
Kevin McCarthy
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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
Credits

Gremlins (1984)
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
as Running Man (Cameo)

The 'Burbs (1989)
as Ray’s Boss (uncredited)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
as Dr. Bennell

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Uncle Walt

The Howling (1981)
as Fred Francis

Innerspace (1987)
as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw

Just Cause (1995)
as Phil Prentiss

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell

The Misfits (1961)
as Raymond Taber

Ace High (1968)
as Drake

Greedy (1994)
as Bartlett

Piranha (1978)
as Dr. Robert Hoak

Addams Family Reunion (1998)
as Grandpa Addams

A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
as Otto Habershaw

The Best Man (1964)
as Dick Jensen

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)

The Midnight Hour (1985)
as Judge Crandall

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
as Terry Corrigan

UHF (1989)
as R.J. Fletcher

The Second Civil War (1997)
as Chief of Staff

A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
as Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990)
as Professor Ragnar

Loving Annabelle (2007)
as Father Harris

My Tutor (1983)
as Mr. Chrystal

A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (2011)
as Self (archive footage)

Matinee (1993)
as General Ankrum (uncredited)

Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
as Reed Tyler

The Prize (1963)
as John Garrett

40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
as Louie Blanchard

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Roots of Monty Python (2005)
as Self

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)

Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1994)
as Self

Invitation to Hell (1984)
as Mr. Thompson

The Ratings Game (1984)
as Wes Vandergelder

The Hell with Heroes (1968)
as Col. Wilson

Death of a Salesman (1951)
as Biff Loman

Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)
as Deep Throat (uncredited)

Mirage (1965)
as Sylvester Josephson

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins (2014)
as Self

Hero at Large (1980)
as Calvin Donnelly

Dead on the Money (1991)
as Waverly Blake

Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
as The Governor

LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
as Billy Bob

Roadracers (1994)
as Miles
A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
as Jonathan Hire

Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
as Steve Norris

Ghostbreakers (1967)
as Cameron Witherspoon

Eve of Destruction (1991)
as William Simmons (uncredited)

Making of a Male Model (1983)
as Ward Hawley

The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
as Andre Rivage

Portrait of an Escort (1980)
as Dr. Ken Paige

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982)
as Dr. Jones

Flamingo Road (1980)
as Claude Weldon

Dark Tower (1987)
as Sergie

Passion and Paradise (1989)
as Harold Christie

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
as Tom Atherton

Richard (1972)
as Washington Doctor

Order to Kill (1975)
as Ed McLean

The Rose and the Jackal (1990)
as Senator Henry Wilson

The Sister-in-Law (1995)
as George Richards

Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
as Mickey Bellinger

Trail of the Screaming Forehead (2007)
as Latecomer

The Boneyard Collection (2008)
as The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

Hotel (1967)
as Curtis O'Keefe

Stranger on Horseback (1955)
as Tom Bannerman

Duplicates (1992)
as Dr. Congemi

June Moon (1974)
as Hart

UnConventional (2004)
as Self

Love Don't Come Easy (2008)
as Max

If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968)
as Leslie Whitlock

Hostage (1987)
as Col. Tim Shaw

An Affair of the Skin (1963)
as Allen McCleod

Jane Eyre (1952)
as Rochester

Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
as Self

Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
as Bokonon

A Great American Tragedy (1972)
as Mark Reynolds

Kansas City Bomber (1972)
as Burt Henry

Mommy (1995)
as Fire Department Rescuer

Judicial Consent (1994)
as Judge Pollan

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012)
as The Grand Inquisitor

The Three Sisters (1966)
as Vershinin

Nightmare (1956)
as Stan Grayson

The Sleeping Car (1990)
as Vincent Tuttle

Love or Money (1990)
as William Reed

An Annapolis Story (1955)
as Jim Scott

Fallen Angels (2007)
as Pastor Waltz

Final Approach (1991)
as General Geller

Montgomery Clift (1983)
as Self

Exo-Man (1977)
as Dist. Atty. Kamenski

Operation Heartbeat (1969)
as Clifford Coswell

Creepy Classics (1987)
as Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)

Fast Food (1989)
as Judge Reinholte

Deadly Intentions (1985)
as Reichman

Channel 99 (1988)
Actor

The Seagull (1975)
as Trigorin

Diamond Safari (1958)
as Harry Jordan

Alien Thunder (1974)
as Sgt. Malcolm Grant

Satins and Spurs (1954)
as Tony

Wesley (2009)
Actor
Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy (1985)
Actor

Summer of Decision (1959)
as Mr. Rogers





