Darren McGavin
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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
Credits
Raw Deal (1986)
as Chief Harry Shannon
The Natural (1984)
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
Billy Madison (1995)
as Brian Madison
Ike (1979)
as Gen. George S. Patton
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
as Louie
A Christmas Story (1983)
as The Old Man
Captain America (1990)
as General Fleming
The Night Stalker (1972)
as Carl Kolchak
Dead Heat (1988)
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Airport '77 (1977)
as Stan Buchek
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
as Condor
Summertime (1955)
as Eddie Yaeger
Mission Mars (1968)
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
as Capt. Russ Peters
Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978)
as Mayor Ragsdale
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
as Duke
The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
as Mike Damon
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
as Sam Ward
The Night Strangler (1973)
as Carl Kolchak
Mastergate (1992)
as Folsom Bunting
A Song to Remember (1945)
as Student (uncredited)
Blood and Concrete (1991)
as Hank Dick
Disneyland '59 (1959)
as Self
Waikiki (1980)
as Capt. McGuire
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Child in the Night (1990)
as Os Winfield
Something Evil (1972)
as Paul Worden
Inherit the Wind (1988)
as E.K. Hornbeck
The Diamond Trap (1988)
as Chief Walter Vadney
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985)
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
as Captain Frederick William Benton
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
as Oliver Spencer
Happy Hell Night (1991)
as Henry Collins
Hangar 18 (1980)
as Harry Forbes
Clara (1991)
as Albert Kroll
The Challenge (1970)
as Jacob Gallery
From the Hip (1987)
as Craig Duncan
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)
as A. Z. Nathan
The American Clock (1993)
as Older Arthur Huntington
Banyon (1971)
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Small Time (1996)
as Sam
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Outsider (1967)
as David Ross
A Perfect Stranger (1994)
as John Henry Phillips
Love for Rent (1979)
as Coach John Martin
Demon and the Mummy (1976)
as Carl Kolchak
Zero to Sixty (1978)
as Michael Nolan
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
as Pete Harris
Pros & Cons (1999)
as Mr. Stanford
Turk 182! (1985)
as Det. Kowalski
The Baron and the Kid (1984)
as Jack Beamer
Donovan's Kid (1979)
as Timothy Donovan
43: The Richard Petty Story (1972)
as Lee Petty
Crackle of Death (1976)
as Carl Kolchak
The Users (1978)
as Henry Waller
Kojak: It's Always Something (1990)
as Wainwright
The Rookies (1972)
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
The Death of Me Yet (1971)
as Joe Chalk
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (1971)
as Farrell
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
Tribes (1970)
as Drake
Law and Order (1976)
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
as James McNally
The 48-Hour Mile (1970)
as David Ross
Sam Cade (1972)
Actor
Mysteries of the Ancient World (1994)
as Narrator
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Berlin Affair (1970)
as Paul Killian
Beau James (1957)
as Charley Hand
Perfect Harmony (1991)
as Mr. Hobbs
B. Must Die (1975)
as Pal Kovak
The Challengers (1970)
as Jim McCabe
Queen for a Day (1951)
as Dan
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)
as Dr. David Jennings
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles (1961)
as Fred
Firebird 2015 A.D. (1981)
as Red
Here Comes the Judge (1972)
as Judge
Derby (1995)
as Lester Corbett
Anatomy of a Crime (1969)
as David Ross
A Word to the Wives... (1955)
as George Peters
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents (1968)
as Barney B. Duncan
African Gold (1965)
as Mike Gregory
Unclaimed Fortunes II (1990)
as Host
Your Next Job (1945)
as Balancing hobbyist