Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

  • Birthday: 1922-05-07
  • Deathday: 2006-02-25
  • Place of birth: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
  • Also know as: W. Lyle Richardson

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.

Filmography

The Night Strangler

1973

As Carl Kolchak

Firebird 2015 A.D.

1981

As Red

The Night Stalker

1972

As Carl Kolchak

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958

As Pete Harris

The Challenge

1970

As Jacob Gallery

Hangar 18

1980

As Harry Forbes

Mission Mars

1968

As Col. Mike Blaiswick

Tribes

1970

As Drake

Hay que matar a B.

1975

As Pal Kovak

The Rookies

1972

As Sgt. Eddie Ryker

Zero to Sixty

1978

As Michael Nolan

The Challengers

1970

As Jim McCabe

43: The Richard Petty Story

1972

As Lee Petty

The Outsider

1967

As David Ross

Berlin Affair

1970

As Paul Killian

Donovan's Kid

1979

As Timothy Donovan

Anatomy of a Crime

1969

As David Ross

Your Next Job

1945

As Balancing hobbyist

Brinks: The Great Robbery

1976

As James McNally

Crackle of Death

1976

As Carl Kolchak

Law and Order

1976

As Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

African Gold

1965

As Mike Gregory

Demon and the Mummy

1976

As Carl Kolchak

Here Comes the Judge

1972

As Judge

The Delicate Delinquent

1957

As Mike Damon

Something Evil

1972

As Paul Worden

Perfect Harmony

1991

As Mr. Hobbs

Bullet for a Badman

1964

As Sam Ward

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

1971

As Farrell

The Death of Me Yet

1971

As Joe Chalk

A Word to the Wives...

1955

As George Peters

The Great Sioux Massacre

1965

As Captain Frederick William Benton

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

1972

As Dr. Lou Grazzo

Banyon

1971

As Lieutenant Pete Cordova

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

1984

As Dr. David Jennings

Clara

1991

As Albert Kroll

A Christmas Story

1983

As Mr. Parker

Blood and Concrete

1991

As Hank Dick

A Perfect Stranger

1994

As John Henry Phillips

Inherit the Wind

1988

As E.K. Hornbeck

The Diamond Trap

1988

As Chief Walter Vadney

Kojak: It's Always Something

1990

As Wainwright

The Baron and the Kid

1984

As Jack Beamer

Happy Hell Night

1992

As Henry Collins

From the Hip

1987

As Craig Duncan

Dead Heat

1988

As Dr. Ernest McNab

The Six Million Dollar Man

1973

As Oliver Spencer

Summertime

1955

As Eddie Yaeger

Billy Madison

1995

As Brian Madison

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

As Condor

Turk 182!

1985

As Det. Kowalski

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978

As Mayor Ragsdale

Captain America

1990

As General Fleming

Waikiki

1980

As Capt. McGuire

Beau James

1957

As Charley Hand

Derby

1995

As Lester Corbett

Airport '77

1977

As Stan Buchek

The American Clock

1993

As Older Arthur Huntington

Love for Rent

1979

As Coach John Martin

Raw Deal

1986

As Chief Harry Shannon

Ike

1979

As Gen. George S. Patton

Child in the Night

1990

As Os Winfield

Sam Cade

1972

As

The Users

1978

As Henry Waller

The Natural

1984

As Gus Sands

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

As Capt. Russ Peters

Queen for a Day

1951

As Dan

Pros & Cons

1999

As Mr. Stanford

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

As Mr. Parker (archive footage)

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

As The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

Mastergate

1992

As Folsom Bunting

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

As Darren McGavin (uncredited)

Disneyland '59

1959

As Self

A Song to Remember

1945

As Student (uncredited)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

As actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

Zero to Sixty

1978

As Screenplay

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