
Kevin McCarthy
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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)

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

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Uncle Walt

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

Innerspace (1987)
as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw

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

The Howling (1981)
as Fred Francis

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
as Terry Corrigan

Piranha (1978)
as Dr. Robert Hoak

Addams Family Reunion (1998)
as Grandpa Addams

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

Just Cause (1995)
as Phil Prentiss

Greedy (1994)
as Bartlett

The Misfits (1961)
as Raymond Taber

Ace High (1968)
as Drake

My Tutor (1983)
as Mr. Chrystal

UHF (1989)
as R.J. Fletcher

Matinee (1993)
as General Ankrum (uncredited)

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

The Best Man (1964)
as Dick Jensen

The Prize (1963)
as John Garrett

The Second Civil War (1997)
as Chief of Staff

Mirage (1965)
as Sylvester Josephson

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

Loving Annabelle (2007)
as Father Harris

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

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

Stranger on Horseback (1955)
as Tom Bannerman

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

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

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

Invitation to Hell (1984)
as Mr. Thompson

Mommy (1995)
as Fire Department Rescuer

The Hell with Heroes (1968)
as Col. Wilson

40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
as Louie Blanchard

Hotel (1967)
as Curtis O'Keefe

Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1994)
as Self

Passion and Paradise (1989)
as Harold Christie

Making of a Male Model (1983)
as Ward Hawley

Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
as The Governor

UnConventional (2004)
as Self

Ghostbreakers (1967)
as Cameron Witherspoon

Duplicates (1992)
as Dr. Congemi

Hero at Large (1980)
as Calvin Donnelly

The Midnight Hour (1985)
as Judge Crandall

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

Death of a Salesman (1951)
as Biff Loman

June Moon (1974)
as Hart

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

Roadracers (1994)
as Miles

Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
as Reed Tyler

Dark Tower (1987)
as Sergie

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

Fast Food (1989)
as Judge Reinholte

The Seagull (1975)
as Trigorin

The Ratings Game (1984)
as Wes Vandergelder

Love or Money (1990)
as William Reed

Judicial Consent (1994)
as Judge Pollan

Kansas City Bomber (1972)
as Burt Henry

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

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

Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
as Steve Norris

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

Richard (1972)
as Washington Doctor

Nightmare (1956)
as Stan Grayson

Dead on the Money (1991)
as Waverly Blake

Flamingo Road (1980)
as Claude Weldon

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

An Annapolis Story (1955)
as Jim Scott

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
as Tom Atherton
A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
as Jonathan Hire

Hostage (1987)
as Col. Tim Shaw

Deadly Intentions (1985)
as Reichman

The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
as Andre Rivage

Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
as Mickey Bellinger

A Great American Tragedy (1972)
as Mark Reynolds

LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
as Billy Bob

Final Approach (1991)
as General Geller

The Three Sisters (1966)
as Vershinin

Fallen Angels (2007)
as Pastor Waltz

Trail of the Screaming Forehead (2007)
as Latecomer

Operation Heartbeat (1969)
as Clifford Coswell

Alien Thunder (1974)
as Sgt. Malcolm Grant

Montgomery Clift (1983)
as Self

The Sleeping Car (1990)
as Vincent Tuttle

The Roots of Monty Python (2005)
as Self

Order to Kill (1975)
as Ed McLean

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

Satins and Spurs (1954)
as Tony

Love Don't Come Easy (2008)
as Max

Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
as Self

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

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

Channel 99 (1988)
Actor

An Affair of the Skin (1963)
as Allen McCleod

Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
as Bokonon

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

Wesley (2009)
Actor

Jane Eyre (1952)
as Rochester

Diamond Safari (1958)
as Harry Jordan
Summer of Decision (1959)
as Mr. Rogers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy (1985)
Actor





