Kevin McCarthy

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Kevin McCarthy (2000)

Kevin McCarthy (born February 15, 1914 in Seattle , Washington , † September 11, 2010 in Hyannis , Massachusetts ) was an American actor .

life and career

Kevin McCarthy at the Filmex Festival (precursor to the AFI Filmfest), Los Angeles 1981

Kevin McCarthy was the brother of the writer Mary McCarthy ; he was also a cousin of the US Senator and presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy . After the early death of her parents in 1918 at the Spanish flu siblings McCarthy grew with relatives in Prairie du Chien ( Wisconsin on) where McCarthy 1932 Campion High School graduated. He briefly attended Georgetown University in Washington, DC , because he originally wanted to be a diplomat . He later studied acting at the University of Minnesota .

McCarthy has appeared in 200 film and television productions since the mid-1940s. His greatest success was the part of Biff Loman in the film adaptation of Arthur Miller's drama Death of a Salesman from 1951. For this achievement he received an Oscar nomination in 1952 in the category Best Supporting Actor and in the same year a Golden Globe for best young actor .

He was also popularized by the role of Dr. Bennell known in the 1956 science fiction classic The Demonic . In the 1978 remake, The Body Eaters Are Coming , McCarthy made a guest appearance as the lunatic fleeing the alien invaders and being hit by a car.

In 1980/1981 he played the role of Claude Weldon in the US series Flamingo Road for 39 episodes .

McCarthy was married twice. In 1941 he married the actress Augusta Dabney , with whom he had three children. The couple divorced in 1961. In 1979 he went to the altar with Kate Crane, with whom he had two more children.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1951: Death of a Salesman (Death of a Salesman)
  • 1954: Drive a Crooked Road
  • 1954: River of Vengeance (Gambler from Natchez)
  • 1955: Stranger on Horseback
  • 1956: The Demonic (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
  • 1956: In the Dark of the Night (Nightmare)
  • 1961: Misfits (The Misfits)
  • 1962: A Backpack Full of Trouble (40 Pounds of Trouble)
  • 1963: The Commodore (A Gathering of Eagles)
  • 1963: The prize (The Prize)
  • 1964: The candidate (The Best Man)
  • 1965: The 27th floor (Mirage)
  • 1965: on the run
  • 1966: Highest stakes in Laredo (A Big Hand for the Little Lady)
  • 1966: The Hotel ( Hotel )
  • 1967: The Hell with Heroes
  • 1968: ... but the blood is always red (If He Hollers, Let Him Go)
  • 1968: Four for one Ave Maria (I quattro dell 'Ave Maria)
  • 1968: Hawaii Five-Zero (Hawaii Five-O) television series
  • 1969: To Death and Life (UMC) - TV film
  • 1972: Roundup (Kansas City Bombers)
  • 1973: Columbo : Gossip Can Be Deadly (Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star) - TV series, an episode
  • 1973: Alien Thunder
  • 1974: Murderer Roulette (El clan de los inmorales)
  • 1976: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
  • 1978: The Body Snatchers (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
  • 1978: Piranhas (Piranha)
  • 1979: Hero at Large
  • 1980: Your Lips, Your Eyes (Those Lips Those Eyes)
  • 1980–1982: Flamingo Road (Flamingo Road) television series
  • 1980: Don't kiss on the first date (Portrait of an Escort) - TV movie
  • 1981: The Beast (The Howling)
  • 1983: The Class Party (My Tutor)
  • 1983: A dream man on the front page (The Making of a Male Model) - TV movie
  • 1984: TV - Totally Mad (The Ratings Game)
  • 1984: Exit - exit into nowhere (Invitation to Hell)
  • 1985: Until Death Do You Part (Deadly Intentions) - TV movie
  • 1985: Creeps (The Midnight Hour)
  • 1986: The Golden Girls (episode: Be a mother again? (Second Motherhood))
  • 1986: Bloody Home (Long Journey Home) - TV movie
  • 1987: Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story - Movie made for TV
  • 1987 Deep Space (Deep Space)
  • 1987: Hostage (Hostage)
  • 1987: The Journey into the Self (Innerspace)
  • 1988: Once Upon a Texas Train - TV movie
  • 1988: Hochhaus des Schreckens (Dark Tower) - TV movie
  • 1989: Love, Money and Everything Else (Love or Money) - TV movie
  • 1989: Limba Limba Lambada (Fast Food)
  • 1989: Sleeping Car (The Sleeping Car) - TV movie
  • 1989: UHF - transmitter with limited hope (UHF)
  • 1990: Eve 8 - Out of Control (Eve of Destruction)
  • 1990: Ghoulies 3 (Ghoulies Go To College)
  • 1990: The Rose and the Jackel - TV movie
  • 1990: The Scream of Jennifer Ashford (Dead on the Money) - TV movie
  • 1991: Final Approach (Final Approach)
  • 1991: Deadly Memories (Duplicates) - TV movie
  • 1992: The Distinguished Gentleman (The Distinguished Gentleman)
  • 1993: Matinée (Matinée)
  • 1994: Greedy (Greedy)
  • 1994: In the Eye of the Serpent (Judical Consent)
  • 1995: Murderous Greed (The Sister-in-Law) - TV movie
  • 1996: Moving Target (Moving Target)
  • 1998: Addams Family - And the dear relatives (Addams Family Reunion)
  • 2006: Loving Annabelle (Loving Annabelle)
  • 2006: Seven Deadly Demons (Fallen Angels)
  • 2009: Wesley
  • 2012: The Ghastly Love of Johnny X [posthumously]

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kevin McCarthy dies at 96; prolific actor best known for 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' . In: Los Angeles Times . September 13, 2010, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed June 10, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME McCarthy, Kevin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle , Washington
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 2010
Place of death Hyannis , Massachusetts