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