Francis Xavier McCarthy

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Francis X. McCarthy
Born (1942-02-15) February 15, 1942 (age 81)
New York, U.S.
Other namesFrank McCarthy
OccupationActor

Francis Xavier McCarthy (mostly credited as Frank McCarthy, born February 15, 1942) [1] is an American actor. He appeared in films including Altered States (1980), The Man with Two Brains (1983), Summer School (1987), Action Jackson (1988), Greedy (1994), The Relic (1997), Deep Impact (1998), Interstellar (2014) and On the Basis of Sex (2018). [1] [2]

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On television, McCarthy had more than 100 credits, notable appearing in miniseries and made-for-television movies Blind Ambition , The French Atlantic Affair , Hellinger's Law , Blood Feud , If Tomorrow Comes and Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story . He had recurring roles on St. Elsewhere , 21 Jump Street , Melrose Place , The Practice , Port Charles , NYPD Blue and Motive and Second Chance .

McCarthy guest-starred on The Rockford Files , The Greatest American Hero , The Love Boat , Cheers , Cagney & Lacey , Moonlighting , Hill Street Blues , Dallas , Frasier , 3rd Rock from the Sun , Supernatural , Bates Motel , 9-1-1 and NCIS .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Altered States Obispo
1981 Cutter's Way Paul Savage
1981 Zoot Suit Press
1981 Pennies from Heaven The Bartender
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid A Waiter
1982 The Sting II Lonnegan's Thug #1
1983Reaching OutFrank Mesina
1983 The Man with Two Brains Olsen
1985 Tuff Turf Man At Bus Stop
1985 Summer Rental Hal
1985 That Was Then... This Is Now Mr. Carlson
1987 Summer School Principal Kelban
1988 Action Jackson Oliver O'Rooney
1988 Alien Nation Captain Warner
1989 Death Spa Lieutenant Fletcher
1990 Downtown Inspector Ben Glass
1990 Night Visions Commissioner Nathan Dowd
1993Dead CenterCordoba
1994 Greedy Daniel McTeague Sr.
1995 The Stranger Havel
1997 The Relic George Blaisedale
1998 Deep Impact General Scott
1998 BASEketball Dr. Kaiser
1999Diplomatic SiegeParker
2001 Hidden Agenda Deputy Director Powell
2002 No Good Deed Bank Manager
2003 Beyond Borders Strauss
2003Red RoverGeorge Callahan
2003 Going For Broke Brad Bradford
2004Beacon HillChick Muldoon
2008Story of JenGeorge Weinmark
2012 Imaginaerum Tom Whitman - age 70
2014 Interstellar "Boots"
2018 9-1-1 ThomasEpisode: "Buck, Actually"
2018 On the Basis of Sex Judge Daugherty

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References

  1. 1 2 "Francis X. McCarthy - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  2. "Francis X. McCarthy : Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.