Darren McGavin
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-07
- Died
- 2006-02-25
- Place of birth
- Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Also known as
- W. Lyle Richardson · William Lyle Richardson · دارن مکگاوین
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (73)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Agent Arthur Dales
The Love Boat
1977
as Lawrence Evans
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Martin Tremaine
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Joe Gillis
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Franklin Carson
Murphy Brown
1988
as Bill Brown
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Sheridan Westcott
Mission: Impossible
1966
as J. Richard Taggart
Love, American Style
1969
as Corbett
Climax!
1954
as Walter
The Match Game
1962
as Self
Touched by an Angel
1994
as George Zarko
Mannix
1967
as Mark
Studio One
1948
as Will Sorrell / Johnny Quigg / Tom Kendall
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Prof. Felix Holman
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Van Conway
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Sheriff Milt Singleton
The Virginian
1962
as Mark Troxel / Sam Evans
Millennium
1996
as Henry Black
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Buck Gibson
Highway to Heaven
1984
Gunsmoke
1955
as Will Helmick / Lon Gorman / Joe Bascome
Rawhide
1959
as Jed Hadley
The Defenders
1961
as Howard Potter / Marty Wisnovsky
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Bill Starbuck
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Grace's Dad
Gargoyles
1994
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
Omnibus
1952
Route 66
1960
Ben Casey
1961
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Old Man
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Red Hillman / Lyle Endicott
The Commish
1991
Fallen Angels
1993
as Old Man
The Name of the Game
1968
as Jesse Gil McCray / Sam Hardy / Eddie Gannon
Police Story
1973
as Matt Hallett
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Viktor Karmak
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as McClain
Suspense
1949
as Ted Larson
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Mike Hammer
Felony Squad
1966
Monsters
1988
as Hubert
Burke's Law
1994
as Conrad Hill
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Carl Kolchak
Riverboat
1959
as Captain Grey Holden
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as John Jay Forrest / Timothy Donovan
Death Valley Days
1952
as Zacharias Gurney
Cimarron Strip
1967
Civil Wars
1991
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Bracken's World
1969
Stagecoach West
1960
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The Islanders
1960
as Phil
The Rogues
1964
as Amos Champion
The Outsider
1968
as David Ross
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Harry Hewart
Movies (85)
Raw Deal
1986
as Chief Harry Shannon
Billy Madison
1995
as Brian Madison
The Natural
1984
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
A Christmas Story
1983
as The Old Man
Mission Mars
1968
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Night Stalker
1972
as Carl Kolchak
Ike
1979
as Gen. George S. Patton
Captain America
1990
as General Fleming
Airport '77
1977
as Stan Buchek
Dead Heat
1988
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Blood and Concrete
1991
as Hank Dick
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Louie
Mastergate
1992
as Folsom Bunting
Bullet for a Badman
1964
as Sam Ward
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Condor
Inherit the Wind
1988
as E.K. Hornbeck
Summertime
1955
as Eddie Yaeger
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Capt. Russ Peters
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Mayor Ragsdale
Child in the Night
1990
as Os Winfield
Banyon
1971
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Something Evil
1972
as Paul Worden
The Night Strangler
1973
as Carl Kolchak
The Diamond Trap
1988
as Chief Walter Vadney
Love for Rent
1979
as Coach John Martin
A Song to Remember
1945
as Student (uncredited)
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
as James McNally
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973
as Oliver Spencer
Clara
1991
as Albert Kroll
No Deposit, No Return
1976
as Duke
From the Hip
1987
as Craig Duncan
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Pete Harris
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
Beau James
1957
as Charley Hand
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Captain Frederick William Benton
Turk 182!
1985
as Det. Kowalski
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Waikiki
1980
as Capt. McGuire
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Clock
1993
as Older Arthur Huntington
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981
as Red
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Mr. Hobbs
Hangar 18
1980
as Harry Forbes
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
Sam Cade
1972
Demon and the Mummy
1976
as Carl Kolchak
Donovan's Kid
1979
as Timothy Donovan
Pros & Cons
1999
as Mr. Stanford
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994
as Narrator
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
as Wainwright
Zero to Sixty
1978
as Michael Nolan
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
as Farrell
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Challenge
1970
as Jacob Gallery
Small Time
1996
as Sam
The Death of Me Yet
1971
as Joe Chalk
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Queen for a Day
1951
as Dan
B. Must Die
1975
as Pal Kovak
Tribes
1970
as Drake
A Perfect Stranger
1994
as John Henry Phillips
Crackle of Death
1976
as Carl Kolchak
The Challengers
1970
as Jim McCabe
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
as Lee Petty
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
as David Ross
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
as Mike Damon
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
The Outsider
1967
as David Ross
Here Comes the Judge
1972
as Judge
Anatomy of a Crime
1969
as David Ross
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
as A. Z. Nathan
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990
as Host
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968
as Barney B. Duncan
The Users
1978
as Henry Waller
The Rookies
1972
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
as Dr. David Jennings
The Baron and the Kid
1984
as Jack Beamer
Happy Hell Night
1991
as Henry Collins
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961
as Fred
Berlin Affair
1970
as Paul Killian
African Gold
1965
as Mike Gregory
Law and Order
1976
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
A Word to the Wives...
1955
as George Peters
Derby
1995
as Lester Corbett
Your Next Job
1945
as Balancing hobbyist
About Darren McGavin
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 abov… With 158 credits spanning from 1945 to 2005, Darren McGavin has appeared in 85 films and 73 TV shows.
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- Raw Deal (1986) — as Chief Harry Shannon
- Billy Madison (1995) — as Brian Madison
- The Natural (1984) — as Gus Sands (uncredited)
- A Christmas Story (1983) — as The Old Man
- Mission Mars (1968) — as Col. Mike Blaiswick
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