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Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Acting

Born May 7, 1922 — Died February 25, 2006 Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker and his portrayal of the grumpy father given to bursts of profanity in the film A Christmas Story. He appeared as the tough-talking, funny detective in the 1950s television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. From 1959-1961, McGavin starred in the NBC western series Riverboat, first with Burt Reynolds and then with Noah Beery, Jr. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(72)

Night Stalker

Night Stalker

2005

Millennium

Millennium

Henry Black

1996

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)

1994

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

George Zarko

1994

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Conrad Hill

1994

Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire

Grace's Dad

1993

The X-Files

The X-Files

Agent Arthur Dales

1993

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

Old Man

1993

Civil Wars

Civil Wars

1991

The Commish

The Commish

1991

Sisters

Sisters

1991

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Benjamin Mudge

1989

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

Bill Brown

1988

Monsters

Monsters

Hubert

1988

Worlds Beyond

Worlds Beyond

Harry Hewart

1986

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Martin Tremaine

1984

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Van Conway

1984

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

Old Man

1983

Small & Frye

Small & Frye

1983

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Buck Gibson

1980

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

Sam Parkhill

1980

Ike

Ike

Gen. George S. Patton

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Sheriff Milt Singleton

1979

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Lawrence Evans

1977

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Carl Kolchak

1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Self

1973

The Evil Touch

The Evil Touch

1973

Police Story

Police Story

Matt Hallett

1973

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

McClain

1971

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

Self

1971

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Corbett

1969

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

1969

Bracken's World

Bracken's World

1969

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Jesse Gil McCray

1968

The Outsider

The Outsider

David Ross

1968

Mannix

Mannix

Mark

1967

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967

Custer

Custer

1967

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

J. Richard Taggart

1966

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Viktor Karmak

1964

The Rogues

The Rogues

Amos Champion

1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Match Game

The Match Game

Self

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Sheridan Westcott

1962

The Virginian

The Virginian

Mark Troxel

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Prof. Felix Holman

1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

Howard Potter

1961

Special for Women

Special for Women

The Social Worker

1960

Route 66

Route 66

1960

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

1960

The Islanders

The Islanders

Phil

1960

Riverboat

Riverboat

Captain Grey Holden

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

Jed Hadley

1959

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mike Hammer

1958

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Red Hillman

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Will Helmick

1955

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

John Jay Forrest

1954

Climax!

Climax!

Walter

1954

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Zacharias Gurney

1952

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

Casey, Crime Photographer

Casey, Crime Photographer

Jack Casey

1951

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Joe Gillis

1950

Suspense

Suspense

Ted Larson

1949

Studio One

Studio One

Will Sorrell

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Bill Starbuck

1948

Movies(85)

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

Mr. Stanford

1999

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Mr. Parker (archive footage)

1997

Small Time

Small Time

Sam

1996

Derby

Derby

Lester Corbett

1995

Billy Madison

Billy Madison

Brian Madison

1995

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

John Henry Phillips

1994

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Mysteries of the Ancient World

1994

The American Clock

The American Clock

Older Arthur Huntington

1993

Mastergate

Mastergate

Folsom Bunting

1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991

Happy Hell Night

Happy Hell Night

Henry Collins

1991

Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

Hank Dick

1991

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

Mr. Hobbs

1991

Clara

Clara

Albert Kroll

1991

Captain America

Captain America

General Fleming

1990

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

Condor

1990

Child in the Night

Child in the Night

Os Winfield

1990

Unclaimed Fortunes II

Unclaimed Fortunes II

Host

1990

Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something

Wainwright

1990

The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

Chief Walter Vadney

1988

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

Dr. Ernest McNab

1988

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

E.K. Hornbeck

1988

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

A. Z. Nathan

1987

From the Hip

From the Hip

Craig Duncan

1987

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

Chief Harry Shannon

1986

Turk 182!

Turk 182!

Det. Kowalski

1985

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

Dr. Gerrit Koets

1985

The Baron and the Kid

The Baron and the Kid

Jack Beamer

1984

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

Dr. David Jennings

1984

The Natural

The Natural

Gus Sands (uncredited)

1984

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

The Old Man

1983

Firebird 2015 A.D.

Firebird 2015 A.D.

Red

1981

Hangar 18

Hangar 18

Harry Forbes

1980

Waikiki

Waikiki

Capt. McGuire

1980

Love for Rent

Love for Rent

Coach John Martin

1979

Ike

Ike

Gen. George S. Patton

1979

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid

Timothy Donovan

1979

The Users

The Users

Henry Waller

1978

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Mayor Ragsdale

1978

Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty

Michael Nolan

1978

Airport '77

Airport '77

Stan Buchek

1977

Law and Order

Law and Order

Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

1976

Crackle of Death

Crackle of Death

Carl Kolchak

1976

Brinks: The Great Robbery

Brinks: The Great Robbery

James McNally

1976

Demon and the Mummy

Demon and the Mummy

Carl Kolchak

1976

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

Duke

1976

B. Must Die

B. Must Die

Pal Kovak

1975

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

Oliver Spencer

1973

The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

Carl Kolchak

1973

43: The Richard Petty Story

43: The Richard Petty Story

Lee Petty

1972

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Dr. Lou Grazzo

1972

Here Comes the Judge

Here Comes the Judge

Judge

1972

The Rookies

The Rookies

Sgt. Eddie Ryker

1972

Something Evil

Something Evil

Paul Worden

1972

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

Carl Kolchak

1972

Sam Cade

Sam Cade

1972

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Darren McGavin (uncredited)

1971

The Death of Me Yet

The Death of Me Yet

Joe Chalk

1971

Banyon

Banyon

Lieutenant Pete Cordova

1971

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Farrell

1971

Tribes

Tribes

Drake

1970

Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair

Paul Killian

1970

The 48-Hour Mile

The 48-Hour Mile

David Ross

1970

The Challengers

The Challengers

Jim McCabe

1970

The Challenge

The Challenge

Jacob Gallery

1970

Anatomy of a Crime

Anatomy of a Crime

David Ross

1969

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Barney B. Duncan

1968

Mission Mars

Mission Mars

Col. Mike Blaiswick

1968

The Outsider

The Outsider

David Ross

1967

African Gold

African Gold

Mike Gregory

1965

The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre

Captain Frederick William Benton

1965

Bullet for a Badman

Bullet for a Badman

Sam Ward

1964

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Fred

1961

Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

Self

1959

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn

Pete Harris

1958

Beau James

Beau James

Charley Hand

1957

The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

Mike Damon

1957

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Capt. Russ Peters

1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

Louie

1955

Summertime

Summertime

Eddie Yaeger

1955

A Word to the Wives...

A Word to the Wives...

George Peters

1955

Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day

Dan

1951

Your Next Job

Your Next Job

Balancing hobbyist

1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

1945

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

Student (uncredited)

1945