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Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

1922-05-07 / 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Appearances

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
Night Stalker
Night Stalker (2005)
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Gargoyles
Gargoyles (1994)
Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown (1988)
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire (1993)
The Commish
The Commish (1991)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958)
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
The Evil Touch
The Evil Touch (1973)
Millennium
Millennium (1996)
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Sisters
Sisters (1991)
The Islanders
The Islanders (1960)
Monsters
Monsters (1988)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Felony Squad
Felony Squad (1966)
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip (1967)
Police Story
Police Story (1973)
The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker (1983)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Climax!
Climax! (1954)
Bracken's World
Bracken's World (1969)
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
Civil Wars
Civil Wars (1991)
The Rogues
The Rogues (1964)
Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
Riverboat
Riverboat (1959)
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West (1960)
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
Custer
Custer (1967)
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Small & Frye
Small & Frye (1983)
The Outsider
The Outsider (1968)
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Ike
Ike (1979)
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days (1952)
Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1994)
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1993)
What's My Line?
What's My Line? (1950)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
The Match Game
The Match Game (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Mannix
Mannix (1967)
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
Casey, Crime Photographer
Casey, Crime Photographer (1951)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Tony Awards
Tony Awards (1956)