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
Louie
The Man with the Golden Arm
Chief Harry Shannon
Raw Deal
The Old Man
A Christmas Story
Mr. Stanford
Pros & Cons
Brian Madison
Billy Madison
Duke
No Deposit, No Return
Condor
By Dawn's Early Light
Gus Sands
The Natural
Henry Collins
Happy Hell Night
Craig Duncan
From the Hip
Stan Buchek
Airport '77
Carl Kolchak
The Night Strangler
Det. Kowalski
Turk 182!
Dr. Ernest McNab
Dead Heat
Mayor Ragsdale
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
General Fleming
Captain America
Albert Kroll
Clara
Carl Kolchak
The Night Stalker
Pete Harris
The Case Against Brooklyn
Mike Damon
The Delicate Delinquent
Judge
Here Comes the Judge
Jacob Gallery
The Challenge
Oliver Spencer
The Six Million Dollar Man
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Eddie Yaeger
Summertime
Jack Beamer
The Baron and the Kid
Harry Forbes
Hangar 18
Paul Worden
Something Evil
Hank Dick
Blood and Concrete
Drake
Tribes
Col. Mike Blaiswick
Mission Mars
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Mr. Hobbs
Perfect Harmony
Sam Ward
Bullet for a Badman
Dr. Gerrit Koets
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Capt. Russ Peters
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Os Winfield
Child in the Night
Pal Kovak
Hay que matar a B.
Farrell
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Lester Corbett
Derby
Chief Walter Vadney
The Diamond Trap
Dr. Lou Grazzo
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
John Henry Phillips
A Perfect Stranger
Joe Chalk
The Death of Me Yet
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
The Rookies
Red
Firebird 2015 A.D.
E.K. Hornbeck
Inherit the Wind
Older Arthur Huntington
The American Clock
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Host
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Michael Nolan
Zero to Sixty
Jim McCabe
The Challengers
Captain Frederick William Benton
The Great Sioux Massacre
Lee Petty
43: The Richard Petty Story
Barney B. Duncan
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
David Ross
The Outsider
George Peters
A Word to the Wives...
Red (archive footage)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Paul Killian
Berlin Affair
Gen. George S. Patton
Ike
Fred
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Folsom Bunting
Mastergate
Timothy Donovan
Donovan's Kid
Capt. McGuire
Waikiki
Charley Hand
Beau James
David Ross
Anatomy of a Crime
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Banyon
Balancing hobbyist
Your Next Job
Student (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
James McNally
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Carl Kolchak
Crackle of Death
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Wainwright
Kojak: It's Always Something
Self
Disneyland '59
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Law and Order
Sam Cade
Coach John Martin
Love for Rent
Mike Gregory
African Gold
Henry Waller
The Users
Dan
Queen for a Day
Carl Kolchak
Demon and the Mummy
Dr. David Jennings
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
David Ross
The 48-Hour Mile
A. Z. Nathan
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-05-07
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Also Known As
W. Lyle Richardson