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 above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: 07 May 1922 • Died: 25 February 2006
Played In
Night Stalker
Pros & Cons
Mr. Stanford
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Small Time
Sam
Millennium
Henry Black
Derby
Lester Corbett
Billy Madison
Brian Madison
Gargoyles
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko
A Perfect Stranger
John Henry Phillips
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Burke's Law
Conrad Hill
Grace Under Fire
Grace's Dad
The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales
Fallen Angels
Old Man
The American Clock
Older Arthur Huntington
Mastergate
Folsom Bunting
Civil Wars
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Hell Night
Henry Collins
The Commish
Blood and Concrete
Hank Dick
Sisters
Perfect Harmony
Mr. Hobbs
Clara
Albert Kroll
Captain America
General Fleming
By Dawn's Early Light
Condor
Child in the Night
Os Winfield
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Host
Kojak: It's Always Something
Wainwright
Around the World in 80 Days
Benjamin Mudge
The Diamond Trap
Chief Walter Vadney
Murphy Brown
Bill Brown
Monsters
Hubert
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
Inherit the Wind
E.K. Hornbeck
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
A. Z. Nathan
From the Hip
Craig Duncan
Worlds Beyond
Harry Hewart
Raw Deal
Chief Harry Shannon
Turk 182!
Det. Kowalski
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Baron and the Kid
Jack Beamer
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine
Tales from the Darkside
Van Conway
Highway to Heaven
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. David Jennings
The Natural
Gus Sands (uncredited)
The Hitchhiker
Old Man
A Christmas Story
The Old Man
Small & Frye
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Red
Magnum, P.I.
Buck Gibson
Hangar 18
Harry Forbes
Waikiki
Capt. McGuire
The Martian Chronicles
Sam Parkhill
Love for Rent
Coach John Martin
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
Tales of the Unexpected
Sheriff Milt Singleton
Donovan's Kid
Timothy Donovan
The Users
Henry Waller
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Mayor Ragsdale
Zero to Sixty
Michael Nolan
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
Law and Order
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Crackle of Death
Carl Kolchak
Brinks: The Great Robbery
James McNally
Demon and the Mummy
Carl Kolchak
No Deposit, No Return
Duke
B. Must Die
Pal Kovak
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
The Evil Touch
The Evil Touch
Alvin Hazeltine
Police Story
Matt Hallett
The Six Million Dollar Man
Oliver Spencer
The Night Strangler
Carl Kolchak
43: The Richard Petty Story
Lee Petty
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Dr. Lou Grazzo
Here Comes the Judge
Judge
The Rookies
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
Something Evil
Paul Worden
The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
Sam Cade
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
The Death of Me Yet
Joe Chalk
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
McClain
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
Banyon
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Farrell
Tribes
Drake
Berlin Affair
Paul Killian
The 48-Hour Mile
David Ross
The Challengers
Jim McCabe
The Challenge
Jacob Gallery
Love, American Style
Corbett
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Bracken's World
Anatomy of a Crime
David Ross
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Barney B. Duncan
The Name of the Game
Jesse Gil McCray
The Name of the Game
Sam Hardy
The Name of the Game
Eddie Gannon
The Outsider
David Ross
Mission Mars
Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Outsider
David Ross
Mannix
Mark
Cimarron Strip
Custer
Mission: Impossible
J. Richard Taggart
Felony Squad
African Gold
Mike Gregory
The Great Sioux Massacre
Captain Frederick William Benton
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Viktor Karmak
The Rogues
Amos Champion
Bullet for a Badman
Sam Ward
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Franklin Carson
The Match Game
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheridan Westcott
The Virginian
Mark Troxel
The Virginian
Sam Evans
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Prof. Felix Holman
The Defenders
Howard Potter
The Defenders
Marty Wisnovsky
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Fred
Special for Women
The Social Worker
Route 66
Stagecoach West
The Islanders
Phil
Riverboat
Captain Grey Holden
Disneyland '59
Self
Rawhide
Jed Hadley
The Case Against Brooklyn
Pete Harris
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
Beau James
Charley Hand
The Delicate Delinquent
Mike Damon
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Russ Peters
The Man with the Golden Arm
Louie
The Alcoa Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Red Hillman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lyle Endicott
Gunsmoke
Will Helmick
Gunsmoke
Lon Gorman
Gunsmoke
Joe Bascome
Summertime
Eddie Yaeger
A Word to the Wives...
George Peters
The Wonderful World of Disney
John Jay Forrest
The Wonderful World of Disney
Timothy Donovan
Climax!
Walter
Omnibus
Death Valley Days
Zacharias Gurney
Tales of Tomorrow
Queen for a Day
Dan
Casey, Crime Photographer
Jack Casey
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
Joe Gillis
Suspense
Ted Larson
Suspense
Studio One
Will Sorrell
Studio One
Johnny Quigg
Studio One
Tom Kendall
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bill Starbuck
Your Next Job
Balancing hobbyist
She Wouldn't Say Yes
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
Student (uncredited)