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Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Acting May 7, 1922 (83 years old) February 25, 2006 Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Biography

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.

Movies 85

A Christmas Story 7.2

A Christmas Story

as The Old Man

1983
Billy Madison 6.2

Billy Madison

as Brian Madison

1995
The Natural 6.9

The Natural

as Gus Sands (uncredited)

1984
Raw Deal 5.8

Raw Deal

as Harry Shannon

1986
The Night Stalker 6.9

The Night Stalker

as Carl Kolchak

1972
Captain America 4.5

Captain America

as General Fleming

1990
The Man with the Golden Arm 7.1

The Man with the Golden Arm

as Louie

1955
Dead Heat 6.2

Dead Heat

as Dr. Ernest McNab

1988
Airport '77 5.6

Airport '77

as Stan Buchek

1977
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 6.8

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as Capt. Russ Peters

1955
Bullet for a Badman 6.3

Bullet for a Badman

as Sam Ward

1964
Hot Lead & Cold Feet 5.9

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

as Mayor Ragsdale

1978
Ike 6.8

Ike

as Gen. George S. Patton

1979
Summertime 6.7

Summertime

as Eddie Yaeger

1955
The Night Strangler 6.7

The Night Strangler

as Carl Kolchak

1973
The Delicate Delinquent 6.4

The Delicate Delinquent

as Mike Damon

1957
No Deposit, No Return 6.3

No Deposit, No Return

as Duke

1976
By Dawn's Early Light 6.5

By Dawn's Early Light

as Condor

1990
She Wouldn't Say Yes 6.2

She Wouldn't Say Yes

as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

1945
A Song to Remember 6.5

A Song to Remember

as Student (uncredited)

1945
The Great Sioux Massacre 4.5

The Great Sioux Massacre

as Captain Frederick William Benton

1965
Hangar 18 5.2

Hangar 18

as Harry Forbes

1980
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole 7.1

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

as Dr. Lou Grazzo

1972
The Six Million Dollar Man 6.7

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Oliver Spencer

1973
Blood and Concrete 5.6

Blood and Concrete

as Hank Dick

1991
Child in the Night 5.6

Child in the Night

as Os Winfield

1990
The Case Against Brooklyn 6.1

The Case Against Brooklyn

as Pete Harris

1958
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. 9.0

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. David Jennings

1984
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy 6.3

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

as Farrell

1971
Brinks: The Great Robbery 10.0

Brinks: The Great Robbery

as James McNally

1976
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
Inherit the Wind 7.3

Inherit the Wind

as E.K. Hornbeck

1988
Law and Order 8.0

Law and Order

as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

1976
The Diamond Trap 6.0

The Diamond Trap

as Chief Walter Vadney

1988
43: The Richard Petty Story 6.7

43: The Richard Petty Story

as Lee Petty

1972
Something Evil 5.4

Something Evil

as Paul Worden

1972
Love for Rent 3.5

Love for Rent

as Coach John Martin

1979
Zero to Sixty 4.6

Zero to Sixty

as Michael Nolan

1978
Demon and the Mummy 6.0

Demon and the Mummy

as Carl Kolchak

1976
The American Clock 5.7

The American Clock

as Older Arthur Huntington

1993
Happy Hell Night 4.9

Happy Hell Night

as Henry Collins

1991
B. Must Die 4.5

B. Must Die

as Pal Kovak

1975
From the Hip 6.0

From the Hip

as Craig Duncan

1987
The Death of Me Yet 7.5

The Death of Me Yet

as Joe Chalk

1971
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles 6.0

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

as Fred

1961
Beau James 5.4

Beau James

as Charley Hand

1957
Firebird 2015 A.D. 3.3

Firebird 2015 A.D.

as Red

1981
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas 5.8

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Mr. Parker (archive footage)

1997
The Baron and the Kid 8.0

The Baron and the Kid

as Jack Beamer

1984
Waikiki 5.2

Waikiki

as Capt. McGuire

1980
Mooch Goes to Hollywood 4.8

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Darren McGavin (uncredited)

1971
Turk 182! 5.9

Turk 182!

as Det. Kowalski

1985
Mastergate 6.3

Mastergate

as Folsom Bunting

1992
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson 7.4

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

as A. Z. Nathan

1987
Anatomy of a Crime 6.5

Anatomy of a Crime

as David Ross

1969
Kojak: It's Always Something 6.7

Kojak: It's Always Something

as Wainwright

1990
Banyon 9.0

Banyon

as Lieutenant Pete Cordova

1971
Mysteries of the Ancient World 8.0

Mysteries of the Ancient World

as Narrator

1994
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn 4.2

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

as Dr. Gerrit Koets

1985
The Challengers 7.0

The Challengers

as Jim McCabe

1970
Donovan's Kid 7.5

Donovan's Kid

as Timothy Donovan

1979
The 48-Hour Mile 10.0

The 48-Hour Mile

as David Ross

1970
A Perfect Stranger 4.9

A Perfect Stranger

as John Henry Phillips

1994
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

as Barney B. Duncan

1968
A Word to the Wives... 1.0

A Word to the Wives...

as George Peters

1955
Here Comes the Judge 7.0

Here Comes the Judge

as Judge

1972
Crackle of Death 7.5

Crackle of Death

as Carl Kolchak

1976
Mission Mars 4.7

Mission Mars

as Col. Mike Blaiswick

1968
Queen for a Day 7.5

Queen for a Day

as Dan

1951
The Outsider 8.0

The Outsider

as David Ross

1967
Small Time 6.3

Small Time

as Sam

1996
The Users 4.3

The Users

as Henry Waller

1978
Disneyland '59 7.3

Disneyland '59

as Self

1959
The Rookies 7.0

The Rookies

as Sgt. Eddie Ryker

1972
Berlin Affair 10.0

Berlin Affair

as Paul Killian

1970
The Challenge 7.0

The Challenge

as Jacob Gallery

1970
Tribes 6.2

Tribes

as Drake

1970
Clara 8.0

Clara

as Albert Kroll

1991
Perfect Harmony 6.2

Perfect Harmony

as Mr. Hobbs

1991
Sam Cade

Sam Cade

1972
Pros & Cons 3.6

Pros & Cons

as Mr. Stanford

1999
Derby 7.3

Derby

as Lester Corbett

1995
Your Next Job

Your Next Job

as Balancing hobbyist

1945
African Gold 7.0

African Gold

as Mike Gregory

1965
Unclaimed Fortunes II

Unclaimed Fortunes II

as Host

1990

TV Shows 87

The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Agent Arthur Dales

1993
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Martin Tremaine

1984
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self

1950
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Lawrence Evans

1977
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

as Corbett

1969
Magnum, P.I. 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Buck Gibson

1980
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

as Mark

1967
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as J. Richard Taggart

1966
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sheridan Westcott

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Mark Troxel

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Sam Evans

1962
Robert Montgomery Presents 6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Joe Gillis

1950
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Will Sorrell

1948
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Johnny Quigg

1948
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Tom Kendall

1948
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as George Zarko

1994
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Walter

1954
Dr. Kildare 5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Prof. Felix Holman

1961
Murphy Brown 6.5

Murphy Brown

as Bill Brown

1988
The Philco Television Playhouse 6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Bill Starbuck

1948
Highway to Heaven 7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Jed Hadley

1959
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Sheriff Milt Singleton

1979
Route 66 6.7

Route 66

1960
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Franklin Carson

1963
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

1961
Gargoyles 8.1

Gargoyles

as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)

1994
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
Tales from the Darkside 7.2

Tales from the Darkside

as Van Conway

1984
The Defenders 6.3

The Defenders

as Howard Potter

1961
The Defenders 6.3

The Defenders

as Marty Wisnovsky

1961
Millennium 7.7

Millennium

as Henry Black

1996
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Will Helmick

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Lon Gorman

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Joe Bascome

1955
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Jesse Gil McCray

1968
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Sam Hardy

1968
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Eddie Gannon

1968
Monsters 7.0

Monsters

as Hubert

1988
Omnibus 7.0

Omnibus

1952
The Hitchhiker 6.2

The Hitchhiker

as Old Man

1983
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Red Hillman

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lyle Endicott

1955
The Commish 7.3

The Commish

1991
Grace Under Fire 5.6

Grace Under Fire

as Grace's Dad

1993
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 7.2

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

as Viktor Karmak

1964
Kolchak: The Night Stalker 7.7

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Carl Kolchak

1974
Suspense 5.1

Suspense

as Ted Larson

1949
Suspense 5.1

Suspense

1949
The Match Game 8.1

The Match Game

as Self

1962
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

as Matt Hallett

1973
Felony Squad 6.5

Felony Squad

1966
Tales of Tomorrow 6.4

Tales of Tomorrow

1951
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as McClain

1971
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as John Jay Forrest

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Timothy Donovan

1954
Civil Wars 4.5

Civil Wars

1991
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 6.8

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Mike Hammer

1958
Riverboat 6.5

Riverboat

as Captain Grey Holden

1959
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

1973
Fallen Angels 6.6

Fallen Angels

as Old Man

1993
Burke's Law 6.8

Burke's Law

as Conrad Hill

1994
Cimarron Strip 5.8

Cimarron Strip

1967
Stagecoach West 6.7

Stagecoach West

1960
V.I.P. Schaukel 8.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

1971
The Rogues 8.0

The Rogues

as Amos Champion

1964
The Outsider 6.0

The Outsider

as David Ross

1968
Bracken's World 7.5

Bracken's World

1969
Death Valley Days 6.6

Death Valley Days

as Zacharias Gurney

1952
The Islanders 8.0

The Islanders

as Phil

1960
The Evil Touch 6.0

The Evil Touch

1973
The Evil Touch 6.0

The Evil Touch

as Alvin Hazeltine

1973
Night Stalker 5.6

Night Stalker

2005
Casey, Crime Photographer 7.0

Casey, Crime Photographer

as Jack Casey

1951
The Alcoa Hour 7.0

The Alcoa Hour

1955
Custer 6.4

Custer

1967
Around the World in 80 Days 6.8

Around the World in 80 Days

as Benjamin Mudge

1989
Ike 7.3

Ike

as Gen. George S. Patton

1979
The General Motors Playwrights Theater

The General Motors Playwrights Theater

as Albert Kroll

1991
The Martian Chronicles 7.2

The Martian Chronicles

as Sam Parkhill

1980
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers 4.7

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

1969
Special for Women 6.3

Special for Women

as The Social Worker

1960
Worlds Beyond 5.8

Worlds Beyond

as Harry Hewart

1986
Small & Frye 5.7

Small & Frye

1983
Sisters 7.2

Sisters

1991

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