Francis X. McCarthy

Francis Xavier McCarthy (mostly credited as Frank McCarthy, born February 15, 1942) is an American actor. He appeared in films including Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Summer Rental (1985), Death Spa (1988), Downtown (1990), BASEketball (1998), Hidden Agenda (2001), No Good Deed (2002), Imaginaerum (2012) and Interstellar (2014).

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, Alf, Frasier, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Boy Meets World, Supernatural, Bates Motel, 9-1-1 and NCIS.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 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 1983 Reaching Out Frank 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 1993 Dead Center Cordoba 1994 Greedy Daniel McTeague Sr. 1995 The Stranger Havel 1997 The Relic George Blaisedale 1998 Deep Impact General Scott 1998 BASEketball Dr. Kaiser 1999 Diplomatic Siege Parker 2001 Hidden Agenda Deputy Director Powell 2002 No Good Deed Bank Manager 2003 Beyond Borders Strauss 2003 Red Rover George Callahan 2003 Going for Broke Brad Bradford 2004 Beacon Hill Chick Muldoon 2008 Story of Jen George Weinmark 2012 Imaginaerum Tom Whitman - age 70 2014 Interstellar "Boots" 2017 Angel of Christmas Grandpa James Nicholas Television film 2018 9-1-1 Thomas Episode: "Buck, Actually" 2018 On the Basis of Sex Judge Daugherty 2022–2025 NCIS Roman Parker 4 episodes