Sign up
Portrait of Lin McCarthy

Acting

Lin McCarthy

Career

Active from 1955 to 1982, with a break from 1960 to 1977, busiest in 1982 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The D.I.
The D.I.
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lin McCarthy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.4, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    42
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    6 titles · average score 76
    The Winds of War
    The Winds of War (1983)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Blinker Vance

    The Day After
    The Day After (1983)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Dr. Austin

    Eleanor, First Lady of the World
    Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Vandenberg

    Knight Rider
    Knight Rider (1982)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Lawrence Blake

    Not in Front of the Children
    Not in Front of the Children (1982)

    as Judge

    Tough Girl
    Tough Girl (1981)

    as Russell Lake

    1970s

    10 titles · average score 70
    The Critical List
    The Critical List (1978)

    TV show · as Ned Josephson

    Lou Grant
    Lou Grant (1977)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show

    Tail Gunner Joe
    Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Sen. Stuart Symington

    Quincy, M.E.
    Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show

    Petrocelli
    Petrocelli (1974)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show

    The Manhunter
    The Manhunter (1974)

    TV show

    The Execution of Private Slovik
    The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Presiding Officer (uncredited)

    The Waltons
    The Waltons (1972)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show

    Emergency!
    Emergency! (1972)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show

    ABC Afterschool Special
    ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show · as Russell Lake

    1960s

    13 titles · average score 71
    Lancer
    Lancer (1968)
    GoodWatch score 63

    TV show

    The Invaders
    The Invaders (1967)
    GoodWatch score 49

    TV show · as Col. Archie Harmon / Fellows

    Judd, for the Defense
    Judd, for the Defense (1967)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show

    Mission: Impossible
    Mission: Impossible (1966)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show · as George Forrester

    The F.B.I.
    The F.B.I. (1965)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Phillip Lowe / John Aldridge

    The Fugitive
    The Fugitive (1963)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Warden Maddox / Jacob Lawrence

    The Virginian
    The Virginian (1962)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Malcolm Brent

    Stoney Burke
    Stoney Burke (1962)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show

    The New Breed
    The New Breed (1961)

    TV show · as John Kegler

    87th Precinct
    87th Precinct (1961)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show

    Cain's Hundred
    Cain's Hundred (1961)

    TV show · as Peter Long

    Thriller
    Thriller (1960)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Peter Duncan / Frank Clyde

    1950s

    10 titles · average score 65
    Face of a Fugitive
    Face of a Fugitive (1959)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Sheriff Mark Riley

    Rawhide
    Rawhide (1959)
    GoodWatch score 50

    TV show · as Lt. Scot MacIntosh

    One Step Beyond
    One Step Beyond (1959)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Arthur Douglas

    The Detectives
    The Detectives (1959)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show

    Philip Marlowe
    Philip Marlowe (1959)

    TV show

    The Rifleman
    The Rifleman (1958)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show

    The D.I.
    The D.I. (1957)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Capt. Anderson

    Yellowneck
    Yellowneck (1955)
    GoodWatch score 43

    as Sergeant Todd

    Gunsmoke
    Gunsmoke (1955)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Carl Pruitt

    Robert Montgomery Presents
    Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

    TV show · as David Martin

    1940s

    3 titles · average score 65
    The Big Story
    The Big Story (1949)

    TV show · as Bus Bergen

    Studio One
    Studio One (1948)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Doug Clarke / Sherman

    The Philco Television Playhouse
    The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

    TV show