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Bernard E. McEveety, Jr. (May 13 1924February 2 2004) was an American director.

Family

Born in New Rochelle, New York; his brothers, Vincent McEveety and Joseph McEveety were also Hollywood directors and producers. His nephew is producer Stephen McEveety (The Passion of the Christ).

Career

Bernard McEveety worked primarily in TV but he did directed a number of feature films. He directed The Brotherhood of Satan and did second unit work on another cult horror film, The Return of Dracula. McEveety’s huge TV output included 31 episodes of the TV series Combat!. He also directed Jodie Foster in her debut film, Disney’s Napoleon and Samantha.

He produced the TV series Cimmaron Strip. His Western directing credits include such TV series as Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Big Valley, Laredo, Young Maverick and the mini series How the West Was Won. Other credits include In the Heat of the Night, Air Wolf, Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, The Fall Guy, Simon and Simon, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Eight is Enough, Petrocelli, The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Charlie’s Angels, among others.

Death

He died in Encino, California, aged 79.

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