Acting

John McCarthy

Born 1930-06-17 · Croydon, London, England, UK

John McCarthy was born on June 17, 1930 in Croydon, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Public Eye (1965) and The Electronic Monster (1958). He was married to Carolyn Mary Morgan and Shirley Burniston. He died on December 6, 2018 in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK.

Acting credits

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster
8.1

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

Goldfinger poster
7.4

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.

Goldfinger

1964

The Bedford Incident poster
7.0

During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.

The Bedford Incident

1965

The Snake Woman poster
4.7

A doctor in 1890 England, in order to cure his wife's "sick mind," injects her with snake venom. She later gives birth to a daughter whom the villagers call "The Devil's Baby" and in a fit of fear they end up burning the family's house down. Years later a Scotland Yard detective is sent to the village to investigate a rash of deaths that are caused by snakebite.

The Snake Woman

1961

Escapement poster
4.9

An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients of a psychiatric clinic in France where therapy involves a device which can implant visual imagery in the minds of patients, ostensibly to help them relax.

Escapement

1958

No artwork available
NR

Becky and her Dad are invincible chip robbers. Nothing can stand in their way. Nothing that is except her brother Tom.

Free Chips Forever!

2009

Dublin Nightmare poster
6.6

Loot goes missing in robbery double-cross. Gang members, an ex-lover and a handsome stranger are left to sort it out.

Dublin Nightmare

1958

Ordeal by Fire poster
NR

The biggest wildfire in North American history is brought to life, revealing what it means to us today, when the people of America are still figuring out how their federal government should manage and protect federal lands. It also explores how 21st century frontier technologies and people are coping with each other and with the ancient cycles of fire in a harsh yet beautiful land.

Ordeal by Fire

1957