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.

Filmography

• 2012The Ghastly Love of Johnny X — The Grand Inquisitor
• 2009Wesley
• 2008Love Don't Come Easy — Max
• 2008The Boneyard Collection — The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
• 2007Fallen Angels — Pastor Waltz
• 2007Loving Annabelle — Father Harris
• 2007Trail of the Screaming Forehead — Latecomer
• Eyes — Judge Leonard Donnelly
• 2003Looney Tunes: Back in Action — Dr. Bennell
• The District — Reese
• 1998Addams Family Reunion — Grandpa Addams
• 1997Elvis Meets Nixon — Deep Throat (uncredited)
• 1997The Second Civil War — Chief of Staff
• The Weird Al Show — Mayor
• Boston Common — Professor Weaver
• Early Edition — Judge Jake Wellborn
• 1995Just Cause — Phil Prentiss
• Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story — Sol Siegel
• 1995Mommy — Fire Department Rescuer
• 1995Steal Big Steal Little — Reed Tyler
• 1995The Sister-in-Law — George Richards
• 1994Greedy — Bartlett
• 1994Judicial Consent — Judge Pollan
• Rebel Highway — Miles
• 1994Roadracers — Miles
• 1993Matinee — General Ankrum (uncredited)
• Batman: The Animated Series — Dr. Long (voice)
• 1992Duplicates — Dr. Congemi
• 1992The Distinguished Gentleman — Terry Corrigan
• Charlie Hoover
• 1991Dead on the Money — Waverly Blake
• 1991Eve of Destruction — William Simmons (uncredited)
• 1991Final Approach — General Geller
• The Legend of Prince Valiant
• Dream On — Wade
• 1990Fatal Charm — Special Effects
• 1990Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College — Professor Ragnar
• 1990Love or Money — William Reed
• 1990The Rose and the Jackal — Senator Henry Wilson
• 1990The Sleeping Car — Vincent Tuttle
• 1989Fast Food — Judge Reinholte
• 1989Passion and Paradise — Harold Christie
• Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story — Franklyn Hutton
• Tales from the Crypt — Jack
• 1989The 'Burbs — Ray’s Boss (uncredited)
• 1989UHF — R.J. Fletcher
• 1988Channel 99
• China Beach
• In the Heat of the Night
• 1988Once Upon a Texas Train — The Governor
• 1987Creepy Classics — Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)
• 1987Dark Tower — Sergie
• 1987Hostage — Col. Tim Shaw
• 1987Innerspace — Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
• 1987LBJ: The Early Years — Billy Bob
• 1986A Masterpiece of Murder — Jonathan Hire
• Head of the Class
• Matlock — Jonathan Horton
• 1985Deadly Intentions — Reichman
• 1985Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy
• The Colbys
• The Golden Girls — Richard
• 1985The Midnight Hour — Judge Crandall
• Finder of Lost Loves — Ben Harper
• 1984Gremlins — Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)
• 1984Invitation to Hell — Mr. Thompson
• Murder, She Wrote — Walter Bowman, Randolph Sterling, Milton Porter
• 1984The Ratings Game — Wes Vandergelder
• Amanda's — Zack Cartwright
• Bay City Blues — George Hayward
• 1983Making of a Male Model — Ward Hawley
• 1983My Tutor — Mr. Chrystal
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King
• The A-Team — Bob McKeever
• 1983Twilight Zone: The Movie — Uncle Walt
• Fame
• Hotel — Calvin Polk
• 1982Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story — Dr. Jones
• Dynasty — Billy Waite
• Flamingo Road — Claude Weldon
• 1981The Howling — Fred Francis
• 1980Flamingo Road — Claude Weldon
• 1980Hero at Large — Calvin Donnelly
• 1980Portrait of an Escort — Dr. Ken Paige
• 1980Those Lips, Those Eyes — Mickey Bellinger
• 1978Invasion of the Body Snatchers — Running Man (Cameo)
• 1978Piranha — Dr. Robert Hoak
• 1977Exo-Man — Dist. Atty. Kamenski
• 1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night — Tom Atherton
• The Love Boat — Barry Cooper
• The Oregon Trail
• 1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson — The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
• Fay
• 1975Order to Kill — Ed McLean
• 1975The Seagull — Trigorin
• 1974Alien Thunder — Sgt. Malcolm Grant
• 1974June Moon — Hart
• The Manhunter
• 1972A Great American Tragedy — Mark Reynolds
• Banacek — Allen Markham
• 1972Between Time and Timbuktu — Bokonon
• 1972Kansas City Bomber — Burt Henry
• 1972Richard — Washington Doctor
• Bearcats! — Carter Gladstone
• Cannon
• Columbo — Frank Simmons
• Great Performances — Hart, Trigorin
• Harold Robbins' The Survivors — Philip Hastings
• Hawaii Five-O — Victor Reese, Hunter R. Hickey
• 1969Operation Heartbeat — Clifford Coswell
• 1968Ace High — Drake
• 1968If He Hollers, Let Him Go! — Leslie Whitlock
• 1968The Hell with Heroes — Col. Wilson
• The Name of the Game — Carter Haines
• Garrison's Gorillas
• 1967Ghostbreakers — Cameron Witherspoon
• 1967Hotel — Curtis O'Keefe
• Judd, for the Defense
• The Guns of Will Sonnett
• The High Chaparral — James Forrest
• The Invaders — Paul Cook
• 1966A Big Hand for the Little Lady — Otto Habershaw
• Felony Squad
• Mission: Impossible
• 1966The Three Sisters — Vershinin
• Honey West — Jerry Ivar
• 1965Mirage — Sylvester Josephson
• The F.B.I. — Lamont, Paul Dorn, James Evans
• The Legend of Jesse James — Sheriff Dockery
• The Wild Wild West
• 12 O'Clock High — Major Baladin
• 1964The Best Man — Dick Jensen
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Arthur Caresse
• 1963A Gathering of Eagles — Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
• 1963An Affair of the Skin — Allen McCleod
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
• Burke's Law — Elliott Dunning, Chukker Curtis, Bill Adams
• Mr. Novak — Mr. Williams
• The Fugitive — Herb Malone
• 1963The Prize — John Garrett
• 196240 Pounds of Trouble — Louie Blanchard
• Going My Way
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Paul Blackshear
• Ben Casey
• Dr. Kildare — Dr. Harvey Gruboldt, Dr. Omar Larson
• Target: The Corruptors!
• The Defenders — Ralph Johnson
• 1961The Misfits — Raymond Taber
• 1959Summer of Decision — Mr. Rogers
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson — John Tourell
• The Twilight Zone — Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton
• 1958Diamond Safari — Harry Jordan
• The Rifleman — Winslow Quince, Mark Twain
• 1956Invasion of the Body Snatchers — Dr. Miles J. Bennell
• 1956Nightmare — Stan Grayson
• Telephone Time
• 1955An Annapolis Story — Jim Scott
• Matinee Theater
• 1955Stranger on Horseback — Tom Bannerman
• The 20th Century Fox Hour
• Climax! — Brooks, Halsey, Hal Carmichael
• 1954Drive a Crooked Road — Steve Norris
• Inner Sanctum
• Max Liebman Presents
• 1954Satins and Spurs — Tony
• 1954The Gambler from Natchez — Andre Rivage
• General Electric Theater — Wayne Temple, Dr. Towne
• Cavalcade of America — Frank O'Keefe
• 1952Jane Eyre — Rochester
• Omnibus
• The Ford Television Theatre — Russel Stevens, Tommy Jordan
• 1951Death of a Salesman — Biff Loman
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Glenn Sheridan, Prentice Brown, Mark Quinlin, City attorney
• Danger
• Prudential Family Playhouse
• Lights Out
• Ford Theatre
• Studio One — Lt. Johnny Quayle, Dermot McDermot, Rochester
• The Philco Television Playhouse — Romeo

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)
• 2015Listen to Me Marlon — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire — Self - Actor (archive footage)
• 2014Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins — Self
• 2011A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King — Self (archive footage)
• 2005The Roots of Monty Python — Self
• 2004UnConventional — Self
• 2002Making 'The Misfits' — Self
• Jackass — Self
• 1994Marlon Brando: The Wild One — Self
• 1983Montgomery Clift — Self
• What's My Line? — Self