Clock High

The Best Man

The Prize

An Affair of the Skin
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Mr. Novak

Burke's Law

The Fugitive

A Gathering of Eagles

40 Pounds of Trouble

Going My Way

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Ben Casey

Target: The Corruptors!

Dr. Kildare

The Defenders

The Misfits

Summer of Decision

The Twilight Zone

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The Rifleman

Diamond Safari

Nightmare

Telephone Time

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Matinee Theater

The 20th Century Fox Hour

An Annapolis Story

Stranger on Horseback

Climax!

Satins and Spurs
Max Liebman Presents

The Gambler from Natchez

Drive a Crooked Road

Inner Sanctum

General Electric Theater

Omnibus

The Ford Television Theatre

Cavalcade of America

Jane Eyre

Death of a Salesman

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Prudential Family Playhouse
Danger

What's My Line?

Lights Out

Studio One
Ford Theatre

The Philco Television Playhouse