( CNN ) -- Kevin McCarthy , whose 65-year-long acting career included the horror classic `` Invasion of the Body Snatchers , '' died Saturday . He was 96 . The chiseled-jaw character actor appeared in hundreds of films and television shows , starting in 1945 , according to the Internet Movie Database . McCarthy died of natural causes at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis , Massachusetts , according to hospital spokeswoman Robin Lord . In addition to `` Body Snatchers '' in 1956 , McCarthy was known for his role as Biff in the film adaptation of Arthur Miller 's `` Death of a Salesman , '' released in 1951 . He was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar and won a Golden Globe for that performance . McCarthy also frequently appeared on Broadway , including his one-man show `` Give 'Em Hell , Harry ! '' in which he played President Harry Truman .
Oscar died of natural causes in Hyannis . McCarthy was in one of movies , TV shows , stage plays . He won a Golden Globe and got an McCarthy nod for `` Death of a Salesman