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