Directing

Bernard McEveety

Born — Died

1924-05-13 — 2004-02-02

Place of birth

New Rochelle, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

17 titles

Bernard McEveety was an American film and television director celebrated for his extensive work across various genres. Born into a family deeply rooted in the entertainment industry, with brothers Vincent and Joseph McEveety also being directors and producers, Bernard began his career in the 1950s. He directed numerous episodes of popular television series, including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, and Combat!. McEveety's versatility allowed him to work on a wide range of projects, from Westerns to science fiction series like Knight Rider and Airwolf. His filmography includes directing The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) and Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966). McEveety's prolific career spanned seve…

Known for

Behind the camera

Broken Sabre poster
10.0

Western about a West Point graduate who was falsely accused of cowardice and thrown out of the army. Edited from episodes of the TV show "Branded".

Broken Sabre

1965

The Bears and I poster
6.4

When a man adopts three black bear cubs, he faces one of the hardest decisions of his life. Set in the wilderness of British Columbia, Canada, Robert Leslie struggles to keep his bears safe and maintain relations with native Americans and park rangers.

The Bears and I

1974

One Little Indian poster
6.3

An Army deserter flees by camel across the desert with a caucasian boy raised by Indians.

One Little Indian

1973

The Macahans poster
6.7

Zeb Macahan, a pioneering westerner, helps move his brother's family to the wild west. They run into several obstacles including the breakout of the Civil War. This sends the father back to fight in the war and leaves the family to move on ahead.

The Macahans

1976

No artwork available
7.0

A silent film from 1928.

Inspiration

1928

The Brotherhood of Satan poster
5.8

A family is trapped in a desert town by a cult of senior-citizens who recruit the town's children to worship Satan.

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

Ride Beyond Vengeance poster
6.0

Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt, she marries him, later faking a pregnancy to win her aunt's consent. But Jonas tires of living off of his wife's family, and eventually deserts her to become a buffalo hunter. 11 years later, with his self-made fortune, he sets out to return home, only to be set upon by three sadistic marauders, who steal his money and leave him for dead. Rescued by a farmer who nurses him back to health, Jonas becomes consumed by the desire for revenge. As fate would have it, all three men live close to Jonas' former home. Matters quickly get worse when Jonas reunites with his wife, only to discover that she is now engaged to Renne.

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966

Napoleon and Samantha poster
6.2

Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.

Napoleon and Samantha

1972

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes poster
7.4

Human astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are forced to become involved in the strange gladiatorial games of the district run by prefect Tolar. The trio escape the gorilla police and find an abandoned government research project with a computer containing a vast amount of recording information about the old human-ruled world. [The second of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Gladiators" and "The Legacy"]

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980

The Hostage Heart poster
8.0

When billionaire industrialist goes into a hospital for a heart operation, some people who claim to be revolutionaries enter the operating room and draw guns and holds the man and the entire surgical staff hostage. They then demand 10 million dollars. The administrator calls the police and the FBI. The police claim jurisdiction over the matter and the man in charge is intent on taking them even if some of the hostages get killed. Eventually they learn that some of the people in hospital are with them.

The Hostage Heart

1977

A Step Out of Line poster
8.0

Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.

A Step Out of Line

1971

The Quest: The Longest Drive poster
5.6

To save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge herd to market.

The Quest: The Longest Drive

1976

Killer by Night poster
7.0

A doctor trying to fight a diphtheria epidemic comes into conflict with a police captain who is using all his resources to track down a cop-killer.

Killer by Night

1972

The Boy and the Bronc Buster poster
NR

An orphan teen (Vincent Van Patten) follows a rider (Earl Holliman) on the rodeo circuit, unaware his hero is wanted for murder.

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

1973

Roughnecks poster
7.0

Ida McBride decides to drill for oil on her ranch, against her son Tom's wishes. A contentious crew of wildcatters arrives, including a stalwart drilling magnate, his tool-pusher and a young roughneck associate, who endeavor to save the ranching empire by trying to bring in a methane gas well.

Roughnecks

1980

Back to Liberty poster
7.0

Tom Devon, alias Reginald Briand, is the mastermind behind an organization of gentlemen thieves, including Jimmy Stevens and Rudolph Gambier. Jimmy falls in love with Tom's innocent daughter, Gloria, after he rescues her from an embarrassing scene in a restaurant. Tom disapproves of the romance and decides to dissolve the partnership. When an embittered Rudolph kills Tom he frames Jimmy, but Gloria is determined to clear him. Posing as a thief, she seeks the truth.

Back to Liberty

1927

Donovan's Kid poster
7.5

Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with a fellow con-man to free them.

Donovan's Kid

1979