Lin McCarthy Movies
Lin McCarthy was a World War II veteran who used his G.I. Bill to study acting at Los Angeles' Geller's Theater Workshop. The popular character actor found early success on the Broadway stage before graduating to films with such efforts as Yellowneck (1955) and The D.I. (1957). Born in Norfolk, VA, in February of 1918, McCarthy made his earliest stage appearances in such plays as The Chase, as well as a touring production of Mr. Roberts. After marrying Mr. Roberts co-star Loretta Daye and relocating to Beverly Hills, McCarthy found subsequent television roles on such small screen drama series as Studio One and Philco Television Playhouse. He had an increasingly prevalent presence on television, and would make himself familiar to viewers with frequent appearances on Quincy, The Fugitive, and later Lou Grant and Knight Rider. Retiring from acting in 1984, McCarthy remained in Beverly Hills, CA, until his death from pneumonia in November of 2002. He was 84 years old. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi- 1983
In the fifth episode of the seven-part, eighteen-hour miniseries The Winds of War, US Naval Commander "Pug" Henry (Robert Mitchum) continues acting as President Roosevelt's emissary of peace in war-torn Europe, even as Hitler (Gunter Meisner) secretly prepares to double-cross Stalin (Anatoly Chaguinian) by invading the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Henry's neglected wife Rhoda (Polly Bergen) has a fling with handsome Palmer Kirby (Peter Graves). And in neutral Portugal, Pug's son Byron (Jan-Michael Vincent) proposes marriage to the much-older Natalie Jastrow (Ali McGraw), whose Jewish faith may well be an obstacle to the couple's safety in future episodes. The Winds of War was adapted by Herman Wouk from his own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
A peaceful Midwestern city attempts to recover after it is destroyed by a nuclear missile strike in this powerful and deeply disturbing testament to the folly of pro-military hawks who believed that annihilation was a justifiable means of attaining power and control. The Day After originally aired on network television. At the end of the broadcast, many stations offered teams of counselors staffing 800 telephone numbers to help distraught viewers calm down. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jason Robards, Jr., JoBeth Williams, (more)
- 1982
In this marital drama, a divorcee moves in with a younger man and finds herself embroiled in a custody battle with her jealous ex-husband. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1982
Jean Stapleton stars as Eleanor Roosevelt in this made-for-TV biography, first telecast May 12, 1982. The film recounts Mrs. Roosevelt's life after the 1945 death of her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the request of new president Truman, Eleanor serves as a United Nations delegate, spending much of her time tilting with dedicated anti-FDR politico John Foster Dulles (E.G. Marshall). She goes on to spearhead the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proving to Dulles--and to Soviet delegate Freddie Jones--that she's anything but soft on Communism. The winning teleplay for Eleanor: First Lady of the World was by Caryl Ledner and Cynthia Mandenberg. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1981
Streetwise teenager Renie Lake (Karin Argoud) lands in juvenile hall charged with theft and drug dealing. Remanded to the custody of her father Russell (Lin McCarthy), Renie is ordered to move into the suburban home of Russell, his second wife Marlene (Bibi Besch), and her stepdaughter Gretchen (Kristina Sorenson). The embittered and resentful Renie refuses to warm up to her new family and surroundings until she is drawn out of her selfish (and self-pitying) shell via her friendship with a hearing-impaired fellow high-school student. This ABC Afterschool Special is based on a novel by Barbara Morgenroth. ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- Karin Argoud-Morrissey, Bibi Besch, (more)
- 1980
An incompetent ER doctor (Michael Durrell) panics under pressure, causing the death of a heart attack victim. Though she knows what really happened, nurse Margaret Alldred (Margaret Ladd) is pressured by the doctor and her boss to help them cover up the details of the tragedy--intimating that she will be blacklisted from the medical profession if she doesn't cooperate. In desperation, Margaret turns to an old family friend for help and advice...an old family friend named Quincy (Jack Klugman). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1979
Quincy (Jack Klugman) finds evidence of food poisoning while performing an autopsy on a construction worker who died in a fall just outside the town of Rosewood. Investigating further, Quincy determines that the victim was laid low by contaminated tomatoes, the byproduct of lethal pesticides which a local company has buried in steel drums--which are now apparently leaking. Once the crusading medical examiner sets his sights on forcing the company to assume responsibility for what threatens to be a wide-ranging health disaster, it is obvious that this episode was inspired by the Love Canal/Three Mile Island debacle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1975
While Captain Stanley is on vacation, his replacement is Captain Robertson (John Anderson), a hardbitten veteran firefighter who sees no value whatsoever in the Paramedic program. Tonight's emergencies include a young asthsma victim (Lee H. Montgomery) trapped in a drain, a berserk biker (Sid Haig), and an old man (Burt Mustin) whose chair has caught fire. And on a lighter note, Dr. Early (Bobby Troup) keeps mixing apples with oranges--and doesn't like it a bit. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1975
The station's TV will never be the same after John (Randolph Mantooth) and Chet (Tim Donnelly) try their hand at "repairing" the set. Back on the job, the squad comes to the aid of a man who has glued his eyelids shut, and another man trapped in a burning storm drain. Also, Dr. Brackett (Robert Fuller) suffers a toxic reaction while treating a man who has been bitten by a catfish; and John and Roy (Kevin Tighe) find themselves in the middle of a mudslide. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1970
It's a personal matter for FBI assistant director Arthur Ward (Phillip Abbott) when Marianne Lowe (Pamela McMyler), the daughter of Ward's good friend Philip Lowe (Lin McCarthy), is kidnapped. A clue in Marianne's diary leads Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) to suspect that an employee at the girl's favorite beauty parlor is in on the abduction scheme. Meanwhile, the captive Marianne chips away at the conscience of the conscience of her abductor Beau Manley (Mark Jenkins), who unlike his partner Alex Drake (Joe Don Baker) is reluctant to kill her...maybe. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1969
The FBI is summoned when a murder occurs on an Indian reservation. A local band of young Native American activists have accused a group of miners of ordering the killing, so that the miners can seize full control of the land. But Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) suspects the presence of a third party who is playing one side against the other. (Incidentally, in typical late-1960s Hollywood fashion the three main Indian characters are played by non-Indian actors), ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1966
Briggs is forced to play along with powerful mobster boss Frank Egan (William Smithers when the daughter of Briggs' friend Joe Mantell is kidnapped. In order to secure the girl's release, Briggs and the IMF must themselves kidnap the key witness against Egan in an upcoming Grand Jury investigation. This pulse-pounding Mission: Impossible episode was a radical--and effective--departure from the series' usual format. Originally telecast November 5 1966, "The Ransom" was written by William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, (more)
- 1966
An ongoing FBI effort to topple the Mafia empire headed by Mark Vincent (Johnny Albin) is complicated by the presence of eager young loan shark Johnny Albin (Robert Duvall), who will go to any lengths to join the "Organization." Vincent has assigned Johnny to seize control of a cash-strapped industry in order to provide a respectable Mafia front. Immediately, Johnny puts the squeeze on troubled businessman Albert Towner (Lin McCarthy)--who cannot inform the Feds for fear of what will happen to his family. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1966
At the request of Lt. Gerard, a newspaper posts a $10,000 reward for the capture of fugitive Richard Kimble (David Janssen)--who at that moment is working as a farmhand for Jacob Lawrence (Lin McCarthy). While thus employed, Kimble befriends Lawrence's autistic daughter Cathy (June Harding), winning his employer's eternal gratitude. Unfortunately, the girl ends up the hostage of escaped murderer Jack Burmas (Paul Mantee), forcing Kimble into the open in an effort to rescue the girl--an effort that could cost him his own freedom. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1966
Upon learning of the death of his father, fugitive Richard Kimble (David Janssen) arranges a secret meeting with his sister Donna (Jacqueline Scott) in Fort Wayne, Indiana. What Donna doesn't know is that her every move is being monitored by Mike Ballinger (James Daly), the prosecutor who presided over Kimble's murder trial. Figuring that something is afoot, Ballinger alerts Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse)--and it looks as if Kimble is finally going to be ensared in an inescapable trap. Lin McCarthy appears in this episode as the latest of several actors cast as Donna's long-suffering husband Len Taft. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1965
A group of South American exiles living in Miami assembles a plan to invade and liberate their homeland (the country is not identified, but viewers can draw their own conclusions). Unfortunately, there is a traitor in the would-be liberators' midst. Disguising himself a soldier of fortune, Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) infiltrates the group in hopes of exposing the mole--and convincing the freedom fighters not to embark upon a futile mission that will cost all of them their lives. This episode marks the last appearance of Lynn Loring as Erskine's daughter Barbara. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1965
Season Three of The Fugitive finds Richard Kimble (David Janssen), wrongly accused of his wife's murder, still on the lam from the relentless Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse), still desperately searching for the One-Armed Man who committed the murder for which Kimble was condemned to death. Now using the alias "George Egan", Kimble becomes a local hero when he rescues Janet Kegler (Lane Bradbury), who had been taken hostage by a convict. Wounded in the melee, Kimble is taken to a prison hospital for treatment, where Janet begs Warden Malone (Lin McCarthy) to set the fugitive free before Gerard arrives. But both Kimble and prison trustee Mickey Deming (a pre-Mission: Impossible Greg Morris) are placed in harm's way by a blackmailing convict who is intent on stealing the hospital's supply of morphine. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1964
Eluding the local authorities, Richard Kimble (David Janssen)--aka "Peter Broderick"--hops a freight car containing three other passengers: A hobo named Preacher (Royal Dano), a woman named Carol (Diana Hyland), and a little baby. Carol claims to be the infant's mother, and further insists that she is searching for her husband. But it soon turns out that the woman has been mentally unbalanced since becoming a widow--and that she has kidnapped the baby. Kimble's efforts to help Carol and return the baby to its parents are complicated by the child's precarious health...to say nothing of the treacherous Preacher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1959
Skeptical about paranormal phenomena, Arthur Douglas (Lin McCarthy) hypnotizes a woman named Ellen Larrabee (Jocelyn Brando), who claims to have experienced psychic visions. Awakening from her hypnosis, Ellen warns Douglas that he will soon be involved in a horrendous train wreck. Even so, Arthur has trouble believing Ellen's prognostications. . .until. . . Some sources have incorrectly identified this episode as "The Vision", which was telecast seven weeks later on One Step Beyond. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1959
Even with the guiding hand of talented action director Paul Wendkos, and good performances by the cast, this routine western unconvincingly tries to develop complex relationships in a 24-hour period. Mark Riley (Fred MacMurray) is in the middle of robbing a bank when his younger brother guns his way into the scene to stop him. In the process, he kills a deputy and is killed himself, while Mark takes off to save his own skin. He is now accused of the murder. Holing up in another town where he is a stranger, Mark falls in love with the sheriff's sister. Then he really gets into trouble when he decides to save the sheriff from imminent death -- he himself is caught out and captured. There is some hope for him because the sheriff he just rescued happens to be a lawyer. What a difference a day makes. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, (more)
- 1957
A Marine drill instructor (d.i. for short), Sgt. Jim Moore (Jack Webb) is responsible for the rigorous training of his recruits. His already testy patience is tested that much more when a coddled private (Don Dubbins) joins his regiment. Jack Webb produced, directed and starred in the film. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Don Dubbins, Jackie Loughery, (more)
A "Yellowneck" was a deserter from the Confederate Army. This adventure centers on five such soldiers as they struggle through the dense and dangerous Florida Everglades en route to Cuba. Not only must they deal with the natural dangers of the swamps, they must also deal with the angry Indians living there. Eventually, only one of the deserters makes it to the coast. There he discovers that the boat that was supposed to be there has vanished. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lin McCarthy, Stephen Courtleigh, (more)
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