Darren McGavin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 May 1922 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Died
- 25 February 2006
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
Acting 87
- 2004The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Red (archive footage)
- 1999Pros & Cons as Mr. Stanford
- 1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
- 1996Small Time as Sam
- 1995Derby as Lester Corbett
- 1995Billy Madison as Brian Madison
- 1994A Perfect Stranger as John Henry Phillips
- 1994Mysteries of the Ancient World as Narrator
- 1993The American Clock as Older Arthur Huntington
- 1992Mastergate as Folsom Bunting
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991Happy Hell Night as Henry Collins
- 1991Blood and Concrete as Hank Dick
- 1991Perfect Harmony as Mr. Hobbs
- 1991Clara as Albert Kroll
- 1990Captain America as General Fleming
- 1990By Dawn's Early Light as Condor
- 1990Child in the Night as Os Winfield
- 1990Unclaimed Fortunes II as Host
- 1990Kojak: It's Always Something as Wainwright
- 1988The Diamond Trap as Chief Walter Vadney
- 1988Dead Heat as Dr. Ernest McNab
- 1988Inherit the Wind as E.K. Hornbeck
- 1987Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson as A. Z. Nathan
- 1987From the Hip as Craig Duncan
- 1986Raw Deal as Harry Shannon
- 1985Turk 182! as Det. Kowalski
- 1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as Dr. Gerrit Koets
- 1984The Baron and the Kid as Jack Beamer
- 1984The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. David Jennings
- 1984The Natural as Gus Sands (uncredited)
- 1983A Christmas Story as The Old Man
- 1981Firebird 2015 A.D. as Red
- 1980Hangar 18 as Harry Forbes
- 1980Waikiki as Capt. McGuire
- 1980The Martian Chronicles as Sam Parkhill
- 1979Love for Rent as Coach John Martin
- 1979Ike as Gen. George S. Patton
- 1979Donovan's Kid as Timothy Donovan
- 1978The Users as Henry Waller
- 1978Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Mayor Ragsdale
- 1978Zero to Sixty as Michael Nolan
- 1977Airport '77 as Stan Buchek
- 1976Law and Order as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
- 1976Crackle of Death as Carl Kolchak
- 1976Brinks: The Great Robbery as James McNally
- 1976Demon and the Mummy as Carl Kolchak
- 1976No Deposit, No Return as Duke
- 1975B. Must Die as Pal Kovak
- 1973The Six Million Dollar Man as Oliver Spencer
- 1973The Night Strangler as Carl Kolchak
- 197243: The Richard Petty Story as Lee Petty
- 1972Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole as Dr. Lou Grazzo
- 1972Here Comes the Judge as Judge
- 1972The Rookies as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
- 1972Something Evil as Paul Worden
- 1972The Night Stalker as Carl Kolchak
- 1972Sam Cade
- 1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
- 1971The Death of Me Yet as Joe Chalk
- 1971Banyon as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
- 1971Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Farrell
- 1970Tribes as Drake
- 1970Berlin Affair as Paul Killian
- 1970The 48-Hour Mile as David Ross
- 1970The Challengers as Jim McCabe
- 1970The Challenge as Jacob Gallery
- 1969Anatomy of a Crime as David Ross
- 1968Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents as Barney B. Duncan
- 1968Mission Mars as Col. Mike Blaiswick
- 1967The Outsider as David Ross
- 1965African Gold as Mike Gregory
- 1965The Great Sioux Massacre as Captain Frederick William Benton
- 1964Bullet for a Badman as Sam Ward
- 1961Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles as Fred
- 1959Disneyland '59 as Self
- 1958The Case Against Brooklyn as Pete Harris
- 1957Beau James as Charley Hand
- 1957The Delicate Delinquent as Mike Damon
- 1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Capt. Russ Peters
- 1955The Man with the Golden Arm as Louie
- 1955Summertime as Eddie Yaeger
- 1955A Word to the Wives... as George Peters
- 1951Queen for a Day as Dan
- 1945Your Next Job as Balancing hobbyist
- 1945She Wouldn't Say Yes as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
- 1945A Song to Remember as Student (uncredited)
Writing 1
- 1978Zero to Sixty · screenplay
Directing 1
- 1973Happy Mother's Day, Love George · director