Darren McGavin
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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 Reynol...
Known For
Filmography
Night Stalker
2005
Pros & Cons
1999
as Mr. Stanford
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Small Time
1996
as Sam
Millennium
1996
as Henry Black
Billy Madison
1995
as Brian Madison
Derby
1995
as Lester Corbett
A Perfect Stranger
1994
as John Henry Phillips
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994
as Narrator
Touched by an Angel
1994
as George Zarko
Gargoyles
1994
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
Burke's Law
1994
as Conrad Hill
The American Clock
1993
as Older Arthur Huntington
The X-Files
1993
as Agent Arthur Dales
Fallen Angels
1993
as Old Man
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Grace's Dad
Mastergate
1992
as Folsom Bunting
Happy Hell Night
1991
as Henry Collins
Clara
1991
as Albert Kroll
Blood and Concrete
1991
as Hank Dick
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Mr. Hobbs
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Commish
1991
Sisters
1991
Civil Wars
1991
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991
as Albert Kroll
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Condor
Captain America
1990
as General Fleming
Child in the Night
1990
as Os Winfield
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990
as Host
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
as Wainwright
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
as Benjamin Mudge
Dead Heat
1988
as Dr. Ernest McNab
The Diamond Trap
1988
as Chief Walter Vadney
Inherit the Wind
1988
as E.K. Hornbeck
Murphy Brown
1988
as Bill Brown
Monsters
1988
as Hubert
From the Hip
1987
as Craig Duncan
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
as A. Z. Nathan
Raw Deal
1986
as Harry Shannon
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Harry Hewart
Turk 182!
1985
as Det. Kowalski
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Baron and the Kid
1984
as Jack Beamer
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
as Dr. David Jennings
The Natural
1984
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Martin Tremaine
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Van Conway
Highway to Heaven
1984
A Christmas Story
1983
as The Old Man
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Old Man
Small & Frye
1983
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981
as Red
Hangar 18
1980
as Harry Forbes
Waikiki
1980
as Capt. McGuire
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Buck Gibson
The Martian Chronicles
1980
as Sam Parkhill
Ike
1979
as Gen. George S. Patton
Donovan's Kid
1979
as Timothy Donovan
Love for Rent
1979
as Coach John Martin
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Sheriff Milt Singleton
Ike
1979
as Gen. George S. Patton
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Mayor Ragsdale
Zero to Sixty
1978
as Michael Nolan
The Users
1978
as Henry Waller
Airport '77
1977
as Stan Buchek
The Love Boat
1977
as Lawrence Evans
No Deposit, No Return
1976
as Duke
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
as James McNally
Crackle of Death
1976
as Carl Kolchak
Law and Order
1976
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Demon and the Mummy
1976
as Carl Kolchak
B. Must Die
1975
as Pal Kovak
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Carl Kolchak
The Night Strangler
1973
as Carl Kolchak
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973
as Oliver Spencer
The Evil Touch
1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Police Story
1973
as Matt Hallett
The Evil Touch
1973
as Alvin Hazeltine
The Night Stalker
1972
as Carl Kolchak
Here Comes the Judge
1972
as Judge
Something Evil
1972
as Paul Worden
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
The Rookies
1972
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
as Lee Petty
Sam Cade
1972
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
as Farrell
The Death of Me Yet
1971
as Joe Chalk
Banyon
1971
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as McClain
The Challenge
1970
as Jacob Gallery
Tribes
1970
as Drake
The Challengers
1970
as Jim McCabe
Berlin Affair
1970
as Paul Killian
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
as David Ross
Anatomy of a Crime
1969
as David Ross
Bracken's World
1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969
Love, American Style
1969
as Corbett
Mission Mars
1968
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968
as Barney B. Duncan
The Outsider
1968
as David Ross
The Name of the Game
1968
as Jesse Gil McCray
The Name of the Game
1968
as Sam Hardy
The Name of the Game
1968
as Eddie Gannon
The Outsider
1967
as David Ross
Cimarron Strip
1967
Custer
1967
Mannix
1967
as Mark
Mission: Impossible
1966
as J. Richard Taggart
Felony Squad
1966
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Captain Frederick William Benton
African Gold
1965
as Mike Gregory
Bullet for a Badman
1964
as Sam Ward
The Rogues
1964
as Amos Champion
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Viktor Karmak
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Franklin Carson
The Virginian
1962
as Mark Troxel
The Virginian
1962
as Sam Evans
The Match Game
1962
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Sheridan Westcott
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961
as Fred
The Defenders
1961
as Howard Potter
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Prof. Felix Holman
The Defenders
1961
as Marty Wisnovsky
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Route 66
1960
The Islanders
1960
as Phil
Stagecoach West
1960
Special for Women
1960
as The Social Worker
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
Rawhide
1959
as Jed Hadley
Riverboat
1959
as Captain Grey Holden
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Pete Harris
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Mike Hammer
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
as Mike Damon
Beau James
1957
as Charley Hand
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Louie
Summertime
1955
as Eddie Yaeger
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Capt. Russ Peters
A Word to the Wives...
1955
as George Peters
Gunsmoke
1955
as Will Helmick
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Red Hillman
The Alcoa Hour
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lon Gorman
Gunsmoke
1955
as Joe Bascome
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lyle Endicott
Climax!
1954
as Walter
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as John Jay Forrest
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Timothy Donovan
Death Valley Days
1952
as Zacharias Gurney
Omnibus
1952
Queen for a Day
1951
as Dan
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Casey, Crime Photographer
1951
as Jack Casey
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Joe Gillis
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Suspense
1949
as Ted Larson
Suspense
1949
Studio One
1948
as Will Sorrell
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Bill Starbuck
Studio One
1948
as Johnny Quigg
Studio One
1948
as Tom Kendall
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Your Next Job
1945
as Balancing hobbyist
A Song to Remember
1945
as Student (uncredited)