Patrick McVey (March 17, 1910 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor who starred in three television series between 1950 and 1961: ''

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'', '' Boots and Saddles'', and ''

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''.

Early life

McVey was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His education included undergraduate and law degrees from Indiana University. He was an attorney before he became interested in acting. His early acting experience came in little theater productions, and then he honed his skills at

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Career

McVey had experience on stage before his film debut in 1941, when he made uncredited appearances in eight films, beginning with ''Caught in the Draft''. More than a dozen uncredited film roles followed in 1942. In 1946, he appeared in director

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's thriller ''

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''. McVey seldom rose above supporting roles in films but had more success on television. His Broadway credits include ''Camino Real'' (1969), ''The Time of Your Life'' (1969), and ''Hold It!'' (1947). A life member of

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, McVey made his small screen debut on September 5, 1950, in the early series ''

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''. On the following week's episode, he had his first starring role, and less than a month later, McVey began a four-year role (160 episodes) as Steve Wilson, the crusading managing editor in ''

'', a melodrama set in a newspaper office in a large American city. He left the series in 1954. The same year, McVey appeared in two episodes of ''

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''. Thereafter, McVey guest starred on ''

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'', '' The Millionaire'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and in four

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: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. From 1957 to 1958, McVey co-starred in the syndicated series ''Boots and Saddles'' as Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Hayes. After the series ended in 1958, McVey was cast as police reporter Ben Andrews in ''

''. ''Manhunt'' was canceled in 1961, and McVey continued his career with guest roles on various television series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Virginian'', ''

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'' and three appearances on ''

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'', including the role of District Attorney Covington in the 1959 episode "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom." McVey's last television roles were in the CBS drama '' The Nurses'' and as the character John Harris in the soap opera ''

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'' (1966). In 1968, he was cast in

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's '' The Detective''. McVey made his last on-screen appearance in the 1973 film ''

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''.

Personal life and death

McVey was married to Courteen Landis, a Broadway performer. He died on July 6, 1973, and his ashes were scattered into the Atlantic Ocean.

Filmography

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Caught in the Draft ''Caught in the Draft'' is a 1941 comedy/war film with Bob Hope directed by David Butler. Plot Famous Hollywood actor Don Bolton (Hope) is a vain movie star whose biggest fear is to be drafted into the US Army. He definitely lacks the qualities ...

'' (1941) - Soldier with Warning of Retreat (uncredited) *'' Sergeant York'' (1941) - Spoldier (uncredited) *'' Navy Blues'' (1941) - Marine Military Policeman (uncredited) *'' Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business'' (1941) - Joe - Earlier Sales Manager (uncredited) *'' Blues in the Night'' (1941) - Waiter (uncredited) *''

They Died with Their Boots On ''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The film's stor ...

'' (1941) - Cpl. Jones (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) - Trooper on Phone (uncredited) *''

Steel Against the Sky ''Steel Against the Sky'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, written by Paul Gerard Smith, and starring Lloyd Nolan, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens, Gene Lockhart, Edward Ellis and Walter Catlett. It was released ...

'' (1941) - Construction Worker (uncredited) *''

You're in the Army Now ''You're in the Army Now'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman, and Regis Toomey. It featured the longest kiss in film (lasting three minutes and five seconds), between Toomey and ...

'' (1941) - Supply Man - Union Suits (uncredited) *'' Pacific Blackout'' (1941) - Police Radio Operator (uncredited) *''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...

'' (1942) - Harry (uncredited) *''

Private Snuffy Smith ''Private Snuffy Smith'' (reissued as ''Snuffy Smith, Yardbird'') is a 1942 American army comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Bud Duncan as comic-strip character Snuffy Smith and Edgar Kennedy as his commanding officer. A se ...

'' (1942) - Lloyd *''

Wild Bill Hickok Rides ''Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been e ...

'' (1942) - Chicago Fireman (uncredited) *''

To the Shores of Tripoli ''To the Shores of Tripoli'' is a 1942 American Technicolor film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Randolph Scott. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Its cinematography was nominated for an Ac ...

'' (1942) - Radio Operator (uncredited) *''

Murder in the Big House ''Murder in the Big House'' is a black-and-white American crime drama, released by Warner Bros in April 1942. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is directed by the prolific specialist in low-budget action productions, B. Reeves Eason, a ...

'' (1942) - Chief Electrician *''

Tarzan's New York Adventure ''Tarzan's New York Adventure'' (also known as ''Tarzan Against the World'') is a 1942 black-and-white adventure film from Metro Goldwyn Mayer, produced by Frederick Stephani, directed by Richard Thorpe, that stars Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen ...

'' (1942) - Policeman (uncredited) *''

In This Our Life ''In This Our Life'' is a 1942 American drama film, the second to be directed by John Huston. The screenplay by Howard Koch is based on the 1941 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Ellen Glasgow. The cast included the establishe ...

'' (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Juke Girl ''Juke Girl'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by A. I. Bezzerides, and starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale Sr., Howard ...

'' (1942) - Bean Picker (uncredited) *''

Calling Dr. Gillespie ''Calling Dr. Gillespie'' is a 1942 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed and Philip Dorn. This was a continuation of the series that had starred Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare. Ayres, however, had declared con ...

'' (1942) - Police Sergeant Hartwell (uncredited) *''

Wings for the Eagle ''Wings for the Eagle'' (aka ''Shadow of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American drama film starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and George Tobias, directed by Lloyd Bacon. It tells the story of workers at a Lockheed aircraft assembly p ...

'' (1942) - (uncredited) *'' Pierre of the Plains'' (1942) - Sgt. Dugan *''

Invisible Agent ''Invisible Agent'' is a 1942 American action and spy film directed by Edwin L. Marin with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The invisible agent is played by Jon Hall, with Peter Lorre and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as members of the Axis, and ...

'' (1942) - German (uncredited) *'' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) - First Policeman (uncredited) *''

Moonlight in Havana ''Moonlight in Havana'' is a 1942 American film romantic comedy directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, and Marjorie Lord. This was Mann's second film as director.. Choreography by Lester Horton. Plot Baseball star Jo ...

'' (1942) - Chuck (uncredited) *''

You Can't Escape Forever ''You Can't Escape Forever'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Hector Chevigny. The film stars George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart, Roscoe Karns, Eduardo Ciannelli and Paul Harvey. Th ...

'' (1942) - Reporter at Execution (uncredited) *''

The Boogie Man Will Get You ''The Boogie Man Will Get You'' is a 1942 American comedy horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. It was the final film Karloff made under his contract with Columbia Pictures, and it was filmed in the wake ...

'' (1942) - Munitions Plant Road Guard (uncredited) *''

The Mummy's Tomb ''The Mummy's Tomb'' is a 1942 American horror film directed by Harold Young and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the mummy. Taking place 30 years after the events of ''The Mummy's Hand'', where Andoheb (George Zucco) has survived and plans reve ...

'' (1942) - Jake Lovell, New York Record (uncredited) * '' Stand By All Networks'' (1942) - Monty Johnson *'' No Time for Love'' (1943) - City Chief Engineer (uncredited) *''Let's Have Fun'' (1943) - Bates (uncredited) *''Land and Live in the Jungle'' (1944) - Airman Pat McVey / Narrator (uncredited) *''

Lost City of the Jungle ''Lost City of the Jungle'' is a 1946 Universal movie serial. Plot Recent atom tests show a certain element - Meteorium 245 - as a defense against the atomic bomb. The evil Eric Hazarias (Lionel Atwill) has traced a Meteorium deposit to the Him ...

'' (1946) - Police Officer h. 13(uncredited) *'' O.S.S.'' (1946) - Plainclothesman (uncredited) *''

Inside Job An insider threat is a malicious threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates, who have inside information concerning the organization's security ...

'' (1946) - Garner (uncredited) *''

Two Guys from Milwaukee ''Two Guys from Milwaukee'' (UK title: ''Royal Flush'') is a 1946 American comedy film directed by David Butler (director), David Butler and starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, and Joan Leslie. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The film is abou ...

'' (1946) - Johnson *''

'' (1946) - Detective at Helen's Apartment (uncredited) *'' No Leave, No Love'' (1946) - Gruff Expectant Father (uncredited) *''

Gentleman Joe Palooka ''Gentleman Joe Palooka'' is a 1946 film directed by Cy Endfield. It was the second of the '' Joe Palooka'' series. Plot The prizefighter Joe Palooka's popularity soars after his manager, Knobby Walsh, explains to reporters how "clean living" i ...

'' (1946) - Reporter Lewis (uncredited) *''

The Show-Off ''The Show-Off'' is a 1924 stage play by George Kelly about a working-class North Philadelphian family's reluctance to accept their daughter's suitor Aubrey Piper, an overly confident Socialist buffoon. The play has been revived five times on Bro ...

'' (1946) - Mike - Police Officer (uncredited) *''

Swell Guy ''Swell Guy'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Sonny Tufts and Ann Blyth. The film's screenplay by Richard Brooks is based on the 1921 play ''The Hero'' by Gilbert Emery. Plot Almost no one in his Califor ...

'' (1946) - Ray Link *'' Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1947) - Gambler (uncredited) *'' Suddenly It's Spring'' (1947) - Reporter (uncredited) *''

Welcome Stranger The Welcome Stranger is the biggest alluvial gold nugget that has ever been found, which had a calculated refined weight of .Potter, Terry F. (1999) ''The Welcome Stranger: a definitive account of the worlds largest alluvial gold nugget''. I ...

'' (1947) - Ed Chanock *''

Dark Passage ''Dark Passage'' (1946) is a crime novel by David Goodis. It was the basis for the 1947 film noir of the same name. The film implements extensive use of the first-person camera technique. Plot Vincent Parry, wrongly convicted of murdering hi ...

'' (1947) - Impatient Cabbie (uncredited) *''

The Big Caper ''The Big Caper'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Stevens and starring Rory Calhoun, Mary Costa and James Gregory. Plot His portion of the loot from a recent heist squandered, minor-league criminal Frank Harper talks ...

'' (1957) - Sam Loxley *''

'' (1958) - as John Durant in Episode "Strange Family in Town" *''

Party Girl A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

'' (1958) - Detective O'Malley *''

North by Northwest ''North by Northwest'' is a 1959 American spy thriller film, produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to ...

'' (1959) - Sergeant Flamm *'' The Detective'' (1968) - Tanner *''

Desperate Characters ''Desperate Characters'' is a 1970 novel by Paula Fox. Plot Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a childless, upper-middle class married couple who live in a brownstone in Brooklyn. She is a translator, he an attorney, currently preoccupied by the acr ...

'' (1971) - Mr. Haynes *'' The Visitors'' (1972) - Harry Wayne *''Top of the Heap'' (1972) - Tim Cassidy *''

'' (1973) - Bruce's Father (final film role)

References

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