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  • BIRTH 07/05/1922
  • DEATH 25/02/2006
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 22
  • MOVIES 28

Darren McGavin

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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Darren McGavin

Shows (22)

The X-Files
The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
Benjamin Mudge
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Bill Brown
Millennium
Millennium
Henry Black
Rawhide
Rawhide
Jed Hadley
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
Old Man
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days
Zacharias Gurney
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
The Virginian
The Virginian
Mark Troxel / Sam Evans
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
Sam Parkhill
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lyle Endicott / Red Hillman
The Defenders
The Defenders
Howard Potter / Marty Wisnovsky
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Jesse Gil McCray / Sam Hardy
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Joe Bascome / Lon Gorman / Will Helmick
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheridan Westcott
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
Van Conway
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
Sheriff Milt Singleton
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Prof. Felix Holman

Movies (28)

Raw Deal
Raw Deal
Chief Harry Shannon
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
Mr. Parker
Billy Madison
Billy Madison
Brian Madison
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
Oliver Spencer
The Natural
The Natural
Gus Sands
Captain America
Captain America
General Fleming
Airport '77
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
Hangar 18
Hangar 18
Harry Forbes
Dead Heat
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
Summertime
Summertime
Eddie Yaeger
The Great Sioux Massacre
The Great Sioux Massacre
Captain Frederick William Benton
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Russ Peters
Happy Hell Night
Happy Hell Night
Henry Collins
Derby
Derby
Lester Corbett
Something Evil
Something Evil
Paul Worden
The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent
Mike Damon
No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
Duke
Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day
Dan
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Fred
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
Louie
A Perfect Stranger
A Perfect Stranger
John Henry Phillips
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn
Pete Harris
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Mayor Ragsdale
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony
Mr. Hobbs
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
Condor
Turk 182!
Turk 182!
Det. Kowalski
Hay que matar a B.
Hay que matar a B.
Pal Kovak