Darren McGavin
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 7, 1922 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2005 | Night Stalker | |
| 1999 | Pros & ConsMr. Stanford | |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of ChristmasMr. Parker (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Small TimeSam | |
| 1996 | MillenniumHenry Black | |
| 1995 | Billy MadisonBrian Madison | |
| 1995 | DerbyLester Corbett | |
| 1994 | A Perfect StrangerJohn Henry Phillips | |
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Ancient World | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelGeorge Zarko | |
| 1994 | GargoylesG.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice) | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawConrad Hill | |
| 1993 | The American ClockOlder Arthur Huntington | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesAgent Arthur Dales | |
| 1993 | Fallen AngelsOld Man | |
| 1993 | Grace Under FireGrace's Dad | |
| 1992 | MastergateFolsom Bunting | |
| 1991 | Happy Hell NightHenry Collins | |
| 1991 | ClaraAlbert Kroll | |
| 1991 | Blood and ConcreteHank Dick | |
| 1991 | Perfect HarmonyMr. Hobbs | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1991 | The Commish | |
| 1991 | Sisters | |
| 1991 | Civil Wars | |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early LightCondor | |
| 1990 | Captain AmericaGeneral Fleming | |
| 1990 | Child in the NightOs Winfield | |
| 1990 | Unclaimed Fortunes IIHost | |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always SomethingWainwright | |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 DaysBenjamin Mudge | |
| 1988 | Dead HeatDr. Ernest McNab | |
| 1988 | The Diamond TrapChief Walter Vadney | |
| 1988 | Inherit the WindE.K. Hornbeck | |
| 1988 | Murphy BrownBill Brown | |
| 1988 | Monsters | |
| 1987 | From the HipCraig Duncan | |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica JacksonA. Z. Nathan | |
| 1986 | Raw DealChief Harry Shannon | |
| 1986 | Worlds BeyondHarry Hewart | |
| 1985 | Turk 182!Det. Kowalski | |
| 1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol FlynnDr. Gerrit Koets | |
| 1984 | The Baron and the KidJack Beamer | |
| 1984 | The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.Dr. David Jennings | |
| 1984 | The NaturalGus Sands (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteMartin Tremaine | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideVan Conway | |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | |
| 1983 | A Christmas StoryThe Old Man | |
| 1983 | The HitchhikerOld Man | |
| 1983 | Small & Frye | |
| 1981 | Firebird 2015 A.D.Red | |
| 1980 | Hangar 18Harry Forbes | |
| 1980 | WaikikiCapt. McGuire | |
| 1980 | The Martian ChroniclesSam Parkhill | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Buck Gibson | |
| 1980 | The Martian ChroniclesSam Parkhill | |
| 1979 | IkeGen. George S. Patton | |
| 1979 | Donovan's KidTimothy Donovan | |
| 1979 | Love for RentCoach John Martin | |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedSheriff Milt Singleton | |
| 1979 | IkeGen. George S. Patton | |
| 1978 | Hot Lead & Cold FeetMayor Ragsdale | |
| 1978 | Zero to SixtyMichael Nolan | |
| 1978 | The UsersHenry Waller | |
| 1977 | Airport '77Stan Buchek | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatLawrence Evans | |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No ReturnDuke | |
| 1976 | Brinks: The Great RobberyJames McNally | |
| 1976 | Crackle of DeathCarl Kolchak | |
| 1976 | Law and OrderDeputy Chief Brian O'Malley | |
| 1976 | Demon and the MummyCarl Kolchak | |
| 1975 | B. Must DiePal Kovak | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night StalkerCarl Kolchak | |
| 1973 | The Night StranglerCarl Kolchak | |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar ManOliver Spencer | |
| 1973 | The Evil Touch | |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf | |
| 1973 | Police StoryMatt Hallett | |
| 1972 | The Night StalkerCarl Kolchak | |
| 1972 | Here Comes the JudgeJudge | |
| 1972 | Something EvilPaul Worden | |
| 1972 | Say Goodbye, Maggie ColeDr. Lou Grazzo | |
| 1972 | The RookiesSgt. Eddie Ryker | |
| 1972 | 43: The Richard Petty StoryLee Petty | |
| 1972 | Sam Cade | |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax — SpyFarrell | |
| 1971 | The Death of Me YetJoe Chalk | |
| 1971 | BanyonLieutenant Pete Cordova | |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to HollywoodDarren McGavin (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | V.I.P. SchaukelSelf | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawMcClain | |
| 1970 | The ChallengeJacob Gallery | |
| 1970 | TribesDrake | |
| 1970 | The ChallengersJim McCabe | |
| 1970 | Berlin AffairPaul Killian | |
| 1970 | The 48-Hour MileDavid Ross | |
| 1969 | Anatomy of a CrimeDavid Ross | |
| 1969 | Bracken's World | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleCorbett | |
| 1968 | Mission MarsCol. Mike Blaiswick | |
| 1968 | Boomerang, Dog of Many TalentsBarney B. Duncan | |
| 1968 | The OutsiderDavid Ross | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameJesse Gil McCray | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameSam Hardy | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameEddie Gannon | |
| 1967 | The OutsiderDavid Ross | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1967 | Custer | |
| 1967 | MannixMark | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleJ. Richard Taggart | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux MassacreCaptain Frederick William Benton | |
| 1965 | African GoldMike Gregory | |
| 1964 | Bullet for a BadmanSam Ward | |
| 1964 | The RoguesAmos Champion | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Viktor Karmak | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreFranklin Carson | |
| 1962 | The VirginianMark Troxel | |
| 1962 | The VirginianSam Evans | |
| 1962 | The Match GameSelf | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourSheridan Westcott | |
| 1961 | Witchcraft: The Doll in BramblesFred | |
| 1961 | The DefendersHoward Potter | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareProf. Felix Holman | |
| 1961 | The DefendersMarty Wisnovsky | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | The IslandersPhil | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | |
| 1959 | Disneyland '59Self | |
| 1959 | RawhideJed Hadley | |
| 1959 | RiverboatCaptain Grey Holden | |
| 1958 | The Case Against BrooklynPete Harris | |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerMike Hammer | |
| 1957 | The Delicate DelinquentMike Damon | |
| 1957 | Beau JamesCharley Hand | |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden ArmLouie | |
| 1955 | SummertimeEddie Yaeger | |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellCapt. Russ Peters | |
| 1955 | A Word to the Wives...George Peters | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeWill Helmick | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsRed Hillman | |
| 1955 | The Alcoa Hour | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeLon Gorman | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeJoe Bascome | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLyle Endicott | |
| 1954 | Climax!Walter | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn Jay Forrest | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyTimothy Donovan | |
| 1952 | Death Valley DaysZacharias Gurney | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Queen for a DayDan | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1951 | Casey, Crime PhotographerJack Casey | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsJoe Gillis | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1949 | SuspenseTed Larson | |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1948 | Studio OneWill Sorrell | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseBill Starbuck | |
| 1948 | Studio OneJohnny Quigg | |
| 1948 | Studio OneTom Kendall | |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say YesThe Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Your Next JobBalancing hobbyist | |
| 1945 | A Song to RememberStudent (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night StalkerProducer |
| 1973 | Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeDirector | |
| 1973 | The Evil TouchDirector | |
| 1959 | RiverboatDirector | |
| 1958 | BuckskinDirector |
| 1978 | Zero to SixtyScreenplay |