Kevin McCarthy

Career timeline

1. 1914 · Born

   Born in Seattle, Washington, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   The Philco Television Playhouse (TV)

3. 1971 · Breakthrough

   Columbo (TV)

4. 2003 · Latest release

   Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Movie)

5. 2010 · Died

   September 11, 2010

Career in numbers

3 1940s

11 1950s

19 1960s

6 1970s

18 1980s

4 1990s

3 2000s

• Drama44
• Comedy16
• Action & Adventure13
• Crime11
• Mystery9
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy9

Highest-rated title Batman: The Animated Series 1992 8.6 Most popular title Columbo 1971 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Kevin McCarthy in our catalogue.

Reginald Rose

3 titles together

1. 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Dr. Bennell 6.4 Movie
2. 2000 The District as Reese 6.9 TV
3. 2000 Jackass as Self 6.7 TV
4. 1996 Early Edition as Judge Jake Wellborn 7.4 TV
5. 1992 Batman: The Animated Series as Dr. Long (voice) 8.6 TV
6. 1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant TV
7. 1990 Dream On as Wade 6.9 TV
8. 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Jack 8.0 TV
9. 1989 The 'Burbs as Ray’s Boss (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
10. 1988 China Beach 7.4 TV
11. 1988 In the Heat of the Night 7.6 TV
12. 1987 Innerspace as Victor Eugene Scrimshaw 6.8 Movie
13. 1986 Head of the Class 6.3 TV
14. 1986 Matlock as Jonathan Horton 7.0 TV
15. 1985 The Colbys TV
16. 1985 The Golden Girls as Richard 7.6 TV
17. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Walter Bowman 7.5 TV
18. 1984 Gremlins as Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage) 7.2 Movie
19. 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6 TV
20. 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie as Uncle Walt 6.5 Movie
21. 1983 The A-Team as Bob McKeever 7.5 TV
22. 1982 Hotel as Calvin Polk 6.7 TV
23. 1982 Fame 6.8 TV
24. 1981 The Howling as Fred Francis 6.6 Movie
25. 1981 Dynasty as Billy Waite 6.5 TV
26. 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Running Man (Cameo) 7.2 Movie
27. 1978 Piranha as Dr. Robert Hoak 5.9 Movie
28. 1977 The Love Boat as Barry Cooper 6.3 TV
29. 1971 Columbo as Frank Simmons 8.1 TV
30. 1971 Cannon 6.8 TV
31. 1971 Great Performances as Hart 6.1 TV
32. 1969 Hawaii Five-O as Victor Reese 7.2 TV
33. 1968 The Name of the Game as Carter Haines TV
34. 1967 The High Chaparral as James Forrest 6.7 TV
35. 1967 Judd, for the Defense TV
36. 1967 The Invaders as Paul Cook 6.9 TV
37. 1966 Mission: Impossible as Whitmore Channing 7.6 TV
38. 1966 Felony Squad TV
39. 1965 The F.B.I. as Lamont 5.6 TV
40. 1965 The Wild Wild West 7.6 TV
41. 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Arthur Caresse 7.2 TV
42. 1964 12 O'Clock High as Major Baladin 7.2 TV
43. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV
44. 1963 Mr. Novak as Mr. Williams TV
45. 1963 Burke's Law as Elliott Dunning TV
46. 1963 The Fugitive as Herb Malone 7.3 TV
47. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Paul Blackshear 7.9 TV
48. 1961 Ben Casey TV
49. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Dr. Harvey Gruboldt TV
50. 1961 The Defenders as Ralph Johnson TV
51. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton 8.5 TV
52. 1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson as John Tourell TV
53. 1958 The Rifleman as Winslow Quince 7.1 TV
54. 1956 Telephone Time TV
55. 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Dr. Miles J. Bennell 7.5 Movie
56. 1955 Matinee Theater TV
57. 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour TV
58. 1954 Climax! as Brooks TV
59. 1952 Omnibus TV
60. 1952 The Ford Television Theatre as Russel Stevens TV
61. 1950 Danger TV
62. 1949 Lights Out TV
63. 1948 Studio One as Lt. Johnny Quayle TV
64. 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse as Romeo TV

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