Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

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.

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Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993 • as Agent Arthur Dales

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 • as Corbett

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 • as Bill Starbuck

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 • as Lawrence Evans

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 • as Joe Gillis

Filmography

2005

Night Stalker
Night Stalker
TV - Released: 9/29/2005

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Red (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/13/2004

1999

Pros & Cons
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/1/1997

1996

Millennium
Millennium
as Henry Black
TV - Released: 10/25/1996

1995

Billy Madison
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
Movie - Released: 2/10/1995
Derby
Derby
as Lester Corbett
Movie - Released: 6/17/1995

1994

A Perfect Stranger
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
Movie - Released: 9/12/1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Movie - Released: 3/6/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as George Zarko
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
TV - Released: 10/24/1994
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Conrad Hill
TV - Released: 1/7/1994

1993

The American Clock
The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington
Movie - Released: 1/2/1993
Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire
TV - Released: 9/29/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Agent Arthur Dales
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
as Old Man
TV - Released: 8/1/1993

1992

Happy Hell Night
Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins
Movie - Released: 4/13/1992
Mastergate
Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting
Movie - Released: 11/1/1992

1991

Movie
Clara
as Albert Kroll
Movie - Released: 2/5/1991
Blood and Concrete
Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick
Movie - Released: 9/13/1991
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs
Movie - Released: 3/31/1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/28/1991
The Commish
The Commish
TV - Released: 9/28/1991
Sisters
Sisters
TV - Released: 5/11/1991
Civil Wars
Civil Wars
TV - Released: 11/20/1991

1990

By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor
Movie - Released: 5/19/1990
Captain America
Captain America
as General Fleming
Movie - Released: 12/14/1990
Child in the Night
Child in the Night
as Os Winfield
Movie - Released: 5/1/1990
Movie
Unclaimed Fortunes II
as Host
Movie - Released: 4/7/1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright
Movie - Released: 1/31/1990

1989

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Benjamin Mudge
TV - Released: 4/16/1989

1988

Dead Heat
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Movie - Released: 5/6/1988
The Diamond Trap
The Diamond Trap
as Chief Walter Vadney
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck
Movie - Released: 3/20/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Bill Brown
TV - Released: 11/14/1988
Monsters
Monsters
TV - Released: 10/22/1988

1987

From the Hip
From the Hip
as Craig Duncan
Movie - Released: 2/6/1987
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan
Movie - Released: 11/6/1987

1986

Raw Deal
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
Movie - Released: 6/6/1986

1985

Turk 182!
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski
Movie - Released: 2/15/1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
Movie - Released: 1/21/1985

1984

The Natural
The Natural
as Gus Sands
Movie - Released: 5/11/1984
The Baron and the Kid
The Baron and the Kid
as Jack Beamer
Movie - Released: 11/21/1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. David Jennings
Movie - Released: 5/16/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Martin Tremaine
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Van Conway
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1983

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
Movie - Released: 11/18/1983
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
as Old Man
TV - Released: 11/1/1983
Small & Frye
Small & Frye
TV - Released: 3/7/1983

1981

Firebird 2015 A.D.
Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red
Movie - Released: 9/18/1981

1980

Hangar 18
Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes
Movie - Released: 7/1/1980
Waikiki
Waikiki
as Capt. McGuire
Movie - Released: 4/21/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Buck Gibson
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
as Sam Parkhill
TV - Released: 1/15/1980

1979

Ike
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton
Movie - Released: 5/3/1979
Donovan's Kid
Donovan's Kid
as Timothy Donovan
Movie - Released: 1/7/1979
Love for Rent
Love for Rent
as Coach John Martin
Movie - Released: 11/11/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Sheriff Milt Singleton
TV - Released: 3/24/1979
Ike
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton
TV - Released: 5/3/1979

1978

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Mayor Ragsdale
Movie - Released: 7/5/1978
Zero to Sixty
Zero to Sixty
as Michael Nolan
Movie - Released: 6/23/1978
The Users
The Users
as Henry Waller
Movie - Released: 10/1/1978

1977

Airport '77
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
Movie - Released: 3/11/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Lawrence Evans
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke
Movie - Released: 2/5/1976
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Brinks: The Great Robbery
as James McNally
Movie - Released: 3/26/1976
Crackle of Death
Crackle of Death
as Carl Kolchak
Movie - Released: 3/28/1976
Law and Order
Law and Order
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Movie - Released: 5/6/1976
Demon and the Mummy
Demon and the Mummy
as Carl Kolchak
Movie - Released: 3/14/1976

1975

B. Must Die
B. Must Die
as Pal Kovak
Movie - Released: 6/14/1975

1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

The Night Strangler
The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak
Movie - Released: 1/16/1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer
Movie - Released: 3/7/1973
The Evil Touch
The Evil Touch
TV - Released: 6/19/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
TV - Released: 9/14/1973

1972

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
Movie - Released: 1/11/1972
Movie
Here Comes the Judge
as Judge
Movie - Released: 9/3/1972
Something Evil
Something Evil
as Paul Worden
Movie - Released: 1/21/1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
Movie - Released: 9/27/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
Movie - Released: 3/7/1972
43: The Richard Petty Story
43: The Richard Petty Story
as Lee Petty
Movie - Released: 11/1/1972
Sam Cade
Sam Cade
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972

1971

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Farrell
Movie - Released: 2/17/1971
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
as Joe Chalk
Movie - Released: 10/26/1971
Banyon
Banyon
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Movie - Released: 3/15/1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1971
TV
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
TV - Released: 5/9/1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as McClain
TV - Released: 9/16/1971

1970

The Challenge
The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery
Movie - Released: 2/10/1970
Tribes
Tribes
as Drake
Movie - Released: 11/10/1970
The Challengers
The Challengers
as Jim McCabe
Movie - Released: 2/20/1970
Berlin Affair
Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian
Movie - Released: 11/2/1970
The 48-Hour Mile
The 48-Hour Mile
as David Ross
Movie - Released: 11/1/1970

1969

Anatomy of a Crime
Anatomy of a Crime
as David Ross
Movie - Released: 6/13/1969
Bracken's World
Bracken's World
TV - Released: 9/19/1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
TV - Released: 9/21/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Corbett
TV - Released: 9/29/1969

1968

Mission Mars
Mission Mars
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
Movie - Released: 7/26/1968
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
as Barney B. Duncan
Movie - Released: 9/22/1968
The Outsider
The Outsider
as David Ross
TV - Released: 9/18/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Jesse Gil McCray
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Sam Hardy
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Eddie Gannon
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

The Outsider
The Outsider
as David Ross
Movie - Released: 11/21/1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
TV - Released: 9/7/1967
Custer
Custer
TV - Released: 9/6/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Mark
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1966

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as J. Richard Taggart
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
TV - Released: 9/12/1966

1965

The Great Sioux Massacre
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Captain Frederick William Benton
Movie - Released: 4/25/1965
African Gold
African Gold
as Mike Gregory
Movie - Released: 9/8/1965

1964

Bullet for a Badman
Bullet for a Badman
as Sam Ward
Movie - Released: 9/1/1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV - Released: 9/22/1964
The Rogues
The Rogues
as Amos Champion
TV - Released: 9/13/1964

1963

TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Franklin Carson
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

The Virginian
The Virginian
as Mark Troxel
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Sam Evans
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Match Game
The Match Game
as Self
TV - Released: 12/31/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheridan Westcott
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
as Fred
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Howard Potter
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Prof. Felix Holman
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Marty Wisnovsky
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960
The Islanders
The Islanders
as Phil
TV - Released: 10/2/1960
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West
TV - Released: 10/4/1960

1959

Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/15/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jed Hadley
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Captain Grey Holden
TV - Released: 9/13/1959

1958

The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris
Movie - Released: 6/1/1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TV - Released: 1/7/1958

1957

The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon
Movie - Released: 6/6/1957
Beau James
Beau James
as Charley Hand
Movie - Released: 6/7/1957

1955

The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
Movie - Released: 12/26/1955
Summertime
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
Movie - Released: 6/21/1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters
Movie - Released: 12/31/1955
A Word to the Wives...
A Word to the Wives...
as George Peters
Movie - Released: 1/1/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Will Helmick
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Red Hillman
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour
TV - Released: 10/16/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Lon Gorman
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Joe Bascome
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lyle Endicott
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

Climax!
Climax!
as Walter
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as John Jay Forrest
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Timothy Donovan
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1952

Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days
as Zacharias Gurney
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
Omnibus
Omnibus
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day
as Dan
Movie - Released: 7/7/1951
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow
TV - Released: 8/3/1951
TV
Casey, Crime Photographer
as Jack Casey
TV - Released: 4/19/1951

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Joe Gillis
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

Suspense
Suspense
as Ted Larson
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Suspense
Suspense
TV - Released: 1/6/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Will Sorrell
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Bill Starbuck
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Johnny Quigg
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Tom Kendall
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/29/1945
Movie
Your Next Job
as Balancing hobbyist
Movie - Released: 12/9/1945
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/19/1945