Francis Xavier McCarthy (mostly credited as Frank McCarthy, born February 15, 1942)
is an American actor. He appeared in films including ''
Altered States
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'' (1980), ''
The Man with Two Brains
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Written by Reiner, Martin, and George Gipe (who previously worked together on 1982's '' ...
'' (1983), ''
Summer School
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'' (1987), ''
Action Jackson'' (1988), ''
Greedy'' (1994), ''
The Relic
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'' (1997), ''
Deep Impact'' (1998), ''
Interstellar'' (2014) and ''
On the Basis of Sex
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'' (2018).
Blood Feud
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'', '' If Tomorrow Comes'' and '' Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story''. He had recurring roles on ''St. Elsewhere
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'', ''21 Jump Street
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'', ''Melrose Place
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'', ''The Practice
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'', ''Port Charles
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'', ''NYPD Blue
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'' and '' Motive'' and '' Second Chance''.
McCarthy guest-starred on ''The Rockford Files
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'', ''The Greatest American Hero
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'', ''The Love Boat
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'', ''Cheers
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'', ''Cagney & Lacey
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'', ''Moonlighting
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'', ''Hill Street Blues
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'', ''Dallas
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'', ''Frasier
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'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun
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'', ''Supernatural
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'', '' Bates Motel'', ''9-1-1
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'' and ''NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
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* National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...
''.
Filmography
References
External links
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1942 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
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