Darren McGavin
W. Lyle Richardson | William Lyle Richardson | دارن مکگاوین
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1922-05-07
Place of birth:Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Gender:Male
Popularity:2
Date of death2006-02-25
83Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Night Stalker2005-09-295.617
- Pros & ConsMr. Stanford1999-01-013.65
- Christmas Unwrapped: The History of ChristmasMr. Parker (archive footage)1997-12-015.86
- Small TimeSam1996-11-116.05
- MillenniumHenry Black1996-10-257.7277
- DerbyLester Corbett1995-06-177.33
- Billy MadisonBrian Madison1995-02-106.21,819
- GargoylesG.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)1994-10-248.1480
- Touched by an AngelGeorge Zarko1994-09-217.2182
- A Perfect StrangerJohn Henry Phillips1994-09-124.915
- Mysteries of the Ancient WorldNarrator1994-03-068.01
- Burke's LawConrad Hill1994-01-076.84
- Grace Under FireGrace's Dad1993-09-295.637
- The X-FilesAgent Arthur Dales1993-09-108.43,600
- Fallen AngelsOld Man1993-08-016.615
- The American ClockOlder Arthur Huntington1993-01-025.76
- MastergateFolsom Bunting1992-11-014.52
- Civil Wars1991-11-204.54
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor (archive footage) (uncredited)1991-10-288.07
- Happy Hell NightHenry Collins1991-10-014.836
- The Commish1991-09-287.127
- Blood and ConcreteHank Dick1991-09-135.728
- Sisters1991-05-117.211
- Perfect HarmonyMr. Hobbs1991-03-316.210
- ClaraAlbert Kroll1991-02-058.01
- Captain AmericaGeneral Fleming1990-12-144.5461
- By Dawn's Early LightCondor1990-05-196.567
- Child in the NightOs Winfield1990-05-015.618
- Kojak: It's Always SomethingWainwright1990-01-316.73
- Around the World in 80 DaysBenjamin Mudge1989-04-166.787
- The Diamond TrapChief Walter Vadney1988-11-206.03
- Murphy BrownBill Brown1988-11-146.484
- MonstersHubert1988-10-227.124
- Dead HeatDr. Ernest McNab1988-05-066.2236
- Inherit the WindE.K. Hornbeck1988-03-207.311
- Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica JacksonA. Z. Nathan1987-11-067.45
- From the HipCraig Duncan1987-02-065.945
- Worlds BeyondHarry Hewart1986-10-105.85
- Raw DealChief Harry Shannon1986-06-065.8909
- Turk 182!Det. Kowalski1985-02-155.968
- My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol FlynnDr. Gerrit Koets1985-01-216.51
- The Baron and the KidJack Beamer1984-11-218.01
- Murder, She WroteMartin Tremaine1984-09-307.5448
- Tales from the DarksideVan Conway1984-09-307.292
- Highway to Heaven1984-09-197.4198
- The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.Dr. David Jennings1984-05-169.01
- The NaturalGus Sands (uncredited)1984-05-116.9672
- The HitchhikerOld Man1983-11-236.332
- A Christmas StoryThe Old Man1983-11-187.21,431
- Small & Frye1983-03-075.73
- Firebird 2015 A.D.Red1981-09-183.39
- Magnum, P.I.Buck Gibson1980-12-117.3445
- Hangar 18Harry Forbes1980-07-015.181
- WaikikiCapt. McGuire1980-04-215.34
- The Martian ChroniclesSam Parkhill1980-01-156.945
- Love for RentCoach John Martin1979-11-113.54
- IkeGen. George S. Patton1979-05-036.83
- IkeGen. George S. Patton1979-05-037.33
- Tales of the UnexpectedSheriff Milt Singleton1979-03-246.849
- Donovan's KidTimothy Donovan1979-01-077.52
- The UsersHenry Waller1978-10-014.03
- Hot Lead & Cold FeetMayor Ragsdale1978-07-056.035
- Zero to SixtyMichael Nolan1978-06-234.68
- The Love BoatLawrence Evans1977-09-246.3191
- Airport '77Stan Buchek1977-03-115.6335
- Law and OrderDeputy Chief Brian O'Malley1976-05-068.01
- Crackle of DeathCarl Kolchak1976-03-287.52
- Brinks: The Great RobberyJames McNally1976-03-2610.01
- Demon and the MummyCarl Kolchak1976-03-146.01
- No Deposit, No ReturnDuke1976-02-056.393
- B. Must DiePal Kovak1975-06-144.58
- Kolchak: The Night StalkerCarl Kolchak1974-09-137.790
- The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf1973-09-145.410
- The Evil Touch1973-06-196.03
- The Evil TouchAlvin Hazeltine1973-06-196.03
- Police StoryMatt Hallett1973-03-207.018
- The Six Million Dollar ManOliver Spencer1973-03-076.790
- The Night StranglerCarl Kolchak1973-01-166.782
- 43: The Richard Petty StoryLee Petty1972-11-016.77
- Say Goodbye, Maggie ColeDr. Lou Grazzo1972-09-277.17
- Here Comes the JudgeJudge1972-09-037.01
- The RookiesSgt. Eddie Ryker1972-03-077.02
- Something EvilPaul Worden1972-01-215.460
- The Night StalkerCarl Kolchak1972-01-116.9132
- Sam Cade1972-01-010.00
- Mooch Goes to HollywoodDarren McGavin (uncredited)1971-12-314.811
- The Death of Me YetJoe Chalk1971-10-277.54
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawMcClain1971-09-166.58
- BanyonLieutenant Pete Cordova1971-03-159.01
- Mrs. Pollifax — SpyFarrell1971-02-176.39
- TribesDrake1970-11-106.210
- Berlin AffairPaul Killian1970-11-0210.01
- The 48-Hour MileDavid Ross1970-11-0110.01
- The ChallengersJim McCabe1970-02-207.02
- The ChallengeJacob Gallery1970-02-107.04
- Love, American StyleCorbett1969-09-296.221
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers1969-09-214.73
- Bracken's World1969-09-197.52
- Anatomy of a CrimeDavid Ross1969-06-136.52
- Boomerang, Dog of Many TalentsBarney B. Duncan1968-09-220.00
- The Name of the GameJesse Gil McCray1968-09-207.013
- The Name of the GameSam Hardy1968-09-207.013
- The Name of the GameEddie Gannon1968-09-207.013
- The OutsiderDavid Ross1968-09-186.05
- Mission MarsCol. Mike Blaiswick1968-07-264.77
- The OutsiderDavid Ross1967-11-218.02
- MannixMark1967-09-166.854
- Cimarron Strip1967-09-075.713
- Custer1967-09-066.45
- Mission: ImpossibleJ. Richard Taggart1966-09-177.6311
- Felony Squad1966-09-126.56
- African GoldMike Gregory1965-09-087.01
- The Great Sioux MassacreCaptain Frederick William Benton1965-04-254.510
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Viktor Karmak1964-09-227.174
- The RoguesAmos Champion1964-09-138.07
- Bullet for a BadmanSam Ward1964-09-016.323
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourSheridan Westcott1962-09-207.880
- The VirginianMark Troxel1962-09-196.535
- The VirginianSam Evans1962-09-196.535
- Ben Casey1961-10-025.915
- Dr. KildareProf. Felix Holman1961-09-275.719
- The DefendersHoward Potter1961-09-166.311
- The DefendersMarty Wisnovsky1961-09-166.311
- Witchcraft: The Doll in BramblesFred1961-01-016.01
- Route 661960-10-076.720
- Stagecoach West1960-10-046.76
- The IslandersPhil1960-10-028.02
- RiverboatCaptain Grey Holden1959-09-136.56
- Disneyland '59Self1959-06-157.33
- RawhideJed Hadley1959-01-097.249
- The Case Against BrooklynPete Harris1958-06-016.114
- Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerMike Hammer1958-01-076.86
- Beau JamesCharley Hand1957-06-075.45
- The Delicate DelinquentMike Damon1957-06-066.439
- The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellCapt. Russ Peters1955-12-316.846
- The Man with the Golden ArmLouie1955-12-267.2253
- The Alcoa Hour1955-10-167.02
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsRed Hillman1955-10-027.8252
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLyle Endicott1955-10-027.8252
- GunsmokeWill Helmick1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeLon Gorman1955-09-106.7112
- GunsmokeJoe Bascome1955-09-106.7112
- SummertimeEddie Yaeger1955-06-216.8170
- A Word to the Wives...George Peters1955-01-011.02
- The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn Jay Forrest1954-10-277.935
- The Wonderful World of DisneyTimothy Donovan1954-10-277.935
- Climax!Walter1954-10-073.812
- Death Valley DaysZacharias Gurney1952-10-016.611
- Tales of Tomorrow1951-08-036.47
- Queen for a DayDan1951-07-077.52
- What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest1950-02-027.029
- Robert Montgomery PresentsJoe Gillis1950-01-306.08
- SuspenseTed Larson1949-01-065.112
- Suspense1949-01-065.112
- Studio OneWill Sorrell1948-11-075.413
- Studio OneJohnny Quigg1948-11-075.413
- Studio OneTom Kendall1948-11-075.413
- The Philco Television PlayhouseBill Starbuck1948-10-036.68
- Your Next JobBalancing hobbyist1945-12-090.00
- She Wouldn't Say YesThe Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)1945-11-296.46
- A Song to RememberStudent (uncredited)1945-01-196.430