Kevin McCarthy Dead at Age 96
by Hollywoodland
Kevin McCarthy and Edie Sedgwick at a pool party in New York City(1965)
Soon after, he became an early member of the Actors Studio and was chosen by Elia Kazan to play Biff, the son of Willy Loman, in the London production of “Death of a Salesman.” He repeated the role in the 1951 film starring Fredric March and earned an Oscar nomination as supporting actor.
But while he would consistently win praise for his acting during a long and busy career, his most lasting fame would come for “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” In the 1956 film, he vainly tried to warn residents in his small town of the evil pod people from outer space who were quietly taking over the personalities of everyone on Earth.
His frantic shouting of “You’re next!” to those in approaching cars became so well known among science-fiction fans that he was often asked to spoof the role. He more or less did that in the opening minutes of the 1978 remake, which starred Donald Sutherland as the hero menaced by the pod people. (more…)






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