Darren McGavin
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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Acting History
2005
Night Stalker
1999Pros & Cons as Mr. Stanford
1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1996Millennium as Henry Black
1995Derby as Lester Corbett
1995Billy Madison as Brian Madison
1994Gargoyles as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994Touched by an Angel as George Zarko
1994A Perfect Stranger as John Henry Phillips
1994Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994Burke's Law as Conrad Hill
1993Grace Under Fire
1993The X-Files as Agent Arthur Dales
1993Fallen Angels as Old Man
1993The American Clock as Older Arthur Huntington
1992Mastergate as Folsom Bunting
1991Civil Wars
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991Happy Hell Night as Henry Collins
1991The Commish
1991Blood and Concrete as Hank Dick
1991Sisters
1991Perfect Harmony as Mr. Hobbs
1991Clara as Albert Kroll
1990Captain America as General Fleming
1990By Dawn's Early Light as Condor
1990Child in the Night as Os Winfield
1990Unclaimed Fortunes II as Host
1990Kojak: It's Always Something as Wainwright
1989Around the World in 80 Days as Benjamin Mudge
1988The Diamond Trap as Chief Walter Vadney
1988Murphy Brown as Bill Brown
1988Monsters
1988Dead Heat as Dr. Ernest McNab
1988Inherit the Wind as E.K. Hornbeck
1987Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson as A. Z. Nathan
1987From the Hip as Craig Duncan
1986Raw Deal as Chief Harry Shannon
1985Turk 182! as Det. Kowalski
1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as Dr. Gerrit Koets
1984The Baron and the Kid as Jack Beamer
1984Murder, She Wrote as Martin Tremaine
1984Tales from the Darkside as Van Conway
1984Highway to Heaven
1984The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. David Jennings
1984The Natural as Gus Sands (uncredited)
1983The Hitchhiker as Old Man
1983A Christmas Story as The Old Man
1983Small & Frye
1981Firebird 2015 A.D. as Red
1980Magnum, P.I. as Buck Gibson
1980Hangar 18 as Harry Forbes
1980Waikiki as Capt. McGuire
1980The Martian Chronicles as Sam Parkhill
1980The Martian Chronicles as Sam Parkhill
1979Love for Rent as Coach John Martin
1979Ike as Gen. George S. Patton
1979Ike as Gen. George S. Patton
1979Tales of the Unexpected as Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979Donovan's Kid as Timothy Donovan
1978The Users as Henry Waller
1978Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Mayor Ragsdale
1978Zero to Sixty as Michael Nolan
1977The Love Boat as Lawrence Evans
1977Airport '77 as Stan Buchek
1976Law and Order as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1976Crackle of Death as Carl Kolchak
1976Brinks: The Great Robbery as James McNally
1976Demon and the Mummy as Carl Kolchak
1976No Deposit, No Return as Duke
1975B. Must Die as Pal Kovak
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Carl Kolchak
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1973The Evil Touch
1973Police Story
1973The Six Million Dollar Man as Oliver Spencer
1973The Night Strangler as Carl Kolchak
197243: The Richard Petty Story as Lee Petty
1972Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole as Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972Here Comes the Judge as Judge
1972The Rookies as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
1972Something Evil as Paul Worden
1972The Night Stalker as Carl Kolchak
1972Sam Cade
1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971The Death of Me Yet as Joe Chalk
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as McClain
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971Banyon as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1971Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Farrell
1970Tribes as Drake
1970Berlin Affair as Paul Killian
1970The 48-Hour Mile as David Ross
1970The Challengers as Jim McCabe
1970The Challenge as Jacob Gallery
1969Love, American Style as Corbett
1969The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969Bracken's World
1969Anatomy of a Crime as David Ross
1968Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents as Barney B. Duncan
1968The Name of the Game as Jesse Gil McCray
1968The Name of the Game as Sam Hardy
1968The Name of the Game as Eddie Gannon
1968The Outsider as David Ross
1968Mission Mars as Col. Mike Blaiswick
1967The Outsider as David Ross
1967Mannix as Mark
1967Cimarron Strip
1967Custer
1966Mission: Impossible as J. Richard Taggart
1966Felony Squad
1965African Gold as Mike Gregory
1965The Great Sioux Massacre as Captain Frederick William Benton
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Viktor Karmak
1964The Rogues as Amos Champion
1964Bullet for a Badman as Sam Ward
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Franklin Carson
1962The Match Game as Self
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Sheridan Westcott
1962The Virginian as Mark Troxel
1962The Virginian as Sam Evans
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961Ben Casey
1961Dr. Kildare as Prof. Felix Holman
1961The Defenders as Howard Potter
1961The Defenders as Marty Wisnovsky
1961Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles as Fred
1960Route 66
1960Stagecoach West
1960The Islanders as Phil
1959Riverboat as Captain Grey Holden
1959Disneyland '59 as Self
1959Rawhide as Jed Hadley
1958The Case Against Brooklyn as Pete Harris
1958Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Mike Hammer
1957Beau James as Charley Hand
1957The Delicate Delinquent as Mike Damon
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Capt. Russ Peters
1955The Man with the Golden Arm as Louie
1955The Alcoa Hour
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Red Hillman
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lyle Endicott
1955Gunsmoke as Will Helmick
1955Gunsmoke as Lon Gorman
1955Gunsmoke as Joe Bascome
1955Summertime as Eddie Yaeger
1955A Word to the Wives... as George Peters
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as John Jay Forrest
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as Timothy Donovan
1954Climax! as Walter
1952Omnibus
1952Death Valley Days as Zacharias Gurney
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1951Queen for a Day as Dan
1951Casey, Crime Photographer as Jack Casey
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950Robert Montgomery Presents as Joe Gillis
1949Suspense as Ted Larson
1949Suspense
1948Studio One as Will Sorrell
1948Studio One as Johnny Quigg
1948Studio One as Tom Kendall
1948The Philco Television Playhouse as Bill Starbuck
1945Your Next Job as Balancing hobbyist
1945She Wouldn't Say Yes as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1945A Song to Remember as Student (uncredited)