Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin
Born 07/05/1922 in 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.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

Character:Mr. Stanford

Release Date:01/01/1999

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Character:Mr. Parker (archive footage)

Release Date:01/12/1997

Derby

Derby

Character:Lester Corbett

Release Date:17/06/1995

Billy Madison

Billy Madison

Character:Brian Madison

Release Date:10/02/1995

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

Character:John Henry Phillips

Release Date:12/09/1994

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Character:

Release Date:06/03/1994

The American Clock

The American Clock

Character:Older Arthur Huntington

Release Date:02/01/1993

Mastergate

Mastergate

Character:Folsom Bunting

Release Date:01/11/1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Character:actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release Date:28/10/1991

Happy Hell Night

Happy Hell Night

Character:Henry Collins

Release Date:01/10/1991

Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

Character:Hank Dick

Release Date:13/09/1991

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

Character:Mr. Hobbs

Release Date:31/03/1991

Clara

Clara

Character:Albert Kroll

Release Date:05/02/1991

Captain America

Captain America

Character:General Fleming

Release Date:14/12/1990

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

Character:Condor

Release Date:19/05/1990

Child in the Night

Child in the Night

Character:Os Winfield

Release Date:01/05/1990

Unclaimed Fortunes II

Unclaimed Fortunes II

Character:Host

Release Date:07/04/1990

Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something

Character:Wainwright

Release Date:31/01/1990

The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

Character:Chief Walter Vadney

Release Date:20/11/1988

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

Character:Dr. Ernest McNab

Release Date:06/05/1988

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Character:E.K. Hornbeck

Release Date:20/03/1988

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

Character:A. Z. Nathan

Release Date:06/11/1987

From the Hip

From the Hip

Character:Craig Duncan

Release Date:06/02/1987

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

Character:Chief Harry Shannon

Release Date:06/06/1986

Turk 182!

Turk 182!

Character:Det. Kowalski

Release Date:15/02/1985

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

Character:Dr. Gerrit Koets

Release Date:21/01/1985

The Baron and the Kid

The Baron and the Kid

Character:Jack Beamer

Release Date:21/11/1984

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

Character:Dr. David Jennings

Release Date:16/05/1984

The Natural

The Natural

Character:Gus Sands (uncredited)

Release Date:11/05/1984

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

Character:The Old Man

Release Date:18/11/1983

Firebird 2015 A.D.

Firebird 2015 A.D.

Character:Red

Release Date:18/09/1981

Hangar 18

Hangar 18

Character:Harry Forbes

Release Date:01/07/1980

Waikiki

Waikiki

Character:Capt. McGuire

Release Date:21/04/1980

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

Character:Sam Parkhill

Release Date:27/01/1980

Love for Rent

Love for Rent

Character:Coach John Martin

Release Date:11/11/1979

Ike

Ike

Character:Gen. George S. Patton

Release Date:03/05/1979

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid

Character:Timothy Donovan

Release Date:07/01/1979

The Users

The Users

Character:Henry Waller

Release Date:01/10/1978

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Character:Mayor Ragsdale

Release Date:05/07/1978

Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty

Character:Michael Nolan

Release Date:23/06/1978

Airport '77

Airport '77

Character:Stan Buchek

Release Date:11/03/1977

Law and Order

Law and Order

Character:Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

Release Date:06/05/1976

Crackle of Death

Crackle of Death

Character:Carl Kolchak

Release Date:28/03/1976

Brinks: The Great Robbery

Brinks: The Great Robbery

Character:James McNally

Release Date:26/03/1976

Demon and the Mummy

Demon and the Mummy

Character:Carl Kolchak

Release Date:14/03/1976

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

Character:Duke

Release Date:05/02/1976

B. Must Die

B. Must Die

Character:Pal Kovak

Release Date:14/06/1975

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

Character:Oliver Spencer

Release Date:07/03/1973

The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

Character:Carl Kolchak

Release Date:16/01/1973

43: The Richard Petty Story

43: The Richard Petty Story

Character:Lee Petty

Release Date:01/11/1972

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Character:Dr. Lou Grazzo

Release Date:27/09/1972

Here Comes the Judge

Here Comes the Judge

Character:Judge

Release Date:03/09/1972

The Rookies

The Rookies

Character:Sgt. Eddie Ryker

Release Date:07/03/1972

Something Evil

Something Evil

Character:Paul Worden

Release Date:21/01/1972

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

Character:Carl Kolchak

Release Date:11/01/1972

Sam Cade

Sam Cade

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1972

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Character:Darren McGavin (uncredited)

Release Date:31/12/1971

The Death of Me Yet

The Death of Me Yet

Character:Joe Chalk

Release Date:27/10/1971

Banyon

Banyon

Character:Lieutenant Pete Cordova

Release Date:15/03/1971

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Character:Farrell

Release Date:17/02/1971

Tribes

Tribes

Character:Drake

Release Date:10/11/1970

Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair

Character:Paul Killian

Release Date:02/11/1970

The 48-Hour Mile

The 48-Hour Mile

Character:David Ross

Release Date:01/11/1970

The Challengers

The Challengers

Character:Jim McCabe

Release Date:20/02/1970

The Challenge

The Challenge

Character:Jacob Gallery

Release Date:10/02/1970

Anatomy of a Crime

Anatomy of a Crime

Character:David Ross

Release Date:13/06/1969

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Character:Barney B. Duncan

Release Date:22/09/1968

Mission Mars

Mission Mars

Character:Col. Mike Blaiswick

Release Date:26/07/1968

The Outsider

The Outsider

Character:David Ross

Release Date:21/11/1967

African Gold

African Gold

Character:Mike Gregory

Release Date:08/09/1965

The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre

Character:Captain Frederick William Benton

Release Date:25/04/1965

Bullet for a Badman

Bullet for a Badman

Character:Sam Ward

Release Date:01/09/1964

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Character:Fred

Release Date:01/01/1961

Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

Character:Self

Release Date:15/06/1959

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn

Character:Pete Harris

Release Date:01/06/1958

Beau James

Beau James

Character:Charley Hand

Release Date:07/06/1957

The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

Character:Mike Damon

Release Date:06/06/1957

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Character:Capt. Russ Peters

Release Date:31/12/1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

Character:Louie

Release Date:26/12/1955

Summertime

Summertime

Character:Eddie Yaeger

Release Date:21/06/1955

A Word to the Wives...

A Word to the Wives...

Character:George Peters

Release Date:01/01/1955

Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day

Character:Dan

Release Date:07/07/1951

Your Next Job

Your Next Job

Character:Balancing hobbyist

Release Date:09/12/1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Character:The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

Release Date:29/11/1945

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

Character:Student (uncredited)

Release Date:19/01/1945

Television Appearances

Night Stalker

Night Stalker

Character:

Millennium

Millennium

Character:Henry Black

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

Character:G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Character:George Zarko

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Character:Conrad Hill

Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire

Character:Grace's Dad

The X-Files

The X-Files

Character:Agent Arthur Dales

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

Character:Old Man

Civil Wars

Civil Wars

Character:

The Commish

The Commish

Character:

Sisters

Sisters

Character:

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Character:Benjamin Mudge

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

Character:Bill Brown

Monsters

Monsters

Character:

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Character:Martin Tremaine

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Character:Van Conway

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Character:

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

Character:Old Man

Small & Frye

Small & Frye

Character:

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Character:Buck Gibson

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

Character:Sam Parkhill

Ike

Ike

Character:Gen. George S. Patton

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Character:Sheriff Milt Singleton

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Character:Lawrence Evans

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Character:Carl Kolchak

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Character:Self

The Evil Touch

The Evil Touch

Character:

Police Story

Police Story

Character:

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Character:McClain

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

Character:Self

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Character:Corbett

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

Character:

Bracken's World

Bracken's World

Character:

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Character:Jesse Gil McCray

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Character:Sam Hardy

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Character:Eddie Gannon

The Outsider

The Outsider

Character:David Ross

Mannix

Mannix

Character:Mark

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

Character:

Custer

Custer

Character:

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Character:J. Richard Taggart

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

Character:

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

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

Character:Viktor Karmak

The Rogues

The Rogues

Character:Amos Champion

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Character:

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Character:Franklin Carson

The Match Game

The Match Game

Character:Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Character:Sheridan Westcott

The Virginian

The Virginian

Character:Mark Troxel

The Virginian

The Virginian

Character:Sam Evans

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Character:Self

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Character:

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Character:Prof. Felix Holman

The Defenders

The Defenders

Character:Howard Potter

The Defenders

The Defenders

Character:Marty Wisnovsky

Route 66

Route 66

Character:

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

Character:

The Islanders

The Islanders

Character:Phil

Riverboat

Riverboat

Character:Captain Grey Holden

Rawhide

Rawhide

Character:Jed Hadley

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Character:Mike Hammer

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Character:Self - Presenter

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour

Character:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Character:Red Hillman

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Character:Lyle Endicott

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Character:Will Helmick

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Character:Lon Gorman

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Character:Joe Bascome

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Character:John Jay Forrest

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Character:Timothy Donovan

Climax!

Climax!

Character:Walter

Omnibus

Omnibus

Character:

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Character:Zacharias Gurney

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

Character:

Casey, Crime Photographer

Casey, Crime Photographer

Character:Jack Casey

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Character:Self - Mystery Guest

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Character:Joe Gillis

Suspense

Suspense

Character:Ted Larson

Suspense

Suspense

Character:

Studio One

Studio One

Character:Will Sorrell

Studio One

Studio One

Character:Johnny Quigg

Studio One

Studio One

Character:Tom Kendall

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Character:Bill Starbuck

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