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Kevin McCarthy

Actor

Kevin McCarthy

Acting
1951 — 2007 · 27 films
Lived
15 February 1914 — d. 2010
From
Seattle, Washington, USA

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).

Career Signature

How Kevin McCarthy’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
anxious dread
slow burn
tightly wound

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Ed LauterEd Lauter33 filmsJames FarentinoJames Farentino7 filmsMurray HamiltonMurray Hamilton20 filmsCharles DurningCharles Durning46 filmsBeverly GarlandBeverly Garland14 filmsDick O'NeillDick O'Neill9 filmsVeronica CartwrightVeronica Cartwright18 filmsMichael LernerMichael Lerner28 films

Filmography

Loving Annabelle

2007

Addams Family Reunion

1998

Roadracers

1994

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

1990

UHF

1989

Innerspace

1987

Dark Tower

1987

The Midnight Hour

1985

Invitation to Hell

1984

My Tutor

1983

The Howling

1981

Hero at Large

1980

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978

Piranha

1978

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976

Kansas City Bomber

1972

Ace High

1968

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

Mirage

1965

The Prize

1963

The Misfits

1961

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

Nightmare

1956

Stranger on Horseback

1955

Drive a Crooked Road

1954

Death of a Salesman

1951