Darren McGavin
Acting1922Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2005
1999
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
1998
The X-Files
TVas Agent Arthur Dales• 2 eps
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Touched by an Angel
TVas George Zarko• 1 eps
Millennium
TVas Henry Black• 1 eps
1996
Small Time
as Sam
Grace Under Fire
TVas Grace's Dad• 1 eps
1995
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
Derby
as Lester Corbett
Fallen Angels
TVas Old Man• 1 eps
Burke's Law
TVas Conrad Hill• 1 eps
Gargoyles
TVas G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)• 1 eps
1994
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
1992
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Martin Tremaine• 1 eps
1991
Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs
Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Captain America
as General Fleming
Child in the Night
as Os Winfield
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor
1989
1988
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
1987
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan
From the Hip
as Craig Duncan
1986
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
1985
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Van Conway• 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
TVas Old Man• 1 eps
1984
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
1983
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Sheriff Milt Singleton• 1 eps
1981
Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red
Magnum, P.I.
TVas Buck Gibson• 1 eps
1980
Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes
Waikiki
as Capt. McGuire
The Love Boat
TVas Lawrence Evans• 2 eps
The Martian Chronicles
TVas Sam Parkhill• 3 eps
1979
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton
Donovan's Kid
as Timothy Donovan
1978
1977
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
1976
Law and Order
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke
1975
B. Must Die
as Pal Kovak
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TVas Carl Kolchak• 20 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TVas McClain• 1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TVProducer
1973
The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TVas Self
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Director
The Evil Touch
TVDirector
1972
1971
Banyon
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Farrell
V.I.P. Schaukel
TVas Self• 1 eps
1970
Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian
The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery
Tribes
as Drake
Love, American Style
TVas Corbett• 1 eps
Mannix
TVas Mark• 1 eps
The Name of the Game
TVas Eddie Gannon• 1 eps
1968
Mission Mars
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Outsider
TVas David Ross• 26 eps
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Viktor Karmak• 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
TVas J. Richard Taggart• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Mark Troxel / Sam Evans• 1 eps
1966
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Captain Frederick William Benton
African Gold
as Mike Gregory
Dr. Kildare
TVas Prof. Felix Holman• 4 eps
The Rogues
TVas Amos Champion• 1 eps
1964
Bullet for a Badman
as Sam Ward
The Defenders
TVas Marty Wisnovsky / Howard Potter• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Franklin Carson• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Sheridan Westcott• 1 eps
1962
The Match Game
TVas Self
1961
1960
1959
Riverboat
TVas Captain Grey Holden• 44 eps
1958
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris
Studio One
TVas Tom Kendall• 1 eps
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TVas Mike Hammer
1957
The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon
Beau James
as Charley Hand
1956
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Joe Gillis• 1 eps
Climax!
TVas Walter• 1 eps
1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Lyle Endicott / Red Hillman• 1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas John Jay Forrest / Timothy Donovan
1953
The Philco Television Playhouse
TVas Bill Starbuck• 1 eps
1951
Queen for a Day
as Dan
Casey, Crime Photographer
TVas Jack Casey• 54 eps
1945
A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)