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