Darren McGavin

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.

Known For

The X-Files

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

Grace Under Fire

The Love Boat

Mannix

Magnum, P.I.

Mission: Impossible

All Movies (85)

• Pros & Cons1999 · as Mr. Stanford
• Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas1997 · as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
• Small Time1996 · as Sam
• Derby1995 · as Lester Corbett
• Billy Madison1995 · as Brian Madison
• A Perfect Stranger1994 · as John Henry Phillips
• Mysteries of the Ancient World1994
• The American Clock1993 · as Older Arthur Huntington
• Mastergate1992 · as Folsom Bunting
• Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991 · as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Happy Hell Night1991 · as Henry Collins
• Blood and Concrete1991 · as Hank Dick
• Perfect Harmony1991 · as Mr. Hobbs
• Clara1991 · as Albert Kroll
• Captain America1990 · as General Fleming
• By Dawn's Early Light1990 · as Condor
• Child in the Night1990 · as Os Winfield
• Unclaimed Fortunes II1990 · as Host
• Kojak: It's Always Something1990 · as Wainwright
• The Diamond Trap1988 · as Chief Walter Vadney
• Dead Heat1988 · as Dr. Ernest McNab
• Inherit the Wind1988 · as E.K. Hornbeck
• Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson1987 · as A. Z. Nathan
• From the Hip1987 · as Craig Duncan
• Raw Deal1986 · as Chief Harry Shannon
• Turk 182!1985 · as Det. Kowalski
• My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn1985 · as Dr. Gerrit Koets
• The Baron and the Kid1984 · as Jack Beamer
• The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.1984 · as Dr. David Jennings
• The Natural1984 · as Gus Sands (uncredited)
• A Christmas Story1983 · as The Old Man
• Firebird 2015 A.D.1981 · as Red
• Hangar 181980 · as Harry Forbes
• Waikiki1980 · as Capt. McGuire
• Love for Rent1979 · as Coach John Martin
• Ike1979 · as Gen. George S. Patton
• Donovan's Kid1979 · as Timothy Donovan
• The Users1978 · as Henry Waller
• Hot Lead & Cold Feet1978 · as Mayor Ragsdale
• Zero to Sixty1978 · as Michael Nolan
• Airport '771977 · as Stan Buchek
• Law and Order1976 · as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
• Crackle of Death1976 · as Carl Kolchak
• Brinks: The Great Robbery1976 · as James McNally
• Demon and the Mummy1976 · as Carl Kolchak
• No Deposit, No Return1976 · as Duke
• B. Must Die1975 · as Pal Kovak
• The Six Million Dollar Man1973 · as Oliver Spencer
• The Night Strangler1973 · as Carl Kolchak
• 43: The Richard Petty Story1972 · as Lee Petty
• Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole1972 · as Dr. Lou Grazzo
• Here Comes the Judge1972 · as Judge
• The Rookies1972 · as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
• Something Evil1972 · as Paul Worden
• The Night Stalker1972 · as Carl Kolchak
• Sam Cade1972
• Mooch Goes to Hollywood1971 · as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
• The Death of Me Yet1971 · as Joe Chalk
• Banyon1971 · as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
• Mrs. Pollifax — Spy1971 · as Farrell
• Tribes1970 · as Drake
• Berlin Affair1970 · as Paul Killian
• The 48-Hour Mile1970 · as David Ross
• The Challengers1970 · as Jim McCabe
• The Challenge1970 · as Jacob Gallery
• Anatomy of a Crime1969 · as David Ross
• Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents1968 · as Barney B. Duncan
• Mission Mars1968 · as Col. Mike Blaiswick
• The Outsider1967 · as David Ross
• African Gold1965 · as Mike Gregory
• The Great Sioux Massacre1965 · as Captain Frederick William Benton
• Bullet for a Badman1964 · as Sam Ward
• Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles1961 · as Fred
• Disneyland '591959 · as Self
• The Case Against Brooklyn1958 · as Pete Harris
• Beau James1957 · as Charley Hand
• The Delicate Delinquent1957 · as Mike Damon
• The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell1955 · as Capt. Russ Peters
• The Man with the Golden Arm1955 · as Louie
• Summertime1955 · as Eddie Yaeger
• A Word to the Wives...1955 · as George Peters
• Queen for a Day1951 · as Dan
• Your Next Job1945 · as Balancing hobbyist
• She Wouldn't Say Yes1945 · as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
• A Song to Remember1945 · as Student (uncredited)

All TV Shows (85)

• Night Stalker2005
• Millennium1996 · as Henry Black
• Gargoyles1994 · as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as George Zarko
• Burke's Law1994 · as Conrad Hill
• Grace Under Fire1993 · as Grace's Dad
• The X-Files1993 · as Agent Arthur Dales
• Fallen Angels1993 · as Old Man
• Civil Wars1991
• The Commish1991
• Sisters1991
• Around the World in 80 Days1989 · as Benjamin Mudge
• Murphy Brown1988 · as Bill Brown
• Monsters1988 · as Hubert
• Worlds Beyond1986 · as Harry Hewart
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Martin Tremaine
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Van Conway
• Highway to Heaven1984
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Old Man
• Small & Frye1983
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Buck Gibson
• The Martian Chronicles1980 · as Sam Parkhill
• Ike1979 · as Gen. George S. Patton
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Sheriff Milt Singleton
• The Love Boat1977 · as Lawrence Evans
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974 · as Carl Kolchak
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973 · as Self
• The Evil Touch1973
• The Evil Touch1973 · as Alvin Hazeltine
• Police Story1973 · as Matt Hallett
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as McClain
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• Love, American Style1969 · as Corbett
• The Bold Ones: The Lawyers1969
• Bracken's World1969
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Jesse Gil McCray
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Sam Hardy
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Eddie Gannon
• The Outsider1968 · as David Ross
• Mannix1967 · as Mark
• Cimarron Strip1967
• Custer1967
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as J. Richard Taggart
• Felony Squad1966
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Viktor Karmak
• The Rogues1964 · as Amos Champion
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Franklin Carson
• The Match Game1962 · as Self
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Sheridan Westcott
• The Virginian1962 · as Mark Troxel
• The Virginian1962 · as Sam Evans
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Ben Casey1961
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Prof. Felix Holman
• The Defenders1961 · as Howard Potter
• The Defenders1961 · as Marty Wisnovsky
• Special for Women1960 · as The Social Worker
• Route 661960
• Stagecoach West1960
• The Islanders1960 · as Phil
• Riverboat1959 · as Captain Grey Holden
• Rawhide1959 · as Jed Hadley
• Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer1958 · as Mike Hammer
• The Alcoa Hour1955
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Red Hillman
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Lyle Endicott
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Will Helmick
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Lon Gorman
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Joe Bascome
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as John Jay Forrest
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Timothy Donovan
• Climax!1954 · as Walter
• Omnibus1952
• Death Valley Days1952 · as Zacharias Gurney
• Tales of Tomorrow1951
• Casey, Crime Photographer1951 · as Jack Casey
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Joe Gillis
• Suspense1949 · as Ted Larson
• Suspense1949
• Studio One1948 · as Will Sorrell
• Studio One1948 · as Johnny Quigg
• Studio One1948 · as Tom Kendall
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Bill Starbuck