Darren McGavin


    Starbirth:
    May 7, 1922
    Supernova:
    February 25, 2006
    Birthplace:
    Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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Overview

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.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Pros & Cons Mr. Stanford 1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas Mr. Parker (archive footage) 1997
Derby Lester Corbett 1995
Billy Madison Brian Madison 1995
A Perfect Stranger John Henry Phillips 1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World 1994
The American Clock Older Arthur Huntington 1993
Mastergate Folsom Bunting 1992
Happy Hell Night Henry Collins 1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker actor (archive footage) (uncredited) 1991
Blood and Concrete Hank Dick 1991
Perfect Harmony Mr. Hobbs 1991
Clara Albert Kroll 1991
Captain America General Fleming 1990
By Dawn's Early Light Condor 1990
Child in the Night Os Winfield 1990
Unclaimed Fortunes II Host 1990
Kojak: It's Always Something Wainwright 1990
Dead Heat Dr. Ernest McNab 1988
Inherit the Wind E.K. Hornbeck 1988
The Diamond Trap Chief Walter Vadney 1988
From the Hip Craig Duncan 1987
Raw Deal Chief Harry Shannon 1986
Turk 182! Det. Kowalski 1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn Dr. Gerrit Koets 1985
The Baron and the Kid Jack Beamer 1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. Dr. David Jennings 1984
The Natural Gus Sands 1984
A Christmas Story Mr. Parker 1983
Firebird 2015 A.D. Red 1981
Hangar 18 Harry Forbes 1980
Waikiki Capt. McGuire 1980
Love for Rent Coach John Martin 1979
Ike Gen. George S. Patton 1979
Donovan's Kid Timothy Donovan 1979
The Users Henry Waller 1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet Mayor Ragsdale 1978
Zero to Sixty Michael Nolan 1978
Airport '77 Stan Buchek 1977
Law and Order Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley 1976
Crackle of Death Carl Kolchak 1976
Brinks: The Great Robbery James McNally 1976
Demon and the Mummy Carl Kolchak 1976
No Deposit, No Return Duke 1976
Hay que matar a B. Pal Kovak 1975
The Six Million Dollar Man Oliver Spencer 1973
The Night Strangler Carl Kolchak 1973
43: The Richard Petty Story Lee Petty 1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole Dr. Lou Grazzo 1972
Here Comes the Judge Judge 1972
The Rookies Sgt. Eddie Ryker 1972
Something Evil Paul Worden 1972
The Night Stalker Carl Kolchak 1972
Sam Cade 1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood Darren McGavin (uncredited) 1971
The Death of Me Yet Joe Chalk 1971
Banyon Lieutenant Pete Cordova 1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy Farrell 1971
Tribes Drake 1970
Berlin Affair Paul Killian 1970
The Challengers Jim McCabe 1970
The Challenge Jacob Gallery 1970
Anatomy of a Crime David Ross 1969
Mission Mars Col. Mike Blaiswick 1968
The Outsider David Ross 1967
African Gold Mike Gregory 1965
The Great Sioux Massacre Captain Frederick William Benton 1965
Bullet for a Badman Sam Ward 1964
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles Fred 1961
Disneyland '59 Self 1959
The Case Against Brooklyn Pete Harris 1958
Beau James Charley Hand 1957
The Delicate Delinquent Mike Damon 1957
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Capt. Russ Peters 1955
The Man with the Golden Arm Louie 1955
Summertime Eddie Yaeger 1955
A Word to the Wives... George Peters 1955
Queen for a Day Dan 1951
Your Next Job Balancing hobbyist 1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited) 1945
A Song to Remember Student (uncredited) 1945
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
The Love Boat Lawrence Evans <mt>
Route 66 <blank> <mt>
Touched by an Angel George Zarko <mt>
Mannix <blank> <mt>
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer <blank> <mt>
The Commish <blank> <mt>
The X-Files Agent Arthur Dales <mt>
Studio One Will Sorrell <mt>
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Red Hillman <mt>
The Virginian Mark Troxel <mt>
The Alcoa Hour <blank> <mt>
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre <blank> <mt>
Cimarron Strip <blank> <mt>
Climax! Walter <mt>
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers <blank> <mt>
Robert Montgomery Presents Joe Gillis <mt>
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. <blank> <mt>
Ike Gen. George S. Patton <mt>
Murder, She Wrote Martin Tremaine <mt>
Magnum, P.I. <blank> <mt>
Tales from the Darkside Van Conway <mt>
Night Stalker <blank> <mt>
Gargoyles <blank> <mt>
Tales of the Unexpected Sheriff Milt Singleton <mt>
Highway to Heaven <blank> <mt>
Murphy Brown Bill Brown <mt>
The Martian Chronicles Sam Parkhill <mt>
Grace Under Fire <blank> <mt>
Gunsmoke Will Helmick <mt>
Omnibus <blank> <mt>
The Evil Touch <blank> <mt>
Millennium Henry Black <mt>
Mission: Impossible J. Richard Taggart <mt>
The Islanders Phil <mt>
Sisters <blank> <mt>
Monsters <blank> <mt>
Police Story <blank> <mt>
The Hitchhiker Old Man <mt>
The Philco Television Playhouse Bill Starbuck <mt>
Felony Squad <blank> <mt>
Rawhide Jed Hadley <mt>
The Defenders Howard Potter <mt>
The Name of the Game <blank> <mt>
Bracken's World <blank> <mt>
The Rogues Amos Champion <mt>
Civil Wars <blank> <mt>
Ben Casey <blank> <mt>
Stagecoach West <blank> <mt>
Tales of Tomorrow <blank> <mt>
Custer <blank> <mt>
Dr. Kildare Prof. Felix Holman <mt>
Suspense Ted Larson <mt>
Small & Frye <blank> <mt>
The Outsider David Ross <mt>
Riverboat Captain Grey Holden <mt>
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Carl Kolchak <mt>
Around the World in 80 Days Benjamin Mudge <mt>
V.I.P. Schaukel Self <mt>
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest <mt>
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Sheridan Westcott <mt>
The Match Game Self <mt>
The Defenders Marty Wisnovsky <mt>
The Virginian Sam Evans <mt>
Gunsmoke Lon Gorman <mt>
Gunsmoke Joe Bascome <mt>
The Name of the Game Jesse Gil McCray <mt>
The Name of the Game Sam Hardy <mt>
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lyle Endicott <mt>
Studio One Johnny Quigg <mt>
Studio One Tom Kendall <mt>
Death Valley Days Zacharias Gurney <mt>
Suspense <blank> <mt>
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Timothy Donovan <mt>
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Self <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self <mt>
Crime Photographer Casey #2 <mt>
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law McClain <mt>
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color John Jay Forrest <mt>
Burke's Law Conrad Hill <mt>
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Franklin Carson <mt>
Fallen Angels Old Man <mt>
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