Tyler McVey
| Tyler McVey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 14, 1912 Bay City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 2003 (aged 91) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Budge McVey (m. 1937–?) Rita Ann Stickelmaier (m. 1950–70) Esther Geddes (m. 1971–2003) |
Tyler McVey (February 14, 1912 – July 4, 2003) was an American character actor of film and television.
(William) Tyler McVey was born February 14, 1912, in Bay City, Michigan, to William David McVey and his wife 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.
His first screen role, uncredited, came at the age of 39 in 1951, when he portrayed Brady in the 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.
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 The Restless Gun, Dragnet, The Lone Ranger, I Love Lucy, Tales of Wells Fargo, Sheriff of Cochise, Colt .45 (as Col. Ben Williams in the 1960 episode "Absent Without Leave"), Bourbon Street Beat, Hallmark Hall of Fame, My Friend Flicka, Highway Patrol, It's a Great Life, Annie Oakley, and The Man and the Challenge. From 1953 to 1956, he guest starred on the CBS educational series You Are There, narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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