American actor (1912–2003)
Tyler McVey
Born William Tyler McVey
(1912-02-14 ) February 14, 1912Died July 4, 2003(2003-07-04) (aged 91) Resting place
Elm Lawn Cemetery ,
Bay City, Michigan Occupation Actor Years active 1951–1993 Spouse(s) Lorraine Budge McVey (
m. 1937;
div. 19??)
Rita Ann Stickelmaier
(
m. 1950;
div. 1970)
Esther Geddes
(
m. 1971)
William Tyler McVey (February 14, 1912 – July 4, 2003) was an American
character actor of film and television.
Early years
McVey was born
Bay City, Michigan , to William David McVey and his wife, the former Jessie Arvilla Tyler. His mother died of
tuberculosis when he was one year old and his father allowed his maternal grandparents to raise him. He gained early acting experience in amateur productions in his hometown.
[1] He began acting when he was a student at
Bay City High School .
[2]
Career
His first screen role, uncredited, came in 1951, where he portrayed Brady in
The Day the Earth Stood Still . He was uncredited in two 1953 military films,
From Here to Eternity as Major Stern and in Mission over Korea as Colonel Colton.[
citation needed ]
He made one of his first television appearances in a 1953 episode of
Four Star Playhouse . During the 1950s, McVey guest starred in episodes of many series, including
The Restless Gun ,
Gunsmoke (S2E16 “Cover-Up” - 1957),
Dragnet ,
The Lone Ranger ,
I Love Lucy ,
Tales of Wells Fargo ,
Colt .45 ,
Hallmark Hall of Fame ,
My Friend Flicka ,
Highway Patrol ,
It's a Great Life and
Annie Oakley . From 1953 to 1956, he guest starred on the CBS educational series
You Are There , narrated by
Walter Cronkite . From 1959 to 1960, McVey portrayed Major General Norgath in the CBS series
Men into Space .
In 1964, McVey was cast as General Hardesty in the political thriller film
Seven Days in May .
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, McVey continued guest starring in episodic television, including roles on
The Tom Ewell Show ,
Kentucky Jones ,
National Velvet ,
My Three Sons ,
The Rebel ,
The Everglades ,
Bat Masterson ,
Death Valley Days (as
cattle baron
John Chisum in the 1956 episode, "Pat Garrett's Side of It"),
Checkmate ,
Ripcord ,
The Wild, Wild West ,
Bonanza ,
Gunsmoke ,
Ironside and
Eight Is Enough . His last roles were in 1985 and 1986 as different ministers in two episodes of
Highway to Heaven . [
citation needed ]
McVey also acted on
radio programs, including
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch ,
Glamour Manor , and
One Man's Family .
[3]
Other professional activities
In the 1960s, McVey was president of the
Los Angeles, California , local of the
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists , later served as national President.
[4]
He was a founding member of the AFTRA/SAG Credit Union.
Personal life and death
McVey was married three times; first to Lorraine Budge in 1937. After their divorce, he married Rita Ann Stickelmaier in 1950 before they divorced in 1970. In 1971, McVey married Esther Geddes. He died of
leukemia in
Rancho Mirage , California. He is interred in
Elm Lawn Cemetery in
Bay City, Michigan .
[5]
Selected filmography
The Day the Earth Stood Still (aka Farewell to the Master ) (1951) - Brody (uncredited)
Washington Story (1952) - Reporter in Senate Chamber (uncredited)
Diplomatic Courier (1952) - Watch Officer
Confidence Girl (1952) - 2nd Detective
Horizons West (1952) - Poker Player (uncredited)
Back at the Front (1952) - Colonel Daley (uncredited)
My Man and I (1952) - Defense Attorney (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House (1952) - O. Henry - Prologue (uncredited)
One Minute to Zero (1952) - Joint Operation's Officer (uncredited)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) - John Shore (uncredited)
From Here To Eternity (1953) - Major Stern (uncredited)
Mission Over Korea (1953) - Colonel Colton (uncredited)
A Blueprint for Murder (1953) - Police Lab Technician
Column South (1953) - Miller - a Southerner (uncredited)
Code Two (1953) - Chief of Police (uncredited)
Small Town Girl (1953) - Minister
Day of Triumph (1954) - Peter
Dynamite, the Story of Alfred Nobel (1954, TV Movie)
Francis Joins the WACS (1954) - Referee (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny (1954) - Court-martial Board Member (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid") - Security Guard
Indian American (1955, TV Movie) - Judge
Women's Prison (1955) - Guard
New York Confidential (1955) - Crash Car Witness (uncredited)
The Man Who Tore Down the Wall (1955, TV Movie) - Dr. Stokes
Santa Fe Passage (1955) - Wagonmaster Lawton (uncredited)
City of Shadows (1955) - District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
Edgar Allan Poe at West Point (1955, TV Movie) - Supply Sergeant
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) - Police Officer (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate (1955) - Henderson (uncredited)
The Come On (1956) - Detective Hogan
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) - Reporter (uncredited)
Walk the Proud Land (1956) - Lang (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion (1956) - Farmer (uncredited)
Mister Cory (1957) - Card Player (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder (1957) - Frank Simpson
Night of the Blood Beast (1958) - Dr. Alex Wyman
Hot Car Girl (1958) - Mr. James Wheeler
Terror in a Texas Town (1958) - Sheriff Stoner (uncredited)
As Young as We Are (1958) - Captain Barnhill (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 32: "Human Interest Story") - Cargan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 5 Episode 7: "Dry Run") - Prentiss
Lone Texan (1959) - Henry Biggs
The Louisiana Hussy (1959) - Dr. J. B. Opie
A Private's Affair (1959) - General (uncredited)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) - Doc Greyson
Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series) (1959) season 2 episode 6 (The hostage) : Sheriff Taggert
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 15: "Man from the South") - Referee
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 32: "One Grave Too Many") - Desk Sergeant
The Music Box Kid (1960) - District Attorney Henley (uncredited)
The Gallant Hours (1960) - Adm. Ernest J. King (uncredited)
Young Jesse James (1960) - Banker
Sea Hunt (1960, Season 3, Episode 29) - Sy Baker
Sea Hunt (1961, Season 4, Episode 9) - Dr. Widmer
Rawhide (1961) – Dealer in S4:E1, "Rio Salado"
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 31: "The Gloating Place") - Sergeant Martin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Hangover") - D.A. Driscoll
A Public Affair (1962) - Sen. Howard Hopkins
That Touch of Mink (1962) - Doorman (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) - Police Radio Voice (voice, uncredited)
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) - Officer at Medical Evaluation Hearing (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 23: "A Matter of Murder") - Chief of Police Captain J.X. Doran
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) - Customer Bush
Seven Days in May (1964) - Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
The Best Man (1964) - Chairman
The Killers (1964) - Steward
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966) - Captain
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Lyman Mann
Banning (1967) - Marco (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment (1968) - Chief of Police Greyson (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly! (1969) - Laborer (uncredited)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971) - George
Sidekicks (1974, TV Movie) - Jones
The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - Regent (uncredited)
References
^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960 . McFarland & Company, Inc.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2834-2 . P. 179.
^
"Michigan Look For Cochise Series" . Detroit Free Press . August 18, 1957. p. 73. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972). The Big Broadcast: 1920-1950 . The Viking Press. SBN 670-16240-x. P. 96, 98, 178.
^
"Video Actor Tyler McVey Elected to Top Union Post" . The Van Nuys News . California, Van Nuys. February 20, 1964. p. 128. Retrieved July 21, 2016 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons , 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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