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Darren McGavin

Acting
May 7, 1922
— February 25, 2006(83 years old)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

W. Lyle Richardson • William Lyle Richardson • دارن مک‌گاوین

Known For

The X-Files series poster (1993)
8.4
Trending

The X-Files

Agent Arthur Dales

Murder, She Wrote series poster (1984)
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Martin Tremaine

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour series poster (1962)
7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Sheridan Westcott

Magnum, P.I. series poster (1980)
7.3

Magnum, P.I.

Buck Gibson

The Love Boat series poster (1977)
6.3

The Love Boat

Lawrence Evans

Mission: Impossible series poster (1966)
7.6

Mission: Impossible

J. Richard Taggart

Mannix series poster (1967)
6.7

Mannix

Mark

The Virginian series poster (1962)
6.4

The Virginian

Mark Troxel

The Virginian series poster (1962)
6.4

The Virginian

Sam Evans

Dr. Kildare series poster (1961)
5.5

Dr. Kildare

Prof. Felix Holman

Climax! series poster (1954)
3.3

Climax!

Walter

Touched by an Angel series poster (1994)
7.2

Touched by an Angel

George Zarko

Photos of Darren McGavin

Filmography

1990s

Pros & Cons movie poster (1999)
2.8

Pros & Cons

Mr. Stanford

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas movie poster (1997)
5.4

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Mr. Parker (archive footage)

Small Time movie poster (1996)
5.5

Small Time

Sam

Billy Madison movie poster (1995)
6.2

Billy Madison

Brian Madison

Derby movie poster (1995)
7.5

Derby

Lester Corbett

A Perfect Stranger movie poster (1994)
4.6

A Perfect Stranger

John Henry Phillips

Mysteries of the Ancient World movie poster (1994)

Mysteries of the Ancient World

The American Clock movie poster (1993)
5.4

The American Clock

Older Arthur Huntington

Mastergate movie poster (1992)
2.0

Mastergate

Folsom Bunting

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker movie poster (1991)
7.7

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blood and Concrete movie poster (1991)
5.5

Blood and Concrete

Hank Dick

Happy Hell Night movie poster (1991)
4.7

Happy Hell Night

Henry Collins

Perfect Harmony movie poster (1991)
6.1

Perfect Harmony

Mr. Hobbs

Captain America movie poster (1990)
4.5

Captain America

General Fleming

By Dawn's Early Light movie poster (1990)
6.5

By Dawn's Early Light

Condor

Child in the Night movie poster (1990)
5.4

Child in the Night

Os Winfield

Kojak: It's Always Something movie poster (1990)
6.0

Kojak: It's Always Something

Wainwright

1980s

Dead Heat movie poster (1988)
6.2

Dead Heat

Dr. Ernest McNab

Inherit the Wind movie poster (1988)
7.8

Inherit the Wind

E.K. Hornbeck

The Diamond Trap movie poster (1988)
5.5

The Diamond Trap

Chief Walter Vadney

From the Hip movie poster (1987)
5.8

From the Hip

Craig Duncan

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson movie poster (1987)
6.8

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

A. Z. Nathan

Raw Deal movie poster (1986)
5.8

Raw Deal

Chief Harry Shannon

Turk 182! movie poster (1985)
5.9

Turk 182!

Det. Kowalski

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn movie poster (1985)
6.5

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

Dr. Gerrit Koets

The Natural movie poster (1984)
6.9

The Natural

Gus Sands (uncredited)

The Baron and the Kid movie poster (1984)

The Baron and the Kid

Jack Beamer

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. movie poster (1984)

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

Dr. David Jennings

A Christmas Story movie poster (1983)
7.2

A Christmas Story

The Old Man

Firebird 2015 A.D. movie poster (1981)
2.6

Firebird 2015 A.D.

Red

Hangar 18 movie poster (1980)
5.1

Hangar 18

Harry Forbes

Waikiki movie poster (1980)
4.0

Waikiki

Capt. McGuire

The Martian Chronicles movie poster (1980)

The Martian Chronicles

Sam Parkhill

1970s

Ike movie poster (1979)
6.2

Ike

Gen. George S. Patton

Donovan's Kid movie poster (1979)
6.0

Donovan's Kid

Timothy Donovan

Love for Rent movie poster (1979)
1.3

Love for Rent

Coach John Martin

Hot Lead & Cold Feet movie poster (1978)
5.8

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Mayor Ragsdale

The Users movie poster (1978)
1.0

The Users

Henry Waller

Zero to Sixty movie poster (1978)
4.3

Zero to Sixty

Michael Nolan

Airport '77 movie poster (1977)
5.6

Airport '77

Stan Buchek

No Deposit, No Return movie poster (1976)
6.2

No Deposit, No Return

Duke

Demon and the Mummy movie poster (1976)
6.0

Demon and the Mummy

Carl Kolchak

Brinks: The Great Robbery movie poster (1976)

Brinks: The Great Robbery

James McNally

Crackle of Death movie poster (1976)
6.0

Crackle of Death

Carl Kolchak

Law and Order movie poster (1976)

Law and Order

Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

B. Must Die movie poster (1975)
4.0

B. Must Die

Pal Kovak

The Night Strangler movie poster (1973)
6.7

The Night Strangler

Carl Kolchak

The Six Million Dollar Man movie poster (1973)
6.7

The Six Million Dollar Man

Oliver Spencer

Happy Mother's Day, Love George movie poster (1973)
6.0

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Director

The Night Stalker movie poster (1972)
6.8

The Night Stalker

Carl Kolchak

Sam Cade movie poster (1972)

Sam Cade

Something Evil movie poster (1972)
5.4

Something Evil

Paul Worden

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole movie poster (1972)
6.8

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Dr. Lou Grazzo

The Rookies movie poster (1972)
6.0

The Rookies

Sgt. Eddie Ryker

43: The Richard Petty Story movie poster (1972)
6.5

43: The Richard Petty Story

Lee Petty

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy movie poster (1971)
6.1

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Farrell

Mooch Goes to Hollywood movie poster (1971)
4.3

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Darren McGavin (uncredited)

Banyon movie poster (1971)

Banyon

Lieutenant Pete Cordova

The Death of Me Yet movie poster (1971)
6.7

The Death of Me Yet

Joe Chalk

Tribes movie poster (1970)
6.0

Tribes

Drake

The Challenge movie poster (1970)
6.0

The Challenge

Jacob Gallery

The 48-Hour Mile movie poster (1970)

The 48-Hour Mile

David Ross

The Challengers movie poster (1970)
5.0

The Challengers

Jim McCabe

Berlin Affair movie poster (1970)

Berlin Affair

Paul Killian

1960s

Anatomy of a Crime movie poster (1969)
6.0

Anatomy of a Crime

David Ross

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents movie poster (1968)

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Barney B. Duncan

Mission Mars movie poster (1968)
4.2

Mission Mars

Col. Mike Blaiswick

The Outsider movie poster (1967)
6.0

The Outsider

David Ross

The Great Sioux Massacre movie poster (1965)
4.2

The Great Sioux Massacre

Captain Frederick William Benton

African Gold movie poster (1965)

African Gold

Mike Gregory

Bullet for a Badman movie poster (1964)
6.2

Bullet for a Badman

Sam Ward

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles movie poster (1961)
6.0

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Fred

1950s

Disneyland '59 movie poster (1959)
6.5

Disneyland '59

Self

The Case Against Brooklyn movie poster (1958)
6.0

The Case Against Brooklyn

Pete Harris

The Delicate Delinquent movie poster (1957)
6.4

The Delicate Delinquent

Mike Damon

Beau James movie poster (1957)
4.5

Beau James

Charley Hand

The Man with the Golden Arm movie poster (1955)
7.2

The Man with the Golden Arm

Louie

Summertime movie poster (1955)
6.7

Summertime

Eddie Yaeger

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell movie poster (1955)
6.8

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Capt. Russ Peters

A Word to the Wives... movie poster (1955)
1.0

A Word to the Wives...

George Peters

Queen for a Day movie poster (1951)
6.0

Queen for a Day

Dan

1940s

A Song to Remember movie poster (1945)
6.3

A Song to Remember

Student (uncredited)

She Wouldn't Say Yes movie poster (1945)
5.9

She Wouldn't Say Yes

The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)