Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy is known for Gremlins (1984), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Innerspace (1987).
Biography
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.
Questions about Kevin McCarthy
How many Kevin McCarthy films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 94 films with Kevin McCarthy, from 1951 to 2022.
What is the best rated Kevin McCarthy film?
The best rated Kevin McCarthy film in the catalogue is Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), rated 7.5.
What was the first Kevin McCarthy film?
The first Kevin McCarthy film in the catalogue is Invasion of the Body Snatchers, from 1956.
Who has Kevin McCarthy worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Kevin McCarthy shares the most credits with Dick Miller (5 films), Joe Dante (5 films) and Jerry Goldsmith (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1952)
Known for
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7.1 Gremlins
1984
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6.4 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
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6.8 Innerspace
1987
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7.2 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
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6.8 The 'Burbs
1989
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7.5 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
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6.6 The Howling
1981
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6.5 Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
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6.0 Piranha
1978
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6.3 Just Cause
1995
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7.0 The Misfits
1961
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6.0 The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
Trivia
- Studied at
- University of Minnesota · Campion High School
- Spouse
- Augusta Dabney
- Siblings
- Mary McCarthy
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
102 films — 94 in the catalogue
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2.0 Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · Self - (archive footage)
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6.0 Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014 · Self
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7.2 Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
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6.3 The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
2012 · The Grand Inquisitor
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7.7 Wesley
2009
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Love Don't Come Easy
2008 · Max
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5.3 The Boneyard Collection
2008 · The Monk (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
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3.0 Fallen Angels
2007 · Pastor Waltz
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5.0 Trail of the Screaming Forehead
2007 · Latecomer
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6.6 Loving Annabelle
2007 · Father Harris
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The Roots of Monty Python
2005 · Self
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5.3 UnConventional
2004 · Self
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6.4
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003 · Dr. Bennell
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7.0 Making 'The Misfits'
2002 · Self
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4.8 Addams Family Reunion
1998 · Grandpa Addams
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6.1 The Second Civil War
1997 · Chief of Staff
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7.0 Elvis Meets Nixon
1997 · Deep Throat (uncredited)
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4.9 Mommy
1995 · Fire Department Rescuer
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4.5 Steal Big Steal Little
1995 · Reed Tyler
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4.8 The Sister-in-Law
1995 · George Richards
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6.3
Just Cause
1995 · Phil Prentiss
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5.6 Judicial Consent
1994 · Judge Pollan
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6.5 Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994 · Self
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5.9 Roadracers
1994 · Miles
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6.2 Greedy
1994 · Bartlett
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6.7 Matinee
1993 · General Ankrum (uncredited)
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6.0
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 · Terry Corrigan
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6.3 Duplicates
1992 · Dr. Congemi
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6.2 Final Approach
1991 · General Geller
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5.3 Dead on the Money
1991 · Waverly Blake
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4.7 Eve of Destruction
1991 · William Simmons (uncredited)
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5.2 Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990 · Professor Ragnar
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6.0 The Rose and the Jackal
1990 · Senator Henry Wilson
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5.0 The Sleeping Car
1990 · Vincent Tuttle
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5.0 Love or Money
1990 · William Reed
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6.7 UHF
1989 · R.J. Fletcher
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5.2 Fast Food
1989 · Judge Reinholte
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5.8 Passion and Paradise
1989 · Harold Christie
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6.8
The 'Burbs
1989 · Ray’s Boss (uncredited)
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5.2 Once Upon a Texas Train
1988 · The Governor
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Channel 99
1988
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3.9 Dark Tower
1987 · Sergie
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6.4 Creepy Classics
1987 · Dr. Miles J. Bennell - (archive footage)
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7.5 Hostage
1987 · Col. Tim Shaw
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6.8
Innerspace
1987 · Victor Eugene Scrimshaw
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7.6 LBJ: The Early Years
1987 · Billy Bob
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10.0 A Masterpiece of Murder
1986 · Jonathan Hire
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5.9 The Midnight Hour
1985 · Judge Crandall
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6.5 Deadly Intentions
1985 · Reichman
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9.0
Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy
1985
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5.7 The Ratings Game
1984 · Wes Vandergelder
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7.1
Gremlins
1984 · Dr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)
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5.1 Invitation to Hell
1984 · Mr. Thompson
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5.0 Making of a Male Model
1983 · Ward Hawley
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6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Uncle Walt
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5.1 My Tutor
1983 · Mr. Chrystal
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4.3 Montgomery Clift
1983 · Self
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Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982 · Dr. Jones
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6.6
The Howling
1981 · Fred Francis
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3.6 Uma Estrada Sem Retorno
1980 · Dr. Ken Paige
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4.3 Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980 · Mickey Bellinger
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10.0 Flamingo Road
1980 · Claude Weldon
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5.9 Hero at Large
1980 · Calvin Donnelly
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7.2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 · Running Man (Cameo)
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6.0
Piranha
1978 · Dr. Robert Hoak
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7.5 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977 · Tom Atherton
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4.7 Exo-Man
1977 · Dist. Atty. Kamenski
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5.5 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976 · The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
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4.6 Order to Kill
1975 · Ed McLean
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10.0 The Seagull
1975 · Trigorin
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5.2 Alien Thunder
1974 · Sgt. Malcolm Grant
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9.0 June Moon
1974 · Hart
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7.5 A Great American Tragedy
1972 · Mark Reynolds
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5.8 Kansas City Bomber
1972 · Burt Henry
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6.7 Richard
1972 · Washington Doctor
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7.7 Between Time and Timbuktu
1972 · Bokonon
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8.0 Operation Heartbeat
1969 · Clifford Coswell
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5.6 If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968 · Leslie Whitlock
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6.5 Ace High
1968 · Drake
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6.0 The Hell with Heroes
1968 · Col. Wilson
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4.5 Ghostbreakers
1967 · Cameron Witherspoon
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6.0 Hotel
1967 · Curtis O'Keefe
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7.1 A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 · Otto Habershaw
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7.5 The Three Sisters
1966 · Vershinin
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7.0 Mirage
1965 · Sylvester Josephson
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7.3 The Best Man
1964 · Dick Jensen
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6.7 The Prize
1963 · John Garrett
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10.0 An Affair of the Skin
1963 · Allen McCleod
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5.9 A Gathering of Eagles
1963 · Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby
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5.5 40 Pounds of Trouble
1962 · Louie Blanchard
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7.0
The Misfits
1961 · Raymond Taber
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Summer of Decision
1959 · Mr. Rogers
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7.0 Diamond Safari
1958 · Harry Jordan
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6.1 Nightmare
1956 · Stan Grayson
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7.5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · Dr. Miles J. Bennell
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4.3 An Annapolis Story
1955 · Jim Scott
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5.8 Stranger on Horseback
1955 · Tom Bannerman
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2.0 Satins and Spurs
1954 · Tony
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7.2 The Gambler from Natchez
1954 · Andre Rivage
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6.2 Drive a Crooked Road
1954 · Steve Norris
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4.0 Jane Eyre
1952 · Rochester
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7.0 Death of a Salesman
1951 · Biff Loman
Series and TV shows
35 titles
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6.9
The District
2000 · Reese · 3 ep.
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6.8
Jackass
2000 · Appearance
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7.4
Early Edition
1996 · Judge Jake Wellborn
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8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Dr. Long (voice)
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6.9
Dream On
1990 · Wade
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8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Jack
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7.4
China Beach
1988 · Cast
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7.6
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · Cast
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6.4
Head of the Class
1986 · Cast
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7.1
Matlock
1986 · Jonathan Horton
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7.6
The Golden Girls
1985 · Richard
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7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Walter Bowman
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6.7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · Cast
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7.5
The A-Team
1983 · Bob McKeever
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6.8
Fame
1982 · Cast
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6.9
Hotel
1982 · Calvin Polk
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6.5
Dynasty
1981 · Billy Waite
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6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · Barry Cooper
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8.4
Banacek
1972 · Allen Markham
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6.7
Cannon
1971 · Cast
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8.1
Columbo
1971 · Frank Simmons
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6.1
Great Performances
1971 · Trigorin
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7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Victor Reese
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6.8
The High Chaparral
1967 · James Forrest
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6.9
The Invaders
1967 · Paul Cook
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7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Cast
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5.6
The F.B.I.
1965 · Paul Dorn
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7.6
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Cast
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7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Major Baladin
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7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Arthur Caresse
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7.3
The Fugitive
1963 · Herb Malone
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7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Paul Blackshear
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8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton
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7.1
The Rifleman
1958 · Winslow Quince
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7.0
What's My Line?
1950 · Appearance
People data: TMDb.
Cast
