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Vincent McEveety

Director · Died May 19, 2018, aged 88 · Los Angeles, California, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Vincent Michael McEveety (born August 10, 1929) is an American film and television director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vincent McEveety, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 10, 1929
Died
May 19, 2018 (aged 88)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Vincent McEveety's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
21%
Morality
18%
Power
7%
Survival
4%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Tense
8
Warm
9
Hopeful
6
Thrilling
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vincent McEveety's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vincent McEveety's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

77 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Stranger at My Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • In the Heat of the Night(1988)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Oldest Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ask Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Sidekicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Eye to Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 31 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Whiz Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Lottery! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Powers of Matthew Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Skyward Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 38 episodes · Director

  • McClain's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Amy(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Herbie Goes Bananas(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Watcher in the Woods(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Eight Is Enough(1977)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Future Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Gus(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Treasure of Matecumbe(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • The Strongest Man in the World(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Castaway Cowboy(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Pssst! Hammerman's After You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Superdad(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Charley and the Angel(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Biscuit Eater(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · as Bus Boy

  • The Million Dollar Duck(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Menace on the Mountain(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cutter's Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • This Savage Land(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Firecreek(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Road West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Donald in Mathmagic Land(1959)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • U.S. Marshall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Our Friend the Atom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Assistant Director

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 48 episodes · Director

  • A Trace of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles, 76 of them dated from 1955 to 1997.

Biggest box office

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

$29M worldwide

Highest rated

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Midcredits 75th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 77: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting74 of 77: 73 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew3 of 77: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s6 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s27 · 1 acting · 27 crew1980s25 · crew1990s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Vincent McEveety's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

Wonder Woman (1974)

76th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vincent McEveety's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Vincent McEveety work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vincent McEveety's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Miller shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles