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Acting
Darren McGavin
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 7, 1922
Day of Death
February 25, 2006
Age at Death
83 years old
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Popularity Score
1.3
Filmography
Night Stalker
2005TV
Pros & Cons
Mr. Stanford
1999Movie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1997Movie
Small Time
Sam
1996Movie
Millennium
Henry Black
1996TV
Billy Madison
Brian Madison
1995Movie
Derby
Lester Corbett
1995Movie
A Perfect Stranger
John Henry Phillips
1994Movie
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Narrator
1994Movie
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko
1994TV
Gargoyles
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994TV
Burke's Law
Conrad Hill
1994TV
The American Clock
Older Arthur Huntington
1993Movie
The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales
1993TV
Fallen Angels
Old Man
1993TV
Grace Under Fire
Grace's Dad
1993TV
Mastergate
Folsom Bunting
1992Movie
Happy Hell Night
Henry Collins
1991Movie
Clara
Albert Kroll
1991Movie
Blood and Concrete
Hank Dick
1991Movie
Perfect Harmony
Mr. Hobbs
1991Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991Movie
The Commish
1991TV
Sisters
1991TV
Civil Wars
1991TV
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Albert Kroll
1991TV
By Dawn's Early Light
Condor
1990Movie
Captain America
General Fleming
1990Movie
Child in the Night
Os Winfield
1990Movie
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Host
1990Movie
Kojak: It's Always Something
Wainwright
1990Movie
Around the World in 80 Days
Benjamin Mudge
1989TV
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
1988Movie
The Diamond Trap
Chief Walter Vadney
1988Movie
Inherit the Wind
E.K. Hornbeck
1988Movie
Murphy Brown
Bill Brown
1988TV
Monsters
Hubert
1988TV
From the Hip
Craig Duncan
1987Movie
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
A. Z. Nathan
1987Movie
Raw Deal
Chief Harry Shannon
1986Movie
Worlds Beyond
Harry Hewart
1986TV
Turk 182!
Det. Kowalski
1985Movie
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Dr. Gerrit Koets
1985Movie
The Baron and the Kid
Jack Beamer
1984Movie
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. David Jennings
1984Movie
The Natural
Gus Sands (uncredited)
1984Movie
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine
1984TV
Tales from the Darkside
Van Conway
1984TV
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
A Christmas Story
The Old Man
1983Movie
The Hitchhiker
Old Man
1983TV
Small & Frye
1983TV
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Red
1981Movie
Hangar 18
Harry Forbes
1980Movie
Waikiki
Capt. McGuire
1980Movie
Magnum, P.I.
Buck Gibson
1980TV
The Martian Chronicles
Sam Parkhill
1980TV
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
1979Movie
Donovan's Kid
Timothy Donovan
1979Movie
Love for Rent
Coach John Martin
1979Movie
Tales of the Unexpected
Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979TV
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
1979TV
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Mayor Ragsdale
1978Movie
Zero to Sixty
Michael Nolan
1978Movie
The Users
Henry Waller
1978Movie
Zero to Sixty
Screenplay
1978Movie
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
1977Movie
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans
1977TV
No Deposit, No Return
Duke
1976Movie
Brinks: The Great Robbery
James McNally
1976Movie
Crackle of Death
Carl Kolchak
1976Movie
Law and Order
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1976Movie
Demon and the Mummy
Carl Kolchak
1976Movie
B. Must Die
Pal Kovak
1975Movie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
1974TV
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Producer
1974TV
The Night Strangler
Carl Kolchak
1973Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
Oliver Spencer
1973Movie
The Evil Touch
1973TV
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973TV
Police Story
Matt Hallett
1973TV
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Director
1973Movie
The Evil Touch
Director
1973TV
The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
1972Movie
Here Comes the Judge
Judge
1972Movie
Something Evil
Paul Worden
1972Movie
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972Movie
The Rookies
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
1972Movie
43: The Richard Petty Story
Lee Petty
1972Movie
Sam Cade
1972Movie
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Farrell
1971Movie
The Death of Me Yet
Joe Chalk
1971Movie
Banyon
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1971Movie
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971Movie
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971TV
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
McClain
1971TV
The Challenge
Jacob Gallery
1970Movie
Tribes
Drake
1970Movie
The Challengers
Jim McCabe
1970Movie
Berlin Affair
Paul Killian
1970Movie
The 48-Hour Mile
David Ross
1970Movie
Anatomy of a Crime
David Ross
1969Movie
Bracken's World
1969TV
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969TV
Love, American Style
Corbett
1969TV
Mission Mars
Col. Mike Blaiswick
1968Movie
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Barney B. Duncan
1968Movie
The Outsider
David Ross
1968TV
The Name of the Game
Jesse Gil McCray
1968TV
The Outsider
David Ross
1967Movie
Cimarron Strip
1967TV
Custer
1967TV
Mannix
Mark
1967TV
Mission: Impossible
J. Richard Taggart
1966TV
Felony Squad
1966TV
The Great Sioux Massacre
Captain Frederick William Benton
1965Movie
African Gold
Mike Gregory
1965Movie
Bullet for a Badman
Sam Ward
1964Movie
The Rogues
Amos Champion
1964TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Viktor Karmak
1964TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
The Virginian
Mark Troxel
1962TV
The Match Game
Self
1962TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheridan Westcott
1962TV
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Fred
1961Movie
The Defenders
Howard Potter
1961TV
Ben Casey
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
Prof. Felix Holman
1961TV
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961TV
Route 66
1960TV
The Islanders
Phil
1960TV
Stagecoach West
1960TV
Special for Women
The Social Worker
1960TV
Disneyland '59
Self
1959Movie
Rawhide
Jed Hadley
1959TV
Riverboat
Captain Grey Holden
1959TV
Riverboat
Director
1959TV
The Case Against Brooklyn
Pete Harris
1958Movie
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
1958TV
Buckskin
Director
1958TV
The Delicate Delinquent
Mike Damon
1957Movie
Beau James
Charley Hand
1957Movie
The Man with the Golden Arm
Louie
1955Movie
Summertime
Eddie Yaeger
1955Movie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Russ Peters
1955Movie
A Word to the Wives...
George Peters
1955Movie
Gunsmoke
Will Helmick
1955TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Red Hillman
1955TV
The Alcoa Hour
1955TV
Climax!
Walter
1954TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
John Jay Forrest
1954TV
Death Valley Days
Zacharias Gurney
1952TV
Omnibus
1952TV
Queen for a Day
Dan
1951Movie
Tales of Tomorrow
1951TV
Casey, Crime Photographer
Jack Casey
1951TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
Joe Gillis
1950TV
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
Suspense
Ted Larson
1949TV
Studio One
Will Sorrell
1948TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bill Starbuck
1948TV
She Wouldn't Say Yes
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1945Movie
Your Next Job
Balancing hobbyist
1945Movie
A Song to Remember
Student (uncredited)
1945Movie