Kevin McCarthy (February 15, 1914 — September 11, 2010) was an American stage and screen actor best known for his roles in Death of a Salesman (1951), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Innerspace (1987), and UHF (1989).
He was married to Augusta Dabney and Kate Crane and had five children, three with Dabney and two with Crane. His older sister was the writer Mary McCarthy and he was distant cousins with US Senator and 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy.
McCarthy died in 2010 at the age of 96 from pneumonia.
Not to be confused with (and no relation to) former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Works featuring Kevin McCarthy:
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Feature film roles
- 1944: Winged Factory as Ronnie Meade (Uncredited Role)
- 1951: Death of a Salesman as Biff Loman
- 1954: Drive a Crooked Road as Steve Norris
- 1954: The Gambler From Natchez as Adnre Rivage
- 1954: Satins And Spurs as Tony Barton
- 1955: Stranger On Horseback as Tom Bannerman
- 1955: An Annapolis Story as James R. 'Jim' Scott
- 1956: Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Dr. Miles J. Bennell
- 1956: Nightmare as Stan Grayson
- 1958: Diamond Safari as Harry Jordan
- 1961: The Misfits as Raymond Taber
- 1962: Forty Pounds Of Trouble as Louie Blanchard
- 1963: A Gathering Of Eagles as Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
- 1963: An Affair Of The Skin as Allen McCleod
- 1963: The Prize as Dr. John Garrett
- 1964: The Best Man as Dick Jensen
- 1965: Mirage as Sylvester Josephson
- 1966: A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Otto Habershaw
- 1966: The Three Sisters as Vershinin
- 1967: Hotel as Curtis O'Keefe
- 1967: Ghostbreakers as Cameron Witherspoon
- 1968: The Hell With Heroes as Col. Wilson
- 1968: If He Hollers Let Him Go as Leslie Whitlock
- 1968: Ace High as Drake
- 1969: The Last Of The Powerseekers as Philip Hastings
- 1972: Between Time And Timbuktu as Bokonon
- 1972: Richard as Washington Doctor
- 1972: Kansas City Bomber as Burt Henry
- 1972: A Great American Tragedy as Mark Reynolds
- 1974: Alien Thunder as Sgt. Malcolm Grant
- 1975: Order To Assassinate as Ed McLean
- 1976: Buffalo Bill And The Indians Or Sitting Bulls History Lesson as The Publicist
- 1977: Exo Man as D.A. Kamenski
- 1977: Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Tom Atherton
- 1978: Piranha as Dr. Robert Hoak
- 1978: Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Running Man
- 1980: Hero At Large as Calvin Donnelly
- 1980: Those Lips Those Eyes as Mickey Bellinger
- 1980: Portrait Of An Escort as Dr. Ken Paige
- 1981: The Howling as Fred Francis
- 1982: Rosie The Rosemary Clooney Story as Dr. Jones
- 1983: My Tutor as Mr. Chrystal
- 1983: Twilight Zone: The Movie as Uncle Walt
- 1983: Making Of A Male Model as Ward Hawley
- 1984: Invitation to Hell as Mr. Thompson
- 1984: The Ratings Game as Wes Vandergelder
- 1985: Deadly Intentions as Reichman
- 1985: The Midnight Hour as Judge Crandall
- 1986: A Masterpiece Of Murder as Jonathan Hire
- 1986: Hostage as Col. Tim Shaw
- 1987: LBJ The Early Years as Joseph Kennedy
- 1987: Innerspace as Victor Scrimshaw
- 1987: Dark Tower as Sergie
- 1987: Poor Little Rich Girlthe Barbara Hutton Story as Franklyn Hutton
- 1987: The Long Journey Home as Harland Everett
- 1987: Home as Edison
- 1988: Once Upon a Texas Train as The Governor
- 1989: The 'Burbs as Ray's Boss (uncredited)
- 1989: Passionand Paradise Part 2 as Harold Christie
- 1989: Fast Food as Judge Reinholte
- 1989: UHF as R.J. Fletcher
- 1990: Love Or Money as William Reed
- 1990: The Sleeping Car as Vincent Tuttle
- 1990: The Rose And The Jackal as Sen. Henry Wilson
- 1990: Ghoulies Go To College as Prof. Ragnar
- 1991: Eve of Destruction as William Simmons (uncredited)
- 1991: Dead On The Money as Waverlyl Blake
- 1991: Final Approach as Gen. Geller
- 1992: Duplicates as Dr. Congemi
- 1992: The Distinguished Gentleman as Terry Corrigan
- 1993: Matinee as Gen. Ankrum (uncredited)
- 1994: Greedy as Bartlett
- 1995: Just Cause as Phil Prentiss
- 1995: Liz The Elizabeth Taylor Story as Sol Siegel
- 1995: Judicial Consent as Judge Pollan
- 1995: The Sister In Law as George Richards
- 1995: Steal Big Steal Little as Reed Tyler
- 1995: Mommy as Fire Department Rescuer
- 1997: The Second Civil War as Chief of Staff
- 1997: Elvis Meets Nixon as Deep Throat (uncredited)
- 1998: Addams Family Reunion as Grandpa Addams
- 2003: Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Dr. Bennell
- 2006: Loving Annabelle as Father Harris
- 2006: Fallen Angels as Pastor Waltz
- 2007: Slipstream as Kevin McCarthy
- 2007: Trail Of The Screaming Forehead as Latecomer
- 2008: Her Morbid Desires as The Monk
- 2008: The Boneyard Collection as The Monk
- 2009: Wesley as Bishop Ryder
- 2012: The Ghastly Love Of Johnny X as The Grand Inquisitor
Short film roles
- 1959: Summer Of Decision as Mr. Rogers
- 1988: Channel 99 as The General
- 2002: The Legend Of Razorback as Zondervan
- 2009: I Do as Ernie
Television roles
- 1949: The Ford Theatre Hour as Bertram H. 'Bert' Jefferson
- 1949–53: The Philco Television Playhouse as Romeo (3 episodes)
- 1950: Pulitzer Prize Playhouse as Seth Gale
- 1950–51: The Prudential Family Playhouse as Ben Jordan/Richard Kurt (2 episodes)
- 1950–53: Studio One as Rochester/Dermot McDermot/Lt. Johnny Quayle (5 episodes)
- 1952–57: The Ford Television Theatre as Russel Stevens/Tommy Jordan/Jason Forrester (3 episodes)
- 1954: Inner Sanctum as The Stranger
- 1954–58: Schlitz Playhouse as City Attorney/Mark Quinlan/Prentice Brown/Glenn Sheridan (5 episodes)
- 1954–62: The United States Steel Hour as Terence/Rich Monighan (2 episodes)
- 1955: Star Tonight as Matt
- 1955: The Milton Berle Show as Dick Conley
- 1956: Front Row Center as George Whitaker
- 1956: Telephone Time as Samuel Howe
- 1956: The Joseph Cotten Show On Trial as Carl Wilson
- 1956–57: Climax as Hal Carmichael/Halsey/Brooks (3 episodes)
- 1957: The20th Century Fox Hour as Jack O'Leary
- 1957: Crossroads as Rev. William J. Menster
- 1957: Cavalcade Of America as Frank O'Keefe
- 1957: Kraft Theatre as John Hunter
- 1957: General Electric Theater as Dr. Towne/Wayne Temple (2 episodes)
- 1959: Sunday Showcase as James Valentine
- 1959: The Du Pont Show With June Allyson as John Tourell
- 1960: The Twilight Zone as Prof. Walter Jameson/Tom Bowen/Maj. Hugh Skelton
- 1961: Way Out as Dr. Paul Sandham
- 1961: Great Ghost Tales as Jerry
- 1961: Ben Casey as Dr. Dave Taylor
- 1961–62: Armstrong Circle Theatre as Bradley Hayward/Neil Draper (2 episodes)
- 1961–63: The Rifelman as Winslow Quince/Mark Twain (2 episodes)
- 1962: Target The Corruptors as Frank McCloud
- 1962: Going My Way as Ray Corbin
- 1963: The Defenders as Ralph Johnson
- 1963: Look Up And Live as Man
- 1963: Breaking Point as David Henry
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour as Jim Marnell
- 1963–65: Dr. Kildare as Dr. Omar Larson/Dr. Harvey Grubholdt (2 episodes)
- 1964: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Paul Blackshear
- 1964: Mr Novak as Mr. Williams
- 1964: The Doctors And The Nurses as Peter Malone
- 1964–66: Burke's Law as Bill Adams/Chukker Curtis/Elliott Dunning (4 episodes)
- 1965: Honey West as Jerry Ivar
- 1966: The Fugitive as Herb Malone
- 1966: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Arthur Caresse
- 1966: The Legend Of Jesse James as Sheriff Dockery
- 1966: Twelve O Clock High as Major Baladin
- 1966: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Sean
- 1966–68: The Felony Squad as Virgil Haney/Charles Roland Flagg (2 episodes)
- 1966–69: The F.B.I. as James Evans/Paul Dorn/Lamont (3 episodes)
- 1967: The Road West as Rando
- 1967: The Invaders as Paul Cook
- 1967: The Guns Of Will Sonnett as Sheriff Tom Mills
- 1967: Garrison's Gorillas as Maj. Richards
- 1967–68: Judd For The Defense as Joe Maddox/Paul Christopher (2 episodes)
- 1968: The Wild Wild West as Maj. Gen. Walter Kroll
- 1968: The Name Of The Game as Carter Haines
- 1968: The High Chaparral as James Forrest
- 1968–76: Hawaii Five-O as Hunter R. Hickey/Victor Reese (2 episodes)
- 1969: Medical Center as Clifford Coswell
- 1969–70: The Survivors as Philip Hastings
- 1971: Bearcats! as Carter Gladstone
- 1971: Mission: Impossible as Whitmore Channing
- 1972: Banacek as Allen Markham
- 1973: Columbo as Dr. Frank Simmons
- 1974: Cannon as Gen. Nielson
- 1974–75: Great Performances as Trigorin/Hart (2 episodes)
- 1975: The Manhunter as Gov. Haines
- 1975: Fay as Bill
- 1977: The Oregon Trail as Levering
- 1980–82: Flamingo Road as Claude Weldon
- 1983: The Love Boat as Barry Cooper
- 1983: Amandas as Zack Cartwright
- 1983–84: Bay City Blues as George Hayward
- 1984: Fantasy Island as Daniel Koster
- 1984: Dynasty as Billy Waite
- 1985: Finder Of Lost Loves as Ben Harper
- 1985: Scarecrow and Mrs. King as William O'Keefe
- 1985: Hotel as Calvin Polk
- 1985–92: Murder, She Wrote as Walter Bowman/Randolph Sterling/Milton Porter (3 episodes)
- 1986: The A-Team as Bob McKeever
- 1986: The Golden Girls as Richard
- 1986: Fame as Mr. William Quigley
- 1986–87: The Colbys as Lucas Carter (5 episodes)
- 1987: Mathnet as Norman Mailbag
- 1987: Square One Television as Norman Mailbag
- 1987: Head of the Class as Lawrence P. Whitley
- 1988: In the Heat of the Night as Harold LaPierre
- 1988: Simon & Simon as Atty. Doug McKenna
- 1989: China Beach as Congressman Holmes
- 1989: Matlock as Jonathan Horton
- 1991: Father Dowling Mysteries as Laidlaw/Stackpole
- 1991: Charlie Hoover as Mr. Culbertson
- 1992: Human Target as Harry Chance
- 1992: Batman: The Animated Series as Dr. Long
- 1992: Tales from the Crypt as Jack
- 1994: Roadracers as Miles
- 1994: Dream On as Wade
- 1996: Boston Common as Prof. Weaver
- 1997: Early Edition as Judge Jake Wellborn
- 1997: The Weird Al Show as Mayor
- 2000: The District as Congressman Reese
- 2005: Eyes as Judge Leonard Donnelly
Theatre roles
- 1938–39: Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Jasp/Phil
- 1940–41: Flight To The West as Richard Banning
- 1943–44: Winged Victory as Ronny Meade
- 1946: Truckline Cafe as Maurice
- 1946–47: Joan Of Lorraine as Long
- 1948: The Survivors as Morgan Decker
- 1948: Bravo as Kurt Heger
- 1952: Anna Christie as Mat Burrke
- 1952–53: The Deep Blue Sea as Frederick Page
- 1953: Love's Labour's Lost as Berowne
- 1955–56: Red Roses For ME as Ayamonn Breydon
- 1958–59: The Day The Money Stopped as Richard Morrow
- 1960–61: Advise And Consent as Van Ackerman
- 1962: Something About A Soldier as Capt. Dodd
- 1964: The Three Sisters as Vershinin
- 1965–68: Cactus Flower as Julian
- 1967: A Warm Body as Homer
- 1970–71: Happy Birthday Wanda June as Harold
- 1976–77: Poor Murderer as First Actor
- 1984–85: Alone Together as George Butler
Video game roles
- 1996: The Pandora Directive as Gordon Fitzpatrick
