Darren McGavin
Acting
🎂 1922-05-07
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.
Cast credits(167)
Martin Tremaine
1984
Agent Arthur Dales
1993
Lawrence Evans
1977
Buck Gibson
1980
Self
1961
Walter
1954
Joe Gillis
1950
Mark Troxel
1962
Sam Evans
1962
Mark
1967
J. Richard Taggart
1966
Jed Hadley
1959
Will Sorrell
1948
Johnny Quigg
1948
Tom Kendall
1948
Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979
Bill Starbuck
1948
1960
1963
Franklin Carson
1963
Will Helmick
1955
Lon Gorman
1955
Joe Bascome
1955
Prof. Felix Holman
1961
1952
George Zarko
1994
Bill Brown
1988
Jesse Gil McCray
1968
Sam Hardy
1968
Eddie Gannon
1968
1961
Sheridan Westcott
1962
1984
Corbett
1969
Van Conway
1984
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994
Henry Black
1996
1991
Ted Larson
1949
1949
Howard Potter
1961
Marty Wisnovsky
1961
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
1966
Red Hillman
1955
Lyle Endicott
1955
Old Man
1983
Captain Grey Holden
1959
1993
1973
Old Man
1993
1951
Conrad Hill
1994
Viktor Karmak
1964
1988
Carl Kolchak
1974
1967
McClain
1971
Amos Champion
1964
David Ross
1968
Brian Madison
1995
Self
1973
Mike Hammer
1958
Self
1971
1991
Stan Buchek
1977
David Ross
1969
Chief Harry Shannon
1986
Jack Casey
1951
Benjamin Mudge
1989
Self
1962
John Jay Forrest
1954
Timothy Donovan
1954
1960
2005
1967
Lee Petty
1972
1969
General Fleming
1990
Phil
1960
1973
Gus Sands
1984
Zacharias Gurney
1952
The Old Man
1983
Sam Parkhill
1980
Farrell
1971
Captain Frederick William Benton
1965
Dr. Ernest McNab
1988
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Henry Waller
1978
Louie
1955
Eddie Yaeger
1955
Os Winfield
1990
Self
1959
Capt. McGuire
1980
Carl Kolchak
1972
Duke
1976
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1976
Condor
1990
Gen. George S. Patton
1979
Carl Kolchak
1973
Dr. David Jennings
1984
E.K. Hornbeck
1988
Sam Ward
1964
Student (uncredited)
1945
1955
Red (archive footage)
2004
Drake
1970
Capt. Russ Peters
1955
Older Arthur Huntington
1993
Fred
1961
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
1972
David Ross
1970
Oliver Spencer
1973
Judge
1972
Harry Forbes
1980
Carl Kolchak
1976
Mike Damon
1957
Carl Kolchak
1976
Jack Beamer
1984
Albert Kroll
1991
A. Z. Nathan
1987
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1971
Dr. Gerrit Koets
1985
Jacob Gallery
1970
James McNally
1976
Wainwright
1990
Red
1981
Henry Collins
1992
David Ross
1967
1969
John Henry Phillips
1994
Paul Worden
1972
Det. Kowalski
1985
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1945
Mayor Ragsdale
1978
Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972
Craig Duncan
1987
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971
Pete Harris
1958
Gen. George S. Patton
1979
Mr. Hobbs
1991
Michael Nolan
1978
Timothy Donovan
1979
Charley Hand
1957
Hank Dick
1991
1983
Mr. Stanford
1999
Joe Chalk
1971
Folsom Bunting
1992
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1997
Chief Walter Vadney
1988
Lester Corbett
1995
Col. Mike Blaiswick
1968
Pal Kovak
1975
Paul Killian
1970
Coach John Martin
1979
Jim McCabe
1970
1972
1991
Dan
1951
Mike Gregory
1965
George Peters
1955
Barney B. Duncan
1968
Host
1990
Balancing hobbyist
1945
1994
