People
Darren McGavin
- Name: Darren McGavin
- Birthday: 1922-05-07
- Also known as: W. Lyle Richardson ,William Lyle Richardson,دارن مکگاوین
- Place of birth: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Popularity: 1.8439
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Pros & Cons as Mr. Stanford | 1999-01-01 |
| Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Mr. Parker (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
| Small Time as Sam | 1996-11-11 |
| Derby as Lester Corbett | 1995-06-17 |
| Billy Madison as Brian Madison | 1995-02-10 |
| A Perfect Stranger as John Henry Phillips | 1994-09-12 |
| Mysteries of the Ancient World | 1994-03-06 |
| The American Clock as Older Arthur Huntington | 1993-01-02 |
| Mastergate as Folsom Bunting | 1992-11-01 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as actor (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1991-10-28 |
| Happy Hell Night as Henry Collins | 1991-10-01 |
| Blood and Concrete as Hank Dick | 1991-09-13 |
| Perfect Harmony as Mr. Hobbs | 1991-03-31 |
| Clara as Albert Kroll | 1991-02-05 |
| Captain America as General Fleming | 1990-12-14 |
| By Dawn's Early Light as Condor | 1990-05-19 |
| Child in the Night as Os Winfield | 1990-05-01 |
| Unclaimed Fortunes II as Host | 1990-04-07 |
| Kojak: It's Always Something as Wainwright | 1990-01-31 |
| The Diamond Trap as Chief Walter Vadney | 1988-11-20 |
| Dead Heat as Dr. Ernest McNab | 1988-05-06 |
| Inherit the Wind as E.K. Hornbeck | 1988-03-20 |
| Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson as A. Z. Nathan | 1987-11-06 |
| From the Hip as Craig Duncan | 1987-02-06 |
| Raw Deal as Chief Harry Shannon | 1986-06-06 |
| Turk 182! as Det. Kowalski | 1985-02-15 |
| My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as Dr. Gerrit Koets | 1985-01-21 |
| The Baron and the Kid as Jack Beamer | 1984-11-21 |
| The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. David Jennings | 1984-05-16 |
| The Natural as Gus Sands (uncredited) | 1984-05-11 |
| A Christmas Story as The Old Man | 1983-11-18 |
| Firebird 2015 A.D. as Red | 1981-09-18 |
| Hangar 18 as Harry Forbes | 1980-07-01 |
| Waikiki as Capt. McGuire | 1980-04-21 |
| The Martian Chronicles as Sam Parkhill | 1980-01-27 |
| Love for Rent as Coach John Martin | 1979-11-11 |
| Ike as Gen. George S. Patton | 1979-05-03 |
| Donovan's Kid as Timothy Donovan | 1979-01-07 |
| The Users as Henry Waller | 1978-10-01 |
| Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Mayor Ragsdale | 1978-07-05 |
| Zero to Sixty as Michael Nolan | 1978-06-23 |
| Airport '77 as Stan Buchek | 1977-03-11 |
| Law and Order as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley | 1976-05-06 |
| Crackle of Death as Carl Kolchak | 1976-03-28 |
| Brinks: The Great Robbery as James McNally | 1976-03-26 |
| Demon and the Mummy as Carl Kolchak | 1976-03-14 |
| No Deposit, No Return as Duke | 1976-02-05 |
| B. Must Die as Pal Kovak | 1975-06-14 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man as Oliver Spencer | 1973-03-07 |
| The Night Strangler as Carl Kolchak | 1973-01-16 |
| 43: The Richard Petty Story as Lee Petty | 1972-11-01 |
| Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole as Dr. Lou Grazzo | 1972-09-27 |
| Here Comes the Judge as Judge | 1972-09-03 |
| The Rookies as Sgt. Eddie Ryker | 1972-03-07 |
| Something Evil as Paul Worden | 1972-01-21 |
| The Night Stalker as Carl Kolchak | 1972-01-11 |
| Sam Cade | 1972-01-01 |
| Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Darren McGavin (uncredited) | 1971-12-31 |
| The Death of Me Yet as Joe Chalk | 1971-10-27 |
| Banyon as Lieutenant Pete Cordova | 1971-03-15 |
| Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Farrell | 1971-02-17 |
| Tribes as Drake | 1970-11-10 |
| Berlin Affair as Paul Killian | 1970-11-02 |
| The 48-Hour Mile as David Ross | 1970-11-01 |
| The Challengers as Jim McCabe | 1970-02-20 |
| The Challenge as Jacob Gallery | 1970-02-10 |
| Anatomy of a Crime as David Ross | 1969-06-13 |
| Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents as Barney B. Duncan | 1968-09-22 |
| Mission Mars as Col. Mike Blaiswick | 1968-07-26 |
| The Outsider as David Ross | 1967-11-21 |
| African Gold as Mike Gregory | 1965-09-08 |
| The Great Sioux Massacre as Captain Frederick William Benton | 1965-04-25 |
| Bullet for a Badman as Sam Ward | 1964-09-01 |
| Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles as Fred | 1961-01-01 |
| Disneyland '59 as Self | 1959-06-15 |
| The Case Against Brooklyn as Pete Harris | 1958-06-01 |
| Beau James as Charley Hand | 1957-06-07 |
| The Delicate Delinquent as Mike Damon | 1957-06-06 |
| The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Capt. Russ Peters | 1955-12-31 |
| The Man with the Golden Arm as Louie | 1955-12-26 |
| Summertime as Eddie Yaeger | 1955-06-21 |
| A Word to the Wives... as George Peters | 1955-01-01 |
| Queen for a Day as Dan | 1951-07-07 |
| Your Next Job as Balancing hobbyist | 1945-12-09 |
| She Wouldn't Say Yes as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
| A Song to Remember as Student (uncredited) | 1945-01-19 |
