DARREN MCGAVIN
Darren McGavin
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: May 7, 1922
Deathday: 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 Hammer. From 1959-1961, McGavin starred in the NBC western series Riverboat, first with Burt Reynolds and then with Noah Beery, Jr.
Filmography
Starring
2005·
Night StalkerRed (archive footage)
1999·
Pros & ConsMr. Stanford
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1996·
MillenniumHenry Black
1995·
DerbyLester Corbett
1995·
Billy MadisonBrian Madison
1994·
Burke's LawConrad Hill
1994·
GargoylesG.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994·
Touched by an AngelGeorge Zarko
1994·
A Perfect StrangerJohn Henry Phillips
1993·
Fallen AngelsOld Man
1993·
The X-FilesAgent Arthur Dales
1993·
Grace Under Fire1993·
The American ClockOlder Arthur Huntington
1992·
MastergateFolsom Bunting
1992·
Happy Hell NightHenry Collins
1991·
Civil Wars1991·
Sisters1991·
The Commishactor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991·
Perfect HarmonyMr. Hobbs
1991·
Blood and ConcreteHank Dick
1991·
ClaraAlbert Kroll
Wainwright
Host
1990·
Child in the NightOs Winfield
1990·
Captain AmericaGeneral Fleming
Condor
Benjamin Mudge
1988·
Monsters1988·
Murphy BrownBill Brown
1988·
Inherit the WindE.K. Hornbeck
1988·
The Diamond TrapChief Walter Vadney
1988·
Dead HeatDr. Ernest McNab
A. Z. Nathan
1987·
From the HipCraig Duncan
1986·
Raw DealChief Harry Shannon
Dr. Gerrit Koets
1985·
Turk 182!Det. Kowalski
1984·
Highway to HeavenVan Conway
1984·
Murder, She WroteMartin Tremaine
Dr. David Jennings
Jack Beamer
1984·
The NaturalGus Sands
1983·
Small & Frye1983·
The HitchhikerOld Man
1983·
A Christmas StoryThe Old Man
1981·
Firebird 2015 A.D.Red
Sam Parkhill
1980·
Magnum, P.I.Buck Gibson
1980·
WaikikiCapt. McGuire
1980·
Hangar 18Harry Forbes
1979·
IkeGen. George S. Patton, Gen. George S. Patton
Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979·
Love for RentCoach John Martin
1979·
Donovan's KidTimothy Donovan
1978·
The UsersHenry Waller
1978·
Zero to SixtyMichael Nolan
1978·
Hot Lead & Cold FeetMayor Ragsdale
1977·
The Love BoatLawrence Evans
1977·
Airport '77Stan Buchek
1976·
Demon and the MummyCarl Kolchak
1976·
Law and OrderDeputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1976·
Crackle of DeathCarl Kolchak
James McNally
Duke
1975·
B. Must DiePal Kovak
Carl Kolchak
Self
1973·
Police Story1973·
The Evil TouchOliver Spencer
1973·
The Night StranglerCarl Kolchak
1972·
Sam CadeLee Petty
1972·
The RookiesSgt. Eddie Ryker
Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972·
Something EvilPaul Worden
1972·
Here Comes the JudgeJudge
1972·
The Night StalkerCarl Kolchak
McClain
1971·
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971·
BanyonLieutenant Pete Cordova
1971·
The Death of Me YetJoe Chalk
1971·
Mrs. Pollifax — SpyFarrell
1970·
The 48-Hour MileDavid Ross
1970·
Berlin AffairPaul Killian
1970·
The ChallengersJim McCabe
1970·
TribesDrake
1970·
The ChallengeJacob Gallery
1969·
Love, American StyleCorbett
1969·
Bracken's World1969·
Anatomy of a CrimeDavid Ross
1968·
The Name of the GameEddie Gannon, Sam Hardy, Jesse Gil McCray
1968·
The OutsiderDavid Ross
Barney B. Duncan
1968·
Mission MarsCol. Mike Blaiswick
1967·
MannixMark
1967·
Custer1967·
Cimarron Strip1967·
The OutsiderDavid Ross
1966·
Felony Squad1966·
Mission: ImpossibleJ. Richard Taggart
1965·
African GoldMike Gregory
Captain Frederick William Benton
Viktor Karmak
1964·
The RoguesAmos Champion
1964·
Bullet for a BadmanSam Ward
Franklin Carson
Sheridan Westcott
1962·
The Match GameSelf
1962·
The VirginianSam Evans, Mark Troxel
Self
1961·
The DefendersMarty Wisnovsky, Howard Potter
1961·
Dr. KildareProf. Felix Holman
1961·
Ben CaseyFred
1960·
Stagecoach West1960·
The IslandersPhil
1960·
Route 661959·
RiverboatCaptain Grey Holden
1959·
RawhideJed Hadley
1959·
Disneyland '59Self
Mike Hammer
Pete Harris
1957·
Beau JamesCharley Hand
Mike Damon
Lyle Endicott, Red Hillman
1955·
GunsmokeJoe Bascome, Lon Gorman, Will Helmick
1955·
The Alcoa HourGeorge Peters
Capt. Russ Peters
1955·
SummertimeEddie Yaeger
Louie
Timothy Donovan, John Jay Forrest
1954·
Climax!Walter
1952·
Omnibus1952·
Death Valley DaysZacharias Gurney
Jack Casey
1951·
Tales of Tomorrow1951·
Queen for a DayDan
1950·
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
Joe Gillis
1949·
SuspenseTed Larson
1948·
Studio OneTom Kendall, Johnny Quigg, Will Sorrell
Bill Starbuck
1945·
A Song to RememberStudent (uncredited)
1945·
Your Next JobBalancing hobbyist
1945·
She Wouldn't Say YesThe Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Production
1978·
Zero to SixtyScreenplay
Producer
1973·
The Evil TouchDirector
Director
1959·
RiverboatDirector
1958·
BuckskinDirector