Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 7, 1922
Place of Birth:
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Red (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Pros & Cons | Mr. Stanford |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Mr. Parker (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Billy Madison | Brian Madison |
| 1995 | Derby | Lester Corbett |
| 1994 | A Perfect Stranger | John Henry Phillips |
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Ancient World | |
| 1993 | The American Clock | Older Arthur Huntington |
| 1992 | Happy Hell Night | Henry Collins |
| 1992 | Mastergate | Folsom Bunting |
| 1991 | Clara | Albert Kroll |
| 1991 | Blood and Concrete | Hank Dick |
| 1991 | Perfect Harmony | Mr. Hobbs |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | Condor |
| 1990 | Captain America | General Fleming |
| 1990 | Child in the Night | Os Winfield |
| 1990 | Unclaimed Fortunes II | Host |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Wainwright |
| 1988 | Dead Heat | Dr. Ernest McNab |
| 1988 | The Diamond Trap | Chief Walter Vadney |
| 1988 | Inherit the Wind | E.K. Hornbeck |
| 1987 | From the Hip | Craig Duncan |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson | A. Z. Nathan |
| 1986 | Raw Deal | Chief Harry Shannon |
| 1985 | Turk 182! | Det. Kowalski |
| 1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Dr. Gerrit Koets |
| 1984 | The Natural | Gus Sands |
| 1984 | The Baron and the Kid | Jack Beamer |
| 1984 | The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. David Jennings |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | The Old Man |
| 1981 | Firebird 2015 A.D. | Red |
| 1980 | Hangar 18 | Harry Forbes |
| 1980 | Waikiki | Capt. McGuire |
| 1979 | Ike | Gen. George S. Patton |
| 1979 | Donovan's Kid | Timothy Donovan |
| 1979 | Love for Rent | Coach John Martin |
| 1978 | Hot Lead & Cold Feet | Mayor Ragsdale |
| 1978 | Zero to Sixty | Michael Nolan |
| 1978 | The Users | Henry Waller |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Stan Buchek |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No Return | Duke |
| 1976 | Brinks: The Great Robbery | James McNally |
| 1976 | Crackle of Death | Carl Kolchak |
| 1976 | Law and Order | Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley |
| 1976 | Demon and the Mummy | Carl Kolchak |
| 1975 | B. Must Die | Pal Kovak |
| 1973 | The Night Strangler | Carl Kolchak |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Oliver Spencer |
| 1972 | The Night Stalker | Carl Kolchak |
| 1972 | Here Comes the Judge | Judge |
| 1972 | Something Evil | Paul Worden |
| 1972 | Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole | Dr. Lou Grazzo |
| 1972 | The Rookies | Sgt. Eddie Ryker |
| 1972 | 43: The Richard Petty Story | Lee Petty |
| 1972 | Sam Cade | |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax — Spy | Farrell |
| 1971 | The Death of Me Yet | Joe Chalk |
| 1971 | Banyon | Lieutenant Pete Cordova |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Darren McGavin (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Challenge | Jacob Gallery |
| 1970 | Tribes | Drake |
| 1970 | The Challengers | Jim McCabe |
| 1970 | Berlin Affair | Paul Killian |
| 1970 | The 48-Hour Mile | David Ross |
| 1969 | Anatomy of a Crime | David Ross |
| 1968 | Mission Mars | Col. Mike Blaiswick |
| 1968 | Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents | Barney B. Duncan |
| 1967 | The Outsider | David Ross |
| 1965 | The Great Sioux Massacre | Captain Frederick William Benton |
| 1965 | African Gold | Mike Gregory |
| 1964 | Bullet for a Badman | Sam Ward |
| 1961 | Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles | Fred |
| 1959 | Disneyland '59 | Self |
| 1958 | The Case Against Brooklyn | Pete Harris |
| 1957 | The Delicate Delinquent | Mike Damon |
| 1957 | Beau James | Charley Hand |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | Louie |
| 1955 | Summertime | Eddie Yaeger |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Capt. Russ Peters |
| 1955 | A Word to the Wives... | George Peters |
| 1951 | Queen for a Day | Dan |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes | The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Your Next Job | Balancing hobbyist |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember | Student (uncredited) |