Darren McGavin

Acting

Darren McGavin

Born May 7, 1922Spokane, Washington, U.S.159 credits

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

Night Stalker
5.3

Night Stalker

TV

2005

Pros & Cons
2.8

Pros & Cons

Movie

1999

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
5.4

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Movie

1997

Small Time
5.5

Small Time

Movie

1996

Millennium
7.7

Millennium

TV

1996

Derby
7.5

Derby

Movie

1995

Filmography

Night Stalker
2005Night StalkerTV
Pros & Cons
1999Pros & Consas Mr. StanfordMovie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmasas Mr. Parker (archive footage)Movie
Small Time
1996Small Timeas SamMovie
Millennium
1996Millenniumas Henry BlackTV
Derby
1995Derbyas Lester CorbettMovie
Billy Madison
1995Billy Madisonas Brian MadisonMovie
Gargoyles
1994Gargoylesas G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)TV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas George ZarkoTV
A Perfect Stranger
1994A Perfect Strangeras John Henry PhillipsMovie
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994Mysteries of the Ancient WorldMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Conrad HillTV
Grace Under Fire
1993Grace Under Fireas Grace's DadTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Agent Arthur DalesTV
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angelsas Old ManTV
The American Clock
1993The American Clockas Older Arthur HuntingtonMovie
Mastergate
1992Mastergateas Folsom BuntingMovie
Civil Wars
1991Civil WarsTV
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras actor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Happy Hell Night
1991Happy Hell Nightas Henry CollinsMovie
The Commish
1991The CommishTV
Blood and Concrete
1991Blood and Concreteas Hank DickMovie
Sisters
1991SistersTV
Perfect Harmony
1991Perfect Harmonyas Mr. HobbsMovie
C
1991Claraas Albert KrollMovie
Captain America
1990Captain Americaas General FlemingMovie
By Dawn's Early Light
1990By Dawn's Early Lightas CondorMovie
Child in the Night
1990Child in the Nightas Os WinfieldMovie
U
1990Unclaimed Fortunes IIas HostMovie
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990Kojak: It's Always Somethingas WainwrightMovie
Around the World in 80 Days
1989Around the World in 80 Daysas Benjamin MudgeTV
The Diamond Trap
1988The Diamond Trapas Chief Walter VadneyMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brownas Bill BrownTV
Monsters
1988MonstersTV
Dead Heat
1988Dead Heatas Dr. Ernest McNabMovie
Inherit the Wind
1988Inherit the Windas E.K. HornbeckMovie
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jacksonas A. Z. NathanMovie
From the Hip
1987From the Hipas Craig DuncanMovie
Worlds Beyond
1986Worlds Beyondas Harry HewartTV
Raw Deal
1986Raw Dealas Chief Harry ShannonMovie
Turk 182!
1985Turk 182!as Det. KowalskiMovie
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynnas Dr. Gerrit KoetsMovie
The Baron and the Kid
1984The Baron and the Kidas Jack BeamerMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Martin TremaineTV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Van ConwayTV
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to HeavenTV
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.as Dr. David JenningsMovie
The Natural
1984The Naturalas Gus Sands (uncredited)Movie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhikeras Old ManTV
A Christmas Story
1983A Christmas Storyas The Old ManMovie
Small & Frye
1983Small & FryeTV
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981Firebird 2015 A.D.as RedMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Buck GibsonTV
Hangar 18
1980Hangar 18as Harry ForbesMovie
Waikiki
1980Waikikias Capt. McGuireMovie
The Martian Chronicles
1980The Martian Chroniclesas Sam ParkhillMovie
The Martian Chronicles
1980The Martian Chroniclesas Sam ParkhillTV
Love for Rent
1979Love for Rentas Coach John MartinMovie
Ike
1979Ikeas Gen. George S. PattonMovie
Ike
1979Ikeas Gen. George S. PattonTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Sheriff Milt SingletonTV
Donovan's Kid
1979Donovan's Kidas Timothy DonovanMovie
The Users
1978The Usersas Henry WallerMovie
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978Hot Lead & Cold Feetas Mayor RagsdaleMovie
Zero to Sixty
1978Zero to Sixtyas Michael NolanMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Lawrence EvansTV
Airport '77
1977Airport '77as Stan BuchekMovie
Law and Order
1976Law and Orderas Deputy Chief Brian O'MalleyMovie
Crackle of Death
1976Crackle of Deathas Carl KolchakMovie
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976Brinks: The Great Robberyas James McNallyMovie
Demon and the Mummy
1976Demon and the Mummyas Carl KolchakMovie
No Deposit, No Return
1976No Deposit, No Returnas DukeMovie
B. Must Die
1975B. Must Dieas Pal KovakMovie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Carl KolchakTV
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roastsas SelfTV
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeDirectorMovie
The Evil Touch
1973The Evil TouchTV
Police Story
1973Police Storyas Matt HallettTV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973The Six Million Dollar Manas Oliver SpencerMovie
The Night Strangler
1973The Night Strangleras Carl KolchakMovie
43: The Richard Petty Story
197243: The Richard Petty Storyas Lee PettyMovie
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972Say Goodbye, Maggie Coleas Dr. Lou GrazzoMovie
H
1972Here Comes the Judgeas JudgeMovie
The Rookies
1972The Rookiesas Sgt. Eddie RykerMovie
Something Evil
1972Something Evilas Paul WordenMovie
The Night Stalker
1972The Night Stalkeras Carl KolchakMovie
Sam Cade
1972Sam CadeMovie
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971Mooch Goes to Hollywoodas Darren McGavin (uncredited)Movie
The Death of Me Yet
1971The Death of Me Yetas Joe ChalkMovie
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas McClainTV
V
1971V.I.P. Schaukelas SelfTV
Banyon
1971Banyonas Lieutenant Pete CordovaMovie
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971Mrs. Pollifax — Spyas FarrellMovie
Tribes
1970Tribesas DrakeMovie
Berlin Affair
1970Berlin Affairas Paul KillianMovie
The 48-Hour Mile
1970The 48-Hour Mileas David RossMovie
The Challengers
1970The Challengersas Jim McCabeMovie
The Challenge
1970The Challengeas Jacob GalleryMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas CorbettTV
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969The Bold Ones: The LawyersTV
Bracken's World
1969Bracken's WorldTV
Anatomy of a Crime
1969Anatomy of a Crimeas David RossMovie
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968Boomerang, Dog of Many Talentsas Barney B. DuncanMovie
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Jesse Gil McCrayTV
The Outsider
1968The Outsideras David RossTV
Mission Mars
1968Mission Marsas Col. Mike BlaiswickMovie
The Outsider
1967The Outsideras David RossMovie
Mannix
1967Mannixas MarkTV
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron StripTV
Custer
1967CusterTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas J. Richard TaggartTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
African Gold
1965African Goldas Mike GregoryMovie
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965The Great Sioux Massacreas Captain Frederick William BentonMovie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Viktor KarmakTV
The Rogues
1964The Roguesas Amos ChampionTV
Bullet for a Badman
1964Bullet for a Badmanas Sam WardMovie
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
The Match Game
1962The Match Gameas SelfTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Sheridan WestcottTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Mark TroxelTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Prof. Felix HolmanTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Howard PotterTV
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961Witchcraft: The Doll in Bramblesas FredMovie
Route 66
1960Route 66TV
Stagecoach West
1960Stagecoach WestTV
The Islanders
1960The Islandersas PhilTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboatas Captain Grey HoldenTV
Disneyland '59
1959Disneyland '59as SelfMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Jed HadleyTV
B
1958BuckskinDirectorTV
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958The Case Against Brooklynas Pete HarrisMovie
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammeras Mike HammerTV
Beau James
1957Beau Jamesas Charley HandMovie
The Delicate Delinquent
1957The Delicate Delinquentas Mike DamonMovie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchellas Capt. Russ PetersMovie
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955The Man with the Golden Armas LouieMovie
The Alcoa Hour
1955The Alcoa HourTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Red HillmanTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Will HelmickTV
Summertime
1955Summertimeas Eddie YaegerMovie
A Word to the Wives...
1955A Word to the Wives...as George PetersMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas John Jay ForrestTV
Climax!
1954Climax!as WalterTV
Omnibus
1952OmnibusTV
Death Valley Days
1952Death Valley Daysas Zacharias GurneyTV
Tales of Tomorrow
1951Tales of TomorrowTV
Queen for a Day
1951Queen for a Dayas DanMovie
C
1951Casey, Crime Photographeras Jack CaseyTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as Self - Mystery GuestTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Joe GillisTV
Suspense
1949Suspenseas Ted LarsonTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Will SorrellTV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television Playhouseas Bill StarbuckTV
Y
1945Your Next Jobas Balancing hobbyistMovie
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945She Wouldn't Say Yesas The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)Movie
A Song to Remember
1945A Song to Rememberas Student (uncredited)Movie