Darren McGavin
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
The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans
Magnum, P.I.
Buck Gibson
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Mannix
Mark
Mission: Impossible
J. Richard Taggart
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheridan Westcott
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bill Starbuck
The Virginian
Mark Troxel
The Virginian
Sam Evans
Highway to Heaven
Dr. Kildare
Prof. Felix Holman
Gargoyles
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
Love, American Style
Corbett
A Christmas Story
The Old Man
Rawhide
Jed Hadley
Ben Casey
Climax!
Walter
Millennium
Henry Black
Tales of the Unexpected
Sheriff Milt Singleton
Gunsmoke
Will Helmick
Gunsmoke
Lon Gorman
Gunsmoke
Joe Bascome
Tales from the Darkside
Van Conway
Route 66
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Red Hillman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lyle Endicott
The Commish
Murphy Brown
Bill Brown
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
Captain America
General Fleming
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Viktor Karmak
Robert Montgomery Presents
Joe Gillis
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
Studio One
Will Sorrell
Studio One
Johnny Quigg
Studio One
Tom Kendall
Pros & Cons
Mr. Stanford
Police Story
The Hitchhiker
Old Man
The Defenders
Howard Potter
The Defenders
Marty Wisnovsky
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
McClain
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
Turk 182!
Det. Kowalski
The Name of the Game
Jesse Gil McCray
The Name of the Game
Sam Hardy
The Name of the Game
Eddie Gannon
Billy Madison
Brian Madison
Burke's Law
Conrad Hill
Derby
Lester Corbett
Around the World in 80 Days
Benjamin Mudge
Fallen Angels
Old Man
Beau James
Charley Hand
Perfect Harmony
Mr. Hobbs
Hangar 18
Harry Forbes
Felony Squad
Berlin Affair
Paul Killian
Grace Under Fire
Blood and Concrete
Hank Dick
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Mayor Ragsdale
Suspense
Ted Larson
Suspense
African Gold
Mike Gregory
The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
Inherit the Wind
E.K. Hornbeck
Something Evil
Paul Worden
The Delicate Delinquent
Mike Damon
From the Hip
Craig Duncan
By Dawn's Early Light
Condor
Riverboat
Captain Grey Holden
Mission Mars
Col. Mike Blaiswick
Monsters
Tales of Tomorrow
Demon and the Mummy
Carl Kolchak
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Cimarron Strip
The American Clock
Older Arthur Huntington
Mastergate
Folsom Bunting
Law and Order
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Queen for a Day
Dan
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Farrell
The Rogues
Amos Champion
The Natural
Gus Sands (uncredited)
The Night Strangler
Carl Kolchak
Raw Deal
Chief Harry Shannon
Happy Hell Night
Henry Collins
She Wouldn't Say Yes
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Red
Crackle of Death
Carl Kolchak
The Match Game
Self
Stagecoach West
The Outsider
David Ross
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
Civil Wars
A Perfect Stranger
John Henry Phillips
The Diamond Trap
Chief Walter Vadney
The Wonderful World of Disney
John Jay Forrest
The Wonderful World of Disney
Timothy Donovan
Child in the Night
Os Winfield
Waikiki
Capt. McGuire
Banyon
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
The Islanders
Phil
Night Stalker
Bracken's World
Donovan's Kid
Timothy Donovan
Death Valley Days
Zacharias Gurney
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
Zero to Sixty
Michael Nolan
A Song to Remember
Student (uncredited)
Brinks: The Great Robbery
James McNally
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Custer
The Alcoa Hour
The Martian Chronicles
Sam Parkhill
The 48-Hour Mile
David Ross
Here Comes the Judge
Judge
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
A. Z. Nathan
The Evil Touch
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Fred
Clara
Albert Kroll
The Six Million Dollar Man
Oliver Spencer
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
Casey, Crime Photographer
Jack Casey
The Martian Chronicles
Sam Parkhill
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Summertime
Eddie Yaeger
The Man with the Golden Arm
Louie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Russ Peters
Bullet for a Badman
Sam Ward
Love for Rent
Coach John Martin
Small & Frye
No Deposit, No Return
Duke
The Great Sioux Massacre
Captain Frederick William Benton
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Host
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Tribes
Drake
Mysteries of the Ancient World
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Rookies
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
Sisters
The Challenge
Jacob Gallery
43: The Richard Petty Story
Lee Petty
The Case Against Brooklyn
Pete Harris
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Dr. Lou Grazzo
Disneyland '59
Self
The Challengers
Jim McCabe
The Users
Henry Waller
Sam Cade
The Death of Me Yet
Joe Chalk
The Baron and the Kid
Jack Beamer
Anatomy of a Crime
David Ross
The Outsider
David Ross
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. David Jennings
Kojak: It's Always Something
Wainwright
B. Must Die
Pal Kovak
A Word to the Wives...
George Peters
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Barney B. Duncan
Your Next Job
Balancing hobbyist
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Franklin Carson
Omnibus
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self