Broadway debut in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois"

Served in the US Air Force; achieved rank of sergeant

Toured in "Winged Victory"; reprised role in the film version

London stage debut, played Biff in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"

TV debut as Romeo in "Romeo & Juliet" on "Cameo Theatre"

Earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for playing Biff in "Death of a Salesman"

Had perhaps best-known film role as Dr. Miles Bennel in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

Replaced Henry Fonda as Jerry Ryan in "Two for the Seesaw" on Broadway; also toured with the show

Starred on Broadway as Van Ackerman in "Advise and Consent"

TV-movie debut, "U.M.C." (CBS)

Debut as series regular on ABC's "The Survivors"

Made cameo appearance in the remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

First playe Claude Weldon in the NBC movie "Flamingo Road"

Reprised role of Claude Weldon in the NBC series version of "Flamingo Road"

Cast as Beatrice Arthur's brother-in-law on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Amanda's"

First screen collaboration with Joe Dante, "Twilight Zone - The Movie"

Portrayed Barbara Hutton's father in the NBC miniseries "Poor Little Rich Girl"

First appeared as Harry Truman in the one-man show "Give 'Em Hell, Harry!" at the Pasadena Playhouse; later toured with the show

Co-starred in "The Distinguished Gentleman"

Had uncredited role in the film-within-the-film in Joe Dante's "Matinee"

Cast as Sol Siegel in the NBC miniseries "Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story"; in the same production McCarthy was portrayed by actor Patrick Robert Smith

Was featured as a film director in the interactive CD-ROM "The Pandora Detective"

Appeared in the HBO movie "The Second Civil War"

Portrayed King Arthur in the staage play "Knights of the Round Table", produced in Long Beach, California