Darren McGavin
ActingBorn
May 7, 1922
Died
February 25, 2006
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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…
Known For
Filmography
Pros & Cons
1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
Small Time
1996
Derby
1995
Billy Madison
1995
A Perfect Stranger
1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994
The American Clock
1993
Mastergate
1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Happy Hell Night
1991
Blood and Concrete
1991
Perfect Harmony
1991
Clara
1991
Captain America
1990
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
Child in the Night
1990
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
The Diamond Trap
1988
Dead Heat
1988
Inherit the Wind
1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
From the Hip
1987
Raw Deal
1986
Turk 182!
1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
The Baron and the Kid
1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
The Natural
1984
A Christmas Story
1983
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981
Hangar 18
1980
Waikiki
1980
Love for Rent
1979
Ike
1979
Donovan's Kid
1979
The Users
1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
Zero to Sixty
1978
Airport '77
1977
Law and Order
1976
Crackle of Death
1976
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
Demon and the Mummy
1976
No Deposit, No Return
1976
B. Must Die
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973
The Night Strangler
1973
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
Here Comes the Judge
1972
The Rookies
1972
Something Evil
1972
The Night Stalker
1972
Sam Cade
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
The Death of Me Yet
1971
Banyon
1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Tribes
1970
Berlin Affair
1970
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
The Challengers
1970
The Challenge
1970
Anatomy of a Crime
1969
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968
Mission Mars
1968
The Outsider
1967
African Gold
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
Bullet for a Badman
1964
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961
Disneyland '59
1959
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
Beau James
1957
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Summertime
1955
A Word to the Wives...
1955
Queen for a Day
1951
Your Next Job
1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
A Song to Remember
1945
Night Stalker
2005
Millennium
1996
Gargoyles
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
Burke's Law
1994
Grace Under Fire
1993
The X-Files
1993
Fallen Angels
1993
Civil Wars
1991
The Commish
1991
Sisters
1991
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Murphy Brown
1988
Monsters
1988
Worlds Beyond
1986
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Hitchhiker
1983
Small & Frye
1983
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Martian Chronicles
1980
Ike
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Love Boat
1977
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
The Evil Touch
1973
The Evil Touch
1973
Police Story
1973
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Love, American Style
1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969
Bracken's World
1969
The Name of the Game
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
The Outsider
1968
Mannix
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Custer
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
Felony Squad
1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
The Rogues
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Match Game
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Defenders
1961
The Defenders
1961
Special for Women
1960
Route 66
1960
Stagecoach West
1960
The Islanders
1960
Riverboat
1959
Rawhide
1959
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
The Alcoa Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Climax!
1954
Omnibus
1952
Death Valley Days
1952
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Casey, Crime Photographer
1951
What's My Line?
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Suspense
1949
Suspense
1949
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948