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Kevin McCarthy
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Actor, Special Effects Born: February 15, 1914 in Seattle, WA Biography:"Kevin McCarthy" and his older sister Mary Therese McCarthy both found careers in the entertainment industry, though in very different arenas -- Mary became a best-selling novelist, and Kevin became an actor after dabbling in student theatricals at the University of Minnesota. On Broadway from 1938 -- Kevin's first appearance was in "Robert Sherwood"'s Abe Lincoln in Illinois -- McCarthy was critically hosannaed for his portrayal of Biff in the original 1948 production of Death of a Salesmen (who could tell that he was but three years younger than the actor playing his father, "Lee J. Cobb"?) In 1951, McCarthy re-created his "Salesman" role in the film version, launching a movie career that would thrive for four decades.
The film assignment that won McCarthy the hearts of adolescent boys of all ages was his portrayal of Dr. Miles Bennell in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). Bennell's losing... Full Biography
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