Acting
Darren McGavin
Born May 7, 1922 · Spokane, Washington, U.S. · Died February 25, 2006
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
8.6
The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales
6.4
Billy Madison
Brian Madison
7.9
A Christmas Story
The Old Man
5.6
Raw Deal
Harry Shannon
7.4
The Natural
Gus Sands (uncredited)
8.0
Gargoyles
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
3.3
Captain America
General Fleming
7.3
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine
7.5
Magnum, P.I.
Buck Gibson
5.8
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
7.9
Mission: Impossible
J. Richard Taggart
7.9
Millennium
Henry Black
8.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Red Hillman, Lyle Endicott
7.3
The Man with the Golden Arm
Louie
6.1
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
6.9
Highway to Heaven
1984 · Series
6.3
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans
6.2
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko
7.1
Summertime
Eddie Yaeger
7.4
The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
Filmography
- 2005Night StalkerSeries
- 1999Pros & ConsMr. StanfordMovie
- 1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of ChristmasMr. Parker (archive footage)Movie
- 1996Small TimeSamMovie
- 1996MillenniumHenry BlackSeries
- 1995DerbyLester CorbettMovie
- 1995Billy MadisonBrian MadisonMovie
- 1994GargoylesG.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)Series
- 1994Touched by an AngelGeorge ZarkoSeries
- 1994A Perfect StrangerJohn Henry PhillipsMovie
- 1994Burke's LawConrad HillSeries
- 1993Grace Under FireGrace's DadSeries
- 1993The X-FilesAgent Arthur DalesSeries
- 1993Fallen AngelsOld ManSeries
- 1993The American ClockOlder Arthur HuntingtonMovie
- 1991Civil WarsSeries
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1991Happy Hell NightHenry CollinsMovie
- 1991The CommishSeries
- 1991Blood and ConcreteHank DickMovie
- 1991SistersSeries
- 1991Perfect HarmonyMr. HobbsMovie
- 1990Captain AmericaGeneral FlemingMovie
- 1990By Dawn's Early LightCondorMovie
- 1990Child in the NightOs WinfieldMovie
- 1989Around the World in 80 DaysBenjamin MudgeSeries
- 1988The Diamond TrapChief Walter VadneyMovie
- 1988Murphy BrownBill BrownSeries
- 1988MonstersHubertSeries
- 1988Dead HeatDr. Ernest McNabMovie
- 1988Inherit the WindE.K. HornbeckMovie
- 1987Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica JacksonA. Z. NathanMovie
- 1987From the HipCraig DuncanMovie
- 1986Worlds BeyondHarry HewartSeries
- 1986Raw DealHarry ShannonMovie
- 1985Turk 182!Det. KowalskiMovie
- 1984Murder, She WroteMartin TremaineSeries
- 1984Tales from the DarksideVan ConwaySeries
- 1984Highway to HeavenSeries
- 1984The NaturalGus Sands (uncredited)Movie
- 1983The HitchhikerOld ManSeries
- 1983A Christmas StoryThe Old ManMovie
- 1981Firebird 2015 A.D.RedMovie
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Buck GibsonSeries
- 1980Hangar 18Harry ForbesMovie
- 1980WaikikiCapt. McGuireMovie
- 1980The Martian ChroniclesSam ParkhillSeries
- 1979Love for RentCoach John MartinMovie
- 1979IkeGen. George S. PattonMovie
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSheriff Milt SingletonSeries
- 1978Hot Lead & Cold FeetMayor RagsdaleMovie
- 1978Zero to SixtyMichael Nolan, ScreenplayMovie
- 1977The Love BoatLawrence EvansSeries
- 1977Airport '77Stan BuchekMovie
- 1976No Deposit, No ReturnDukeMovie
- 1975B. Must DiePal KovakMovie
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerCarl Kolchak, ProducerSeries
- 1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelfSeries
- 1973Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeDirectorMovie
- 1973The Evil TouchSeries
- 1973Police StoryMatt HallettSeries
- 1973The Six Million Dollar ManOliver SpencerMovie
- 1973The Night StranglerCarl KolchakMovie
- 197243: The Richard Petty StoryLee PettyMovie
- 1972Say Goodbye, Maggie ColeDr. Lou GrazzoMovie
- 1972The RookiesSgt. Eddie RykerMovie
- 1972Something EvilPaul WordenMovie
- 1972The Night StalkerCarl KolchakMovie
- 1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodDarren McGavin (uncredited)Movie
- 1971The Death of Me YetJoe ChalkMovie
- 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawMcClainSeries
- 1971Mrs. Pollifax — SpyFarrellMovie
- 1970TribesDrakeMovie
- 1970The ChallengeJacob GalleryMovie
- 1969Love, American StyleCorbettSeries
- 1968The Name of the GameJesse Gil McCray, Sam Hardy, Eddie GannonSeries
- 1968The OutsiderDavid RossSeries
- 1968Mission MarsCol. Mike BlaiswickMovie
- 1967MannixMarkSeries
- 1967Cimarron StripSeries
- 1967CusterSeries
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleJ. Richard TaggartSeries
- 1966Felony SquadSeries
- 1965The Great Sioux MassacreCaptain Frederick William BentonMovie
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Viktor KarmakSeries
- 1964The RoguesAmos ChampionSeries
- 1964Bullet for a BadmanSam WardMovie
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
- 1962The Match GameSelfSeries
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSheridan WestcottSeries
- 1962The VirginianMark Troxel, Sam EvansSeries
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
- 1961Ben CaseySeries
- 1961Dr. KildareProf. Felix HolmanSeries
- 1961The DefendersHoward Potter, Marty WisnovskySeries
- 1960Route 66Series
- 1960Stagecoach WestSeries
- 1959RiverboatCaptain Grey Holden, DirectorSeries
- 1959RawhideJed HadleySeries
- 1958The Case Against BrooklynPete HarrisMovie
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerMike HammerSeries
- 1957Beau JamesCharley HandMovie
- 1957The Delicate DelinquentMike DamonMovie
- 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellCapt. Russ PetersMovie
- 1955The Man with the Golden ArmLouieMovie
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsRed Hillman, Lyle EndicottSeries
- 1955GunsmokeWill Helmick, Lon Gorman, Joe BascomeSeries
- 1955SummertimeEddie YaegerMovie
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn Jay Forrest, Timothy DonovanSeries
- 1954Climax!WalterSeries
- 1952OmnibusSeries
- 1952Death Valley DaysZacharias GurneySeries
- 1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
- 1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsJoe GillisSeries
- 1949SuspenseTed LarsonSeries
- 1948Studio OneWill Sorrell, Johnny Quigg, Tom KendallSeries
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseBill StarbuckSeries
- 1945She Wouldn't Say YesThe Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)Movie
- 1945A Song to RememberStudent (uncredited)Movie