Darren McGavin
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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
Credits
Raw Deal (1986)
as Chief Harry Shannon
Billy Madison (1995)
as Brian Madison
The Natural (1984)
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
A Christmas Story (1983)
as The Old Man
Mission Mars (1968)
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Night Stalker (1972)
as Carl Kolchak
Ike (1979)
as Gen. George S. Patton
Captain America (1990)
as General Fleming
Airport '77 (1977)
as Stan Buchek
Dead Heat (1988)
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Blood and Concrete (1991)
as Hank Dick
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
as Louie
Mastergate (1992)
as Folsom Bunting
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
as Sam Ward
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
as Condor
Inherit the Wind (1988)
as E.K. Hornbeck
Summertime (1955)
as Eddie Yaeger
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
as Capt. Russ Peters
Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978)
as Mayor Ragsdale
Child in the Night (1990)
as Os Winfield
Banyon (1971)
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Something Evil (1972)
as Paul Worden
The Night Strangler (1973)
as Carl Kolchak
The Diamond Trap (1988)
as Chief Walter Vadney
Love for Rent (1979)
as Coach John Martin
A Song to Remember (1945)
as Student (uncredited)
Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
as James McNally
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
as Oliver Spencer
Clara (1991)
as Albert Kroll
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
as Duke
From the Hip (1987)
as Craig Duncan
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
as Pete Harris
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
Beau James (1957)
as Charley Hand
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
as Captain Frederick William Benton
Turk 182! (1985)
as Det. Kowalski
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Waikiki (1980)
as Capt. McGuire
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Clock (1993)
as Older Arthur Huntington
Firebird 2015 A.D. (1981)
as Red
Perfect Harmony (1991)
as Mr. Hobbs
Hangar 18 (1980)
as Harry Forbes
Disneyland '59 (1959)
as Self
Sam Cade (1972)
Actor
Demon and the Mummy (1976)
as Carl Kolchak
Donovan's Kid (1979)
as Timothy Donovan
Pros & Cons (1999)
as Mr. Stanford
Mysteries of the Ancient World (1994)
as Narrator
Kojak: It's Always Something (1990)
as Wainwright
Zero to Sixty (1978)
as Michael Nolan
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (1971)
as Farrell
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985)
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Challenge (1970)
as Jacob Gallery
Small Time (1996)
as Sam
The Death of Me Yet (1971)
as Joe Chalk
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Queen for a Day (1951)
as Dan
B. Must Die (1975)
as Pal Kovak
Tribes (1970)
as Drake
A Perfect Stranger (1994)
as John Henry Phillips
Crackle of Death (1976)
as Carl Kolchak
The Challengers (1970)
as Jim McCabe
43: The Richard Petty Story (1972)
as Lee Petty
The 48-Hour Mile (1970)
as David Ross
The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
as Mike Damon
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
The Outsider (1967)
as David Ross
Here Comes the Judge (1972)
as Judge
Anatomy of a Crime (1969)
as David Ross
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)
as A. Z. Nathan
Unclaimed Fortunes II (1990)
as Host
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents (1968)
as Barney B. Duncan
The Users (1978)
as Henry Waller
The Rookies (1972)
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)
as Dr. David Jennings
The Baron and the Kid (1984)
as Jack Beamer
Happy Hell Night (1991)
as Henry Collins
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles (1961)
as Fred
Berlin Affair (1970)
as Paul Killian
African Gold (1965)
as Mike Gregory
Law and Order (1976)
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
A Word to the Wives... (1955)
as George Peters
Derby (1995)
as Lester Corbett
Your Next Job (1945)
as Balancing hobbyist