Acting

John McCarthy

Born Dec 17, 1962 · 63 years20 titles 17 movies · 3 TV

Biography

John Michael McCarthy (born October 12, 1962) is a retired American mixed martial arts (MMA) referee best known for officiating numerous bouts promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), dating back to UFC 2.

Also known as

'Big' John McCarthy · Big John McCarthy

Born

Dec 17, 1962

Los Angeles, California, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

15

Acting credits

0

Directing

0

Writing

6

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

1994 2 title(s)

1995 2 title(s)

1996 4 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

Parkinson
tv · as Self

1999 1 title(s)

Blue Streak
movie · as S.W.A.T. Team Member · ★ 6.5

2000 1 title(s)

UFC Hits: Volume 1
movie · as Self / Referee · ★ 7.2

2003 1 title(s)

UFC Ultimate Knockouts
movie · as Himself · ★ 6.0

2007 1 title(s)

Inside MMA
tv · as Self - Guest · ★ 8.0

2011 1 title(s)

Once I Was a Champion
movie · as Himself · ★ 6.1

2012 1 title(s)

Fight Life
movie · as Himself · ★ 7.0

2015 2 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

The Hurt Business
movie · as Himself · ★ 5.7

2019 1 title(s)

The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes
movie · as Self · ★ 5.7

2025 1 title(s)

The Naked Gun
movie · as Referee · ★ 6.4