Darren McGavin
Acting
Born 1922-05-07 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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
Raw Deal
1986 · Movie
The Natural
1984 · Movie
Billy Madison
1995 · Movie
A Christmas Story
1983 · Movie
The Night Stalker
1972 · Movie
The 48-Hour Mile
1970 · Movie
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976 · Movie
Berlin Affair
1970 · Movie
Banyon
1971 · Movie
Airport '77
1977 · Movie
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984 · Movie
Dead Heat
1988 · Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Movie
Summertime
1955 · Movie
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 · Movie
The Outsider
1967 · Movie
Disneyland '59
1959 · Movie
Law and Order
1976 · Movie
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972 · Movie
Inherit the Wind
1988 · Movie
The Baron and the Kid
1984 · Movie
The Challenge
1970 · Movie
Ike
1979 · Movie
The Delicate Delinquent
1957 · Movie
By Dawn's Early Light
1990 · Movie
Crackle of Death
1976 · Movie
The Night Strangler
1973 · Movie
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987 · Movie
Derby
1995 · Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973 · Movie
Queen for a Day
1951 · Movie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 · Movie
Donovan's Kid
1979 · Movie
Captain America
1990 · Movie
The Death of Me Yet
1971 · Movie
The Challengers
1970 · Movie
The Rookies
1972 · Movie
No Deposit, No Return
1976 · Movie
A Song to Remember
1945 · Movie
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990 · Movie
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978 · Movie
Bullet for a Badman
1964 · Movie
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994 · Movie
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958 · Movie
From the Hip
1987 · Movie
Turk 182!
1985 · Movie
African Gold
1965 · Movie
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · Movie
Demon and the Mummy
1976 · Movie
Small Time
1996 · Movie
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945 · Movie
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972 · Movie
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985 · Movie
The American Clock
1993 · Movie
Hangar 18
1980 · Movie
Tribes
1970 · Movie
The Diamond Trap
1988 · Movie
Something Evil
1972 · Movie
Anatomy of a Crime
1969 · Movie
Perfect Harmony
1991 · Movie