Editing Kevin McCarthy (actor) (section)

===Breakthrough in film===
McCarthy was a founding member of The [[Actors Studio]].<ref>{{cite book| quote=Lewis' class included Herbert Berghof, Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Mildred Dunnock, Tom Ewell, John Forsythe, Anne Jackson, Sidney Lumet, Kevin McCarthy, Karl Malden, E.G. Marshall, Patricia Neal, William Redfield, Jerome Robbins, Maureen Stapleton, Beatrice Straight, Eli Wallach, and David Wayne.| first=David| last=Garfield| title=A Player's Place: The Story of the Actors Studio| year=1980| publisher=MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.| location=New York| isbn=978-0-02-542650-4| page=52| chapter=Birth of The Actors Studio: 1947–1950| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCZaAAAAMAAJ&q=tom+ewell|url-access=subscription }}</ref>  McCarthy's breakthrough film role was in ''[[Death of a Salesman (1951 film)|Death of a Salesman]]'' (1951) portraying [[Death of a Salesman#Biff|Biff Loman]] to [[Fredric March]]'s [[Death of a Salesman#Willy Loman|Willy Loman]]. He had first performed the role in the [[Death of a Salesman#Death of a Salesman in the United Kingdom|London theatrical debut]] and was the only member of that ensemble to be cast in [[László Benedek]]'s film adaptation. He received good notices for his onscreen work, receiving the [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor]] and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].