Darren McGavin
84 movies · 67 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 7, 1922
- Died
- Feb 25, 2006 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Also known as
- W. Lyle Richardson · William Lyle Richardson · دارن مکگاوین
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
Darren McGavin: movies and TV shows
Acting (149)
- 2005
- 1999 Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
- 1997 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
- 1996 Small Time
as Sam
- 1996
- 1995 Derby
as Lester Corbett
- 1995 Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
- 1994 Mysteries of the Ancient World
as Narrator
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington
- 1992 Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting
- 1991
- 1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991 Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins
- 1991
- 1991 Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick
- 1991
- 1991 Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs
- 1991 Clara
as Albert Kroll
- 1991
- 1990 Captain America
as General Fleming
- 1990 By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor
- 1990 Child in the Night
as Os Winfield
- 1990 Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright
- 1989
- 1988 The Diamond Trap
as Chief Walter Vadney
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988 Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
- 1988 Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck
- 1987 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan
- 1987 From the Hip
as Craig Duncan
- 1986
- 1986 Raw Deal
as Harry Shannon
- 1985 Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski
- 1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
- 1984 The Baron and the Kid
as Jack Beamer
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. David Jennings
- 1984 The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
- 1983
- 1983 A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
- 1983
- 1981 Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red
- 1980
- 1980 Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes
- 1980 Waikiki
as Capt. McGuire
- 1980
- 1979 Love for Rent
as Coach John Martin
- 1979 Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 Donovan's Kid
as Timothy Donovan
- 1978 The Users
as Henry Waller
- 1978 Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Mayor Ragsdale
- 1978 Zero to Sixty
as Michael Nolan
- 1977
- 1977 Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
- 1976 Law and Order
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
- 1976 Crackle of Death
as Carl Kolchak
- 1976 Brinks: The Great Robbery
as James McNally
- 1976 Demon and the Mummy
as Carl Kolchak
- 1976 No Deposit, No Return
as Duke
- 1975 B. Must Die
as Pal Kovak
- 1974
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer
- 1973 The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak
- 1972 43: The Richard Petty Story
as Lee Petty
- 1972 Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
- 1972 Here Comes the Judge
as Judge
- 1972 The Rookies
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
- 1972 Something Evil
as Paul Worden
- 1972 The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
- 1972
- 1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
- 1971 The Death of Me Yet
as Joe Chalk
- 1971
- 1971 Banyon
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
- 1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Farrell
- 1970 Tribes
as Drake
- 1970 Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian
- 1970 The 48-Hour Mile
as David Ross
- 1970 The Challengers
as Jim McCabe
- 1970 The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 Anatomy of a Crime
as David Ross
- 1968 Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
as Barney B. Duncan
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968 Mission Mars
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
- 1967 The Outsider
as David Ross
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965 African Gold
as Mike Gregory
- 1965 The Great Sioux Massacre
as Captain Frederick William Benton
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 Bullet for a Badman
as Sam Ward
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
as Fred
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris
- 1958
- 1957 Beau James
as Charley Hand
- 1957 The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon
- 1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters
- 1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
- 1955 A Word to the Wives...
as George Peters
- 1954
- 1954
- 1952
- 1951
- 1951 Queen for a Day
as Dan
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1948
- 1945 Your Next Job
as Balancing hobbyist
- 1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
- 1945 A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)
Behind the camera (6)
- 1978 Zero to Sixty
Screenplay
- 1974
- 1973 Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Director
- 1973
- 1959
- 1958
Talk shows and appearances (9)
- 1990
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1 episode
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1 episode
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
2 episodes
- 1962 The Match Game
5 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1959
- 1952 Omnibus
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode