Patrick McVey (March 17, 1910 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor who starred in three television series between 1950 and 1961: Big Town, Boots and Saddles, and Manhunt.

[3] A life member of The Actors Studio,[4] McVey made his small screen debut on September 5, 1950, in the early series Suspense.

[5]: 653  Manhunt was canceled in 1961, and McVey continued his career with guest roles on various television series, including General Electric Theater, Cheyenne, Tombstone Territory, The Rifleman, Have Gun – Will Travel, The Virginian, Gunsmoke and three appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of District Attorney Covington in the 1959 episode "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom."

McVey's last television roles were in the CBS drama The Nurses and as the character John Harris in the soap opera Dark Shadows (1966).

He died on July 6, 1973, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City,[6] and his ashes were scattered into the Atlantic Ocean.