Darren McGavin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 7, 1922
- Place of birth
- Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Died
- February 25, 2006
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 with Darren McGavin
- Billy Madison 1995 · ★ 6.2
- A Christmas Story 1983 · ★ 7.2
- Raw Deal 1986 · ★ 5.9
- The Natural 1984 · ★ 6.9
- Captain America 1990 · ★ 4.6
- Airport '77 1977 · ★ 5.6
- The Man with the Golden Arm 1955 · ★ 7.1
- Dead Heat 1988 · ★ 6.2
- Summertime 1955 · ★ 6.7
- The Night Stalker 1972 · ★ 6.9
- No Deposit, No Return 1976 · ★ 6.3
- The Six Million Dollar Man 1973 · ★ 6.7
- The Night Strangler 1973 · ★ 6.7
- Hangar 18 1980 · ★ 5.2
- By Dawn's Early Light 1990 · ★ 6.5
- Turk 182! 1985 · ★ 5.9
- Something Evil 1972 · ★ 5.4
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 1955 · ★ 6.8
- From the Hip 1987 · ★ 6.0
- The Delicate Delinquent 1957 · ★ 6.4
- Happy Hell Night 1991 · ★ 4.9
- Hot Lead & Cold Feet 1978 · ★ 5.9
- A Song to Remember 1945 · ★ 6.5
- Blood and Concrete 1991 · ★ 5.6
- Bullet for a Badman 1964 · ★ 6.3
- Child in the Night 1990 · ★ 5.6
- A Perfect Stranger 1994 · ★ 4.9
- The Case Against Brooklyn 1958 · ★ 6.1
- Inherit the Wind 1988 · ★ 7.3
- The Great Sioux Massacre 1965 · ★ 4.5
- Mooch Goes to Hollywood 1971 · ★ 4.8
- Tribes 1970 · ★ 6.2
- Perfect Harmony 1991 · ★ 6.2
- Mrs. Pollifax — Spy 1971 · ★ 6.3
- Firebird 2015 A.D. 1981 · ★ 3.3
- B. Must Die 1975 · ★ 4.5
- Zero to Sixty 1978 · ★ 4.6
- Mission Mars 1968 · ★ 4.7
- Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole 1972 · ★ 7.1
- 43: The Richard Petty Story 1972 · ★ 6.7
Movies directed by Darren McGavin
- Happy Mother's Day, Love George 1973 · ★ 6.5