Patrick McVey

Career timeline

1. 1910 · Born

   Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

2. 1941 · Screen debut

   Sergeant York (Movie)

3. 1957 · Breakthrough

   Perry Mason (TV)

4. 1973 · Latest release

   Bang the Drum Slowly (Movie)

5. 1973 · Died

   July 6, 1973

Career in numbers

23 1940s

27 1950s

7 1960s

5 1970s

• Drama37
• Western18
• Comedy13
• Crime10
• Mystery7
• Thriller7

Highest-rated title North by Northwest 1959 8.0 Most popular title North by Northwest 1959 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Patrick McVey in our catalogue.

Ted Post

8 titles together

Abner Biberman

6 titles together

Robert Altman

6 titles together

Buzz Kulik

5 titles together

Robert Douglas

5 titles together

Lawrence Dobkin

3 titles together

Robert Stevenson

3 titles together

Gary Nelson

2 titles together

Robert Mulligan

2 titles together

Bernard Herrmann

2 titles together

1. 1973 Bang the Drum Slowly as Bruce's Father 6.1 Movie
2. 1972 The Visitors as Harry Wayne 6.0 Movie
3. 1971 Hogan's Goat as Haggerty Movie
4. 1971 Desperate Characters as Mr. Haynes Movie
5. 1971 Great Performances as Haggerty 6.1 TV
6. 1968 The Detective as Police Officer Mike Tanner 5.9 Movie
7. 1965 For the People as Johnny Pack TV
8. 1963 The Great Adventure as Dr. Crosley TV
9. 1963 The Fugitive as Sheriff 7.3 TV
10. 1962 The Lucy Show as Captain Metcalf 7.1 TV
11. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Police Lieutenant 7.9 TV
12. 1962 The Virginian as Clyde Carey 6.5 TV
13. 1959 Bourbon Street Beat TV
14. 1959 Bonanza as Bill Raleigh 7.5 TV
15. 1959 North by Northwest as Sergeant Flamm 8.0 Movie
16. 1959 Black Saddle as Tom Nelson TV
17. 1958 Party Girl as Detective O'Malley 6.8 Movie
18. 1958 77 Sunset Strip as Lieut. Comstock 7.2 TV
19. 1958 Bat Masterson as Angus McLarnin TV
20. 1958 Lawman as Red Barrington TV
21. 1958 The Rifleman 7.1 TV
22. 1958 The Texan TV
23. 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive as Damon Albright 7.1 TV
24. 1957 The Restless Gun as John Durant TV
25. 1957 Maverick as Roy Stafford 7.1 TV
26. 1957 Perry Mason as District Attorney W.B. Covington 7.7 TV
27. 1957 Boots and Saddles TV
28. 1957 Sugarfoot as Sheriff Dunbar TV
29. 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3 TV
30. 1957 The Big Caper as Sam Loxley 6.3 Movie
31. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jack Lathrop TV
32. 1956 The Gale Storm Show as Reid TV
33. 1956 Telephone Time TV
34. 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour as Sgt. Duffy TV
35. 1955 Cheyenne 6.2 TV
36. 1955 Gunsmoke as Houser 6.7 TV
37. 1955 The Millionaire as John Richards TV
38. 1953 General Electric Theater as Bill Edwards TV
39. 1950 Big Town as Steve Wilson #1 TV
40. 1949 Suspense as Harry Martin TV
41. 1948 Studio One as Mike TV
42. 1947 Dark Passage as Impatient Cabbie (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
43. 1947 Welcome Stranger as Ed Chanock Movie
44. 1946 The Brute Man as Detective at Helen's Apartment (uncredited) 4.5 Movie
45. 1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee as Johnson (as Pat McVey) Movie
46. 1944 Land and Live in the Jungle as Airman Pat McVey / Narrator Movie
47. 1943 No Time for Love as City Chief Engineer (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
48. 1943 Eyes Aloft as County Supervisor Movie
49. 1942 The Mummy's Tomb as Jake Lovell - 'New York Record' (uncredited) 5.5 Movie
50. 1942 The Boogie Man Will Get You as Munitions Plant Road Guard 6.1 Movie
51. 1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie as Police Sergeant Hartwell (uncredited) Movie
52. 1942 Invisible Agent as German (uncredited) 5.8 Movie
53. 1942 In This Our Life as Minor Role (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
54. 1942 Tarzan's New York Adventure as Policeman (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
55. 1942 Murder in the Big House as Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh) Movie
56. 1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Chicago Fireman Movie
57. 1942 Private Snuffy Smith as Lloyd Movie
58. 1941 Pacific Blackout as Police Radio Operator Movie
59. 1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner as Harry (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
60. 1941 Steel Against the Sky as Construction Worker (uncredited) Movie
61. 1941 They Died with Their Boots On as Cpl. Jones (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
62. 1941 Sergeant York as Spoldier (uncredited) 7.2 Movie

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