Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Known for
Acting
Born
May 7, 1922
Died
February 25, 2006 (aged 83)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2005
Night Stalker poster

Night Stalker

TV · 1 ep

1999
Pros & Cons poster

Pros & Cons

Movie · as Mr. Stanford

1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas poster

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Movie · as Mr. Parker (archive footage)

1996
Small Time poster

Small Time

Movie · as Sam

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Henry Black · 1 ep

1995
Billy Madison poster

Billy Madison

Movie · as Brian Madison

1995
Derby poster

Derby

Movie · as Lester Corbett

1994
A Perfect Stranger poster

A Perfect Stranger

Movie · as John Henry Phillips

1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World poster

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Movie · as Narrator

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as George Zarko · 1 ep

1994
Gargoyles poster

Gargoyles

TV · as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Conrad Hill · 1 ep

1993
The American Clock poster

The American Clock

Movie · as Older Arthur Huntington

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Agent Arthur Dales · 2 eps

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

1993
Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire

TV · as Grace's Dad · 1 ep

1992
Mastergate poster

Mastergate

Movie · as Folsom Bunting

1991
Happy Hell Night poster

Happy Hell Night

Movie · as Henry Collins

1991
Clara

Clara

Movie · as Albert Kroll

1991
Blood and Concrete poster

Blood and Concrete

Movie · as Hank Dick

1991
Perfect Harmony poster

Perfect Harmony

Movie · as Mr. Hobbs

1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker poster

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Movie · as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
The Commish poster

The Commish

TV · 2 eps

1991
Sisters poster

Sisters

TV · 1 ep

1991
Civil Wars poster

Civil Wars

TV · 1 ep

1991
The General Motors Playwrights Theater

The General Motors Playwrights Theater

TV · as Albert Kroll · 1 ep

1990
By Dawn's Early Light poster

By Dawn's Early Light

Movie · as Condor

1990
Captain America poster

Captain America

Movie · as General Fleming

1990
Child in the Night poster

Child in the Night

Movie · as Os Winfield

1990
Unclaimed Fortunes II

Unclaimed Fortunes II

Movie · as Host

1990
Kojak: It's Always Something poster

Kojak: It's Always Something

Movie · as Wainwright

1989
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

TV · as Benjamin Mudge · 3 eps

1988
Dead Heat poster

Dead Heat

Movie · as Dr. Ernest McNab

1988
The Diamond Trap poster

The Diamond Trap

Movie · as Chief Walter Vadney

1988
Inherit the Wind poster

Inherit the Wind

Movie · as E.K. Hornbeck

1988
Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown

TV · as Bill Brown · 4 eps

1988
Monsters poster

Monsters

TV · as Hubert · 1 ep

1987
From the Hip poster

From the Hip

Movie · as Craig Duncan

1987
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson poster

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

Movie · as A. Z. Nathan

1986
Raw Deal poster

Raw Deal

Movie · as Harry Shannon

1986
Worlds Beyond poster

Worlds Beyond

TV · as Harry Hewart · 1 ep

1985
Turk 182! poster

Turk 182!

Movie · as Det. Kowalski

1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn poster

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

Movie · as Dr. Gerrit Koets

1984
The Baron and the Kid poster

The Baron and the Kid

Movie · as Jack Beamer

1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

Movie · as Dr. David Jennings

1984
The Natural poster

The Natural

Movie · as Gus Sands (uncredited)

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Martin Tremaine · 1 ep

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Van Conway · 1 ep

1984
Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven

TV · 1 ep

1983
A Christmas Story poster

A Christmas Story

Movie · as The Old Man

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

1983
Small & Frye poster

Small & Frye

TV · 6 eps

1981
Firebird 2015 A.D. poster

Firebird 2015 A.D.

Movie · as Red

1980
Hangar 18 poster

Hangar 18

Movie · as Harry Forbes

1980
Waikiki poster

Waikiki

Movie · as Capt. McGuire

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Buck Gibson · 1 ep

1980
The Martian Chronicles poster

The Martian Chronicles

TV · as Sam Parkhill · 3 eps

1979
Ike poster

Ike

Movie · as Gen. George S. Patton

1979
Donovan's Kid poster

Donovan's Kid

Movie · as Timothy Donovan

1979
Love for Rent poster

Love for Rent

Movie · as Coach John Martin

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Sheriff Milt Singleton · 1 ep

1979
Ike poster

Ike

TV · as Gen. George S. Patton · 3 eps

1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet poster

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Movie · as Mayor Ragsdale

1978
Zero to Sixty poster

Zero to Sixty

Movie · as Michael Nolan

1978
The Users poster

The Users

Movie · as Henry Waller

1977
Airport '77 poster

Airport '77

Movie · as Stan Buchek

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Lawrence Evans · 2 eps

1976
No Deposit, No Return poster

No Deposit, No Return

Movie · as Duke

1976
Brinks: The Great Robbery poster

Brinks: The Great Robbery

Movie · as James McNally

1976
Crackle of Death poster

Crackle of Death

Movie · as Carl Kolchak

1976
Law and Order poster

Law and Order

Movie · as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

1976
Demon and the Mummy poster

Demon and the Mummy

Movie · as Carl Kolchak

1975
B. Must Die poster

B. Must Die

Movie · as Pal Kovak

1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

TV · as Carl Kolchak · 20 eps

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
The Night Strangler poster

The Night Strangler

Movie · as Carl Kolchak

1973
The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

Movie · as Oliver Spencer

1973
The Evil Touch poster

The Evil Touch

TV · as Alvin Hazeltine · 2 eps

1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · as Matt Hallett · 1 ep

1972
The Night Stalker poster

The Night Stalker

Movie · as Carl Kolchak

1972
Here Comes the Judge

Here Comes the Judge

Movie · as Judge

1972
Something Evil poster

Something Evil

Movie · as Paul Worden

1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole poster

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Movie · as Dr. Lou Grazzo

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

Movie · as Sgt. Eddie Ryker

1972
43: The Richard Petty Story poster

43: The Richard Petty Story

Movie · as Lee Petty

1972
Sam Cade poster

Sam Cade

Movie

1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy poster

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Movie · as Farrell

1971
The Death of Me Yet poster

The Death of Me Yet

Movie · as Joe Chalk

1971
Banyon poster

Banyon

Movie · as Lieutenant Pete Cordova

1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood poster

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Movie · as Darren McGavin (uncredited)

1971
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

TV · as McClain · 1 ep

1970
The Challenge poster

The Challenge

Movie · as Jacob Gallery

1970
Tribes poster

Tribes

Movie · as Drake

1970
The Challengers poster

The Challengers

Movie · as Jim McCabe

1970
Berlin Affair poster

Berlin Affair

Movie · as Paul Killian

1970
The 48-Hour Mile poster

The 48-Hour Mile

Movie · as David Ross

1969
Anatomy of a Crime poster

Anatomy of a Crime

Movie · as David Ross

1969
Bracken's World poster

Bracken's World

TV · 1 ep

1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers poster

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

TV · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Corbett · 1 ep

1968
Mission Mars poster

Mission Mars

Movie · as Col. Mike Blaiswick

1968
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents poster

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Movie · as Barney B. Duncan

1968
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

TV · as David Ross · 26 eps

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Jesse Gil McCray, Sam Hardy, Eddie Gannon · 1 ep

1967
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

Movie · as David Ross

1967
Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip

TV · 1 ep

1967
Custer poster

Custer

TV · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Mark · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as J. Richard Taggart · 1 ep

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · 1 ep

1965
The Great Sioux Massacre poster

The Great Sioux Massacre

Movie · as Captain Frederick William Benton

1965
African Gold poster

African Gold

Movie · as Mike Gregory

1964
Bullet for a Badman poster

Bullet for a Badman

Movie · as Sam Ward

1964
The Rogues poster

The Rogues

TV · as Amos Champion · 1 ep

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Viktor Karmak · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Franklin Carson · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Mark Troxel, Sam Evans · 1 ep

1962
The Match Game poster

The Match Game

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Sheridan Westcott · 1 ep

1961
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles poster

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Movie · as Fred

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Howard Potter, Marty Wisnovsky · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Prof. Felix Holman · 4 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Islanders poster

The Islanders

TV · as Phil · 1 ep

1960
Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West

TV · 1 ep

1960
Special for Women poster

Special for Women

TV · as The Social Worker · 1 ep

1959
Disneyland '59 poster

Disneyland '59

Movie · as Self

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Jed Hadley · 1 ep

1959
Riverboat poster

Riverboat

TV · as Captain Grey Holden · 44 eps

1958
The Case Against Brooklyn poster

The Case Against Brooklyn

Movie · as Pete Harris

1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

TV · as Mike Hammer · 79 eps

1957
The Delicate Delinquent poster

The Delicate Delinquent

Movie · as Mike Damon

1957
Beau James poster

Beau James

Movie · as Charley Hand

1955
The Man with the Golden Arm poster

The Man with the Golden Arm

Movie · as Louie

1955
Summertime poster

Summertime

Movie · as Eddie Yaeger

1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell poster

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Movie · as Capt. Russ Peters

1955
A Word to the Wives... poster

A Word to the Wives...

Movie · as George Peters

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Will Helmick, Lon Gorman, Joe Bascome · 1 ep

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Red Hillman, Lyle Endicott · 1 ep

1955
The Alcoa Hour poster

The Alcoa Hour

TV · 2 eps

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Walter · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as John Jay Forrest, Timothy Donovan · 2 eps

1952
Death Valley Days poster

Death Valley Days

TV · as Zacharias Gurney · 1 ep

1952
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 1 ep

1951
Queen for a Day poster

Queen for a Day

Movie · as Dan

1951
Tales of Tomorrow poster

Tales of Tomorrow

TV · 1 ep

1951
Casey, Crime Photographer

Casey, Crime Photographer

TV · as Jack Casey · 54 eps

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · as Joe Gillis · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as Ted Larson · 1 ep

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Will Sorrell, Johnny Quigg, Tom Kendall · 1 ep

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · as Bill Starbuck · 1 ep

1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes poster

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Movie · as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

1945
Your Next Job

Your Next Job

Movie · as Balancing hobbyist

1945
A Song to Remember poster

A Song to Remember

Movie · as Student (uncredited)