Lin McCarthy
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| File:Lin McCarthy in One Step Beyond (Emergency Only).jpg McCarthy in an episode of One Step Beyond (1959) | |
| Born | Linwood Winder McCarthy February 23, 1918 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 2002 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–1984 |
| Spouse | Loretta Daye[1] |
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Linwood Winder McCarthy (February 23, 1918 – November 23, 2002) was an American film, television and theatre actor.[2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in Norfolk, Virginia,[1] McCarthy served in the military during World War II, and afterwards studied acting at Geller's Theatre Workshop.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]He made his stage debut in 1952 in the Broadway play The Chase.[1][3] McCarthy guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Boris Karloff's Thriller, The Man and the Challenge, Mission: Impossible, The Fugitive, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Robert Montgomery Presents, New Comedy Showcase, Wagon Train, Quincy, M.E., 12 O'Clock High, Rawhide, Studio One in Hollywood, Lou Grant, Kraft Television Theatre, The Waltons and The Virginian.[4] He also appeared in films such as Yellowneck, Tail Gunner Joe, The D.I., Face of a Fugitive, The Execution of Private Slovik and The Day After.[4] McCarthy retired in 1984.[1]
Death
[edit | edit source]McCarthy died on November 23, 2002 of pneumonia in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 84.[1][5]
References
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External links
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- Lin McCarthy at IMDb
- Lin McCarthy at the TCM Movie DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
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- 1918 births
- 2002 deaths
- Deaths from pneumonia in California
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American theatre people
- American male stage actors
- Western (genre) television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- American military personnel of World War II
- Male actors from Norfolk, Virginia