Ben McCain

Ben McCain
Ben McCain at the Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards (2011)
Background information
Birth name Ben McCain
Born (1955-06-25) June 25, 1955
Muleshoe, Texas, U.S.
Origin Bovina, Texas
Occupation(s) Actor, TV host, producer, singer-songwriter
Years active 1973–present

Ben McCain (born June 25, 1955) is an American actor, broadcaster, producer and one half of The McCain Brothers, a singing-songwriting duo. McCain has appeared in numerous films including MGM's Bio-Dome, Roger Corman's remake Humanoids From The Deep and Bruce Campbell's My Name Is Bruce as well as recurring TV roles in ABC's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and SyFy's Black Scorpion.

Early life

Born in Muleshoe, Texas, and raised on a farm near Bovina in Parmer County.[1]

Career

Ben McCain and his brother Butch co-hosted a morning television program in Oklahoma City called "AM Oklahoma" from 1981 to 1987 at KTVY (NBC affiliate) and from 1987 to 1994 the brothers hosted "Good Morning Oklahoma" and anchored the noon newscast at KOCO-TV (ABC affiliate). Ben anchored the news and Butch served as the weather anchor.[2]

The McCain Brothers have recorded four CDs on Rise and Shine Records. The country single, “If Love Was a Crime I Couldn't Get Arrested” went number one on 50,000-watt KOMA radio in 1985.[3] They also hosted a syndicated TV music show called "The McCain Brothers Show."[3]

McCain has been nominated twice for Los Angeles Area Emmy awards. The first time in 2010 as Producer and Host for the program "So-Cal's Best Iconic Movie Locations"[4] and again in 2012 as Producer for the program "Leimert Park Today".[5]

McCain narrated the audio book NICOLAS: The Fantastic Origins of Santa Claus in 2013.

Since 2000, Ben McCain has been the co-anchor of "This Week in Torrance".[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1985-1988 Nashville Now
1988 Dark Before Dawn (News Reporter)
1993 General Hospital Medical Examiner
1996 Bio-Dome Anchor Aries West
1996 Humanoids From The Deep Travis
1997 Click Tofu Man #2
1997 Midnight Blue Second Executive
1995-1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Anchor 8 episodes
1997 Two Came Back Coast Guard Official
1998 The Adventures of Pug and Zero Sheriff
1998 The Pretender Jordon Brock
1998 Outside Ozona Radio Furniture Salesman
1998 Under The Legs of Clouds Preacher
1999 The Sex Monster Radio Shock Jock
1999 Born Bad Deputy
2000 Martial Law Airline Pilot
2000 Arrest & Trial Narrator
2001 Skippy TV Anchor
2001 Accidents Don't Happen Film Critic
2001 Fire & Ice Commentator
2001 Black Scorpion 2001 15 Episodes
2002 Don't Let Go Tex
2005 KatiBird *Certifiable Crazy Person Groundskeeper
2005 Blood Deep Officer Ben Lucas
2007 My Name Is Bruce Mayor
2007 Stall 60 on the Sunset Strip The Boss
2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Elistan
2008 Killer Tumbleweeds Brock McDonald
2009 Breaking News: The Invasion Begins! Dack Tamblyn
2010 Leave It on the Court John Henderson
2010 Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed Doctor
2010 The Talking Head Phil Rose
2011 fresh Starts 4 Stale People Burt Kringle
2012 The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse Bruce
2013 In Vacuo Ron Shelby
2013 Julian Jack Cameron
2014 "Homecoming" Officer Ben Lucas
2016 "House of Cards" (Season 4) Radio Newscaster
2017 "Call for Fire" TV Newscaster Kevin Matney
2018 Dead End Cop # 2

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "KOCO Takes McCain Brothers Off the Air". Newsok.com. 8 May 1994. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "McCain Duo Bringing "Jobless Tour" to Fair". Newsok.com. 16 September 1994. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ https://www.torranceca.gov/our-city/citicable/ben-mccain

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