Darren McGavin
Acting
Born: May 7, 1922 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Died: February 25, 2006 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
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
The X-Files
1993
Billy Madison
1995
A Christmas Story
1983
Raw Deal
1986
The Natural
1984
Gargoyles
1994
Captain America
1990
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Airport '77
1977
Mission: Impossible
1966
Millennium
1996
Photos (5)
Movies (80)
Raw Deal
Chief Harry Shannon
The Natural
Gus Sands (uncredited)
Happy Hell Night
Henry Collins
Billy Madison
Brian Madison
A Christmas Story
The Old Man
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
The Man with the Golden Arm
Louie
The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
Captain America
General Fleming
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
By Dawn's Early Light
Condor
Something Evil
Paul Worden
Summertime
Eddie Yaeger
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Russ Peters
Blood and Concrete
Hank Dick
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Mayor Ragsdale
The Delicate Delinquent
Mike Damon
Inherit the Wind
E.K. Hornbeck
Mastergate
Folsom Bunting
Bullet for a Badman
Sam Ward
No Deposit, No Return
Duke
The Diamond Trap
Chief Walter Vadney
Crackle of Death
Carl Kolchak
Mission Mars
Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Six Million Dollar Man
Oliver Spencer
The Great Sioux Massacre
Captain Frederick William Benton
The Night Strangler
Carl Kolchak
Hangar 18
Harry Forbes
Child in the Night
Os Winfield
Banyon
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love for Rent
Coach John Martin
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
The Challenge
Jacob Gallery
Waikiki
Capt. McGuire
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Dr. Gerrit Koets
From the Hip
Craig Duncan
A Song to Remember
Student (uncredited)
The Outsider
David Ross
The Case Against Brooklyn
Pete Harris
Law and Order
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Dr. Lou Grazzo
A Perfect Stranger
John Henry Phillips
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Donovan's Kid
Timothy Donovan
She Wouldn't Say Yes
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Turk 182!
Det. Kowalski
Small Time
Sam
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
A. Z. Nathan
43: The Richard Petty Story
Lee Petty
The Baron and the Kid
Jack Beamer
Demon and the Mummy
Carl Kolchak
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Farrell
Sam Cade
1972
The American Clock
Older Arthur Huntington
The 48-Hour Mile
David Ross
Zero to Sixty
Michael Nolan
The Death of Me Yet
Joe Chalk
Beau James
Charley Hand
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Red
The Rookies
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
The Users
Henry Waller
Kojak: It's Always Something
Wainwright
Pros & Cons
Mr. Stanford
Brinks: The Great Robbery
James McNally
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. David Jennings
Tribes
Drake
Perfect Harmony
Mr. Hobbs
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Fred
Anatomy of a Crime
David Ross
B. Must Die
Pal Kovak
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Narrator
Berlin Affair
Paul Killian
The Challengers
Jim McCabe
Queen for a Day
Dan
African Gold
Mike Gregory
Derby
Lester Corbett
A Word to the Wives...
George Peters
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Barney B. Duncan
TV Shows (77)
The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans · 2 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheridan Westcott · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Buck Gibson · 1 eps
Murphy Brown
Bill Brown · 4 eps
Mannix
Mark · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Joe Gillis · 1 eps
The Virginian
Mark Troxel · 1 eps
The Virginian
Sam Evans · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Corbett · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Van Conway · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bill Starbuck · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Prof. Felix Holman · 4 eps
Mission: Impossible
J. Richard Taggart · 1 eps
Climax!
Walter · 1 eps
Rawhide
Jed Hadley · 1 eps
Studio One
Will Sorrell · 1 eps
Studio One
Johnny Quigg · 1 eps
Studio One
Tom Kendall · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Jesse Gil McCray · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Sam Hardy · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Eddie Gannon · 1 eps
Gargoyles
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice) · 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Sheriff Milt Singleton · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Will Helmick · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Lon Gorman · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Joe Bascome · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Millennium
Henry Black · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Red Hillman · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lyle Endicott · 1 eps
The Defenders
Howard Potter · 1 eps
The Defenders
Marty Wisnovsky · 1 eps
Grace Under Fire
Grace's Dad · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Viktor Karmak · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Old Man · 1 eps
Suspense
Ted Larson · 1 eps
Suspense
1 eps
The Commish
2 eps
Police Story
Matt Hallett · 1 eps
Monsters
Hubert · 1 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1 eps
Fallen Angels
Old Man · 1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak · 20 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
McClain · 1 eps
Felony Squad
1 eps
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer · 79 eps
Burke's Law
Conrad Hill · 1 eps
Riverboat
Captain Grey Holden · 44 eps
Stagecoach West
1 eps
The Rogues
Amos Champion · 1 eps
Night Stalker
1 eps
The Outsider
David Ross · 26 eps
Civil Wars
1 eps
Bracken's World
1 eps
The Islanders
Phil · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
John Jay Forrest · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Timothy Donovan · 2 eps
Custer
1 eps
Death Valley Days
Zacharias Gurney · 1 eps
The Martian Chronicles
Sam Parkhill · 3 eps
The Alcoa Hour
2 eps
Around the World in 80 Days
Benjamin Mudge · 3 eps
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton · 3 eps
The Evil Touch
2 eps
The Evil Touch
Alvin Hazeltine · 1 eps
Special for Women
The Social Worker · 1 eps
Worlds Beyond
Harry Hewart · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1 eps
Small & Frye
6 eps
Sisters
1 eps
