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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 25, 1955 (71)
- Muleshoe, Texas, USA
- Actor, also composer
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Known for
What are Ben McCain's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ben McCain's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Ben McCain's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Dead End(2019)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Fresh Starts 4 Stale People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Killer Tumbleweeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
My Name Is Bruce(2007)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Black Scorpion(2001)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
The Sex Monster(1999)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Outside Ozona(1998)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Humanoids from the Deep(1996)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Bio-Dome(1996)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 60th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1993 to 2019; peak year 2008.
Biggest box office
My Name Is Bruce (2007)
Highest rated
My Name Is Bruce (2007)
Most popular right now
Black Scorpion (2001)
Film career
Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1999Screen debut· The Sex Monster
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ben McCain's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed8
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ben McCain work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben McCain's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Campbell shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Bruce CampbellShared titles: Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce' (2009), My Name Is Bruce (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Campbell
- Grace ThorsenShared titles: Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce' (2009), My Name Is Bruce (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Grace Thorsen
- Mike EstesShared titles: Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce' (2009), My Name Is Bruce (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Estes
- Ted RaimiShared titles: Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce' (2009), My Name Is Bruce (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Raimi
Composers
- Joseph LoDucaShared titles: Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce' (2009), My Name Is Bruce (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph LoDuca
Producers
- Mike RichardsonShared titles: Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce' (2009), My Name Is Bruce (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Richardson
