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Ben McCain
Actor, Composer, Director, Producer, WriterBorn June 25, 1955 (69 years)
Ben McCain, born on June 25, 1955, in Muleshoe, Texas, is an American actor, broadcaster, producer, and one half of the singing-songwriting duo The McCain Brothers. He is known for his roles in films such as “My Name Is Bruce” and “Bio-Dome,” and for his recurring role as news anchor Brock Thompson in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.”
Education: McCain is a graduate of Bovina High School, South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, and West Texas State University, now West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.
Television Career: From 1981 to 1994, McCain co-hosted a morning television program in Oklahoma City, first at KTVY (NBC affiliate) and later at KOCO-TV (ABC affiliate), where he anchored the noon newscast.
Music Career: Ben and his brother, Butch McCain, form The McCain Brothers, a singing-songwriting duo. They have recorded six albums and their music has been featured in several films, including “My Name Is Bruce.”
Filmography: McCain has appeared in numerous films, including “Bio-Dome,” “Humanoids from the Deep,” and “My Name Is Bruce,” where he played the mayor of Gold Lick.
Broadcasting: He has been nominated twice for Los Angeles Area Emmy awards, once in 2010 as Producer and Host for the program “So-Cal’s Best Iconic Movie Locations” and again in 2012 as Producer for the program “Leimert Park Today.”
Other Work: McCain narrated the audio book “NICHOLAS: The Fantastic Origins of Santa Claus” in 2013 and worked as a producer, host, and reporter for Time Warner Cable from 2002 to 2012.
Recent Activities: In 2020, McCain began anchoring live COVID-19 updates for Torrance CitiCable. He announced his final time anchoring for Torrance CitiCable’s “COVID-19 Today” on April 15, 2021, as he was moving to Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife and son.
Education: McCain is a graduate of Bovina High School, South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, and West Texas State University, now West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.
Television Career: From 1981 to 1994, McCain co-hosted a morning television program in Oklahoma City, first at KTVY (NBC affiliate) and later at KOCO-TV (ABC affiliate), where he anchored the noon newscast.
Music Career: Ben and his brother, Butch McCain, form The McCain Brothers, a singing-songwriting duo. They have recorded six albums and their music has been featured in several films, including “My Name Is Bruce.”
Filmography: McCain has appeared in numerous films, including “Bio-Dome,” “Humanoids from the Deep,” and “My Name Is Bruce,” where he played the mayor of Gold Lick.
Broadcasting: He has been nominated twice for Los Angeles Area Emmy awards, once in 2010 as Producer and Host for the program “So-Cal’s Best Iconic Movie Locations” and again in 2012 as Producer for the program “Leimert Park Today.”
Other Work: McCain narrated the audio book “NICHOLAS: The Fantastic Origins of Santa Claus” in 2013 and worked as a producer, host, and reporter for Time Warner Cable from 2002 to 2012.
Recent Activities: In 2020, McCain began anchoring live COVID-19 updates for Torrance CitiCable. He announced his final time anchoring for Torrance CitiCable’s “COVID-19 Today” on April 15, 2021, as he was moving to Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife and son.
Filmography
| 2019 | |
| 2013 | House of Cards (US) (TV Series) · as Radio News Reporter |
| 2012 | The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse · as Bruce |
| 2010 | Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed · as Doctor |
| 2008 | Killer Tumbleweeds · as Brock Macdonald |
| 2008 | Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight · as Elistan |
| 2007 | My Name Is Bruce · as Mayor |
| 2005 | Homecoming · as Officer Ben Lucas |
| 2005 | KatieBird *Certifiable Crazy Person · as Grounds Keeper |
| 2002 | Don't Let Go · as Tex |
| 2001 | Fire & Ice · as Commentator |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion (TV Series) · as Don Macdonald |
| 2001 | Skippy · as Tv Anchor |
| 2000 | Arrest & Trial (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1999 | The Sex Monster · as Radio Shock Jock (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Outside Ozona · as Monty Radio Caller / Radio Furniture Salesman (voice) |
| 1998 | Martial Law (TV Series) · as Airline Pilot |
| 1997 | Born Bad · as Deputy |
| 1997 | Two Came Back · as Coast Guard Official |
| 1997 | Midnight Blue · as Second Executive |
| 1997 | Click (The Turn-On) (TV Series) · as Tofu Man #2 |
| 1996 | The Pretender (US) (TV Series) · as War Correspondent Jordan Brock |
| 1996 | Humanoids from the Deep · as Travis |
| 1996 | Bio-Dome · as Anchor Aries West |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Anchor |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Sketch Comedy Player (segment: The Me Channel) |
| 1988 | Dark Before Dawn · as News Reporter |
| 1983 | Loving (TV Series) · as Bar Patron |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Medical Examiner |