Darren McGavin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-05-07
Day of Death
2006-02-25 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Darren McGavin
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.
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Acting
(1999)
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
(1997)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
(1995)
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
(1995)
Derby
as Lester Corbett
(1994)
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
(1994)
(1993)
The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington
(1992)
Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting
(1992)
Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins
(1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1991)
Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs
(1991)
Clara
as Albert Kroll
(1991)
Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick
(1990)
Captain America
as General Fleming
(1990)
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor
(1990)
Child in the Night
as Os Winfield
(1990)
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright
(1990)
Unclaimed Fortunes II
as Host
(1988)
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
(1988)
Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck
(1988)
The Diamond Trap
as Chief Walter Vadney
(1987)
From the Hip
as Craig Duncan
(1987)
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan
(1986)
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
(1985)
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
(1985)
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski
(1984)
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
(1984)
The Baron and the Kid
as Jack Beamer
(1984)
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. David Jennings
(1983)
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
(1981)
Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red
(1980)
Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes
(1980)
Waikiki
as Capt. McGuire
(1979)
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton
(1979)
Donovan's Kid
as Timothy Donovan
(1979)
Love for Rent
as Coach John Martin
(1978)
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Mayor Ragsdale
(1978)
The Users
as Henry Waller
(1978)
Zero to Sixty
as Michael Nolan
(1977)
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
(1976)
Law and Order
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
(1976)
Crackle of Death
as Carl Kolchak
(1976)
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke
(1976)
Demon and the Mummy
as Carl Kolchak
(1976)
Brinks: The Great Robbery
as James McNally
(1975)
B. Must Die
as Pal Kovak
(1973)
The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak
(1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer
(1972)
Here Comes the Judge
as Judge
(1972)
The Rookies
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
(1972)
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
(1972)
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
(1972)
Something Evil
as Paul Worden
(1972)
(1972)
43: The Richard Petty Story
as Lee Petty
(1971)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
(1971)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Farrell
(1971)
Banyon
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
(1971)
The Death of Me Yet
as Joe Chalk
(1970)
The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery
(1970)
The Challengers
as Jim McCabe
(1970)
The 48-Hour Mile
as David Ross
(1970)
Tribes
as Drake
(1970)
Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian
(1969)
Anatomy of a Crime
as David Ross
(1968)
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
as Barney B. Duncan
(1968)
Mission Mars
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
(1967)
The Outsider
as David Ross
(1965)
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Captain Frederick William Benton
(1965)
African Gold
as Mike Gregory
(1964)
Bullet for a Badman
as Sam Ward
(1961)
(1959)
Disneyland '59
as Self
(1958)
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris
(1957)
The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon
(1957)
Beau James
as Charley Hand
(1955)
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
(1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
(1955)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters
(1955)
A Word to the Wives...
as George Peters
(1951)
Queen for a Day
as Dan
(1945)
A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
(1945)
Your Next Job
as Balancing hobbyist
Crew
(1978)
Zero to Sixty
Screenplay
(1973)
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Director