Darren McGavin
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-05-07
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
The Man with the Golden Arm
Dec 26, 1955
Raw Deal
Jun 06, 1986
A Christmas Story
Nov 18, 1983
Pros & Cons
Jan 01, 1999
Billy Madison
Feb 10, 1995
No Deposit, No Return
Feb 05, 1976
By Dawn's Early Light
May 19, 1990
The Natural
May 11, 1984
Happy Hell Night
Apr 13, 1992
From the Hip
Feb 06, 1987
Airport '77
Mar 11, 1977
The Night Strangler
Jan 16, 1973
Turk 182!
Feb 15, 1985
Dead Heat
May 06, 1988
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Jul 05, 1978
Captain America
Dec 14, 1990
Clara
Feb 05, 1991
The Night Stalker
Jan 11, 1972
The Case Against Brooklyn
Jun 01, 1958
The Delicate Delinquent
Jun 06, 1957
Here Comes the Judge
Sep 03, 1972
The Challenge
Feb 10, 1970
The Six Million Dollar Man
Mar 07, 1973
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Dec 01, 1997
Summertime
Jun 21, 1955
The Baron and the Kid
Nov 21, 1984
Hangar 18
Jul 01, 1980
Something Evil
Jan 21, 1972
Blood and Concrete
Sep 13, 1991
Tribes
Nov 10, 1970
Mission Mars
Jul 26, 1968
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Nov 29, 1945
Perfect Harmony
Mar 31, 1991
Bullet for a Badman
Sep 01, 1964
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Jan 21, 1985
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Dec 31, 1955
Child in the Night
May 01, 1990
B. Must Die
Jun 14, 1975
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Feb 17, 1971
Derby
Jun 17, 1995
The Diamond Trap
Jan 01, 1988
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Sep 27, 1972
A Perfect Stranger
Sep 12, 1994
The Death of Me Yet
Oct 26, 1971
The Rookies
Mar 07, 1972
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Sep 18, 1981
Inherit the Wind
Mar 20, 1988
The American Clock
Jan 02, 1993
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Mar 06, 1994
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Apr 07, 1990
Zero to Sixty
Jun 23, 1978
The Challengers
Feb 20, 1970
The Great Sioux Massacre
Apr 25, 1965
43: The Richard Petty Story
Nov 01, 1972
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Sep 22, 1968
The Outsider
Nov 21, 1967
A Word to the Wives...
Jan 01, 1955
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Jul 13, 2004
Berlin Affair
Nov 02, 1970
Ike
May 03, 1979
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Jan 01, 1961
Mastergate
Nov 01, 1992
Donovan's Kid
Jan 07, 1979
Waikiki
Apr 21, 1980
Beau James
Jun 07, 1957
Anatomy of a Crime
Jun 13, 1969
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Oct 28, 1991
Banyon
Mar 15, 1971
Your Next Job
Dec 09, 1945
A Song to Remember
Jan 19, 1945
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Mar 26, 1976
Crackle of Death
Mar 28, 1976
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Dec 31, 1971
Kojak: It's Always Something
Jan 31, 1990
Disneyland '59
Jun 15, 1959
Law and Order
May 06, 1976
Sam Cade
Jan 01, 1972
Love for Rent
Nov 11, 1979
African Gold
Sep 08, 1965
The Users
Oct 01, 1978
Queen for a Day
Jul 07, 1951
Demon and the Mummy
Mar 14, 1976
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
May 16, 1984
The 48-Hour Mile
Nov 01, 1970
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Nov 06, 1987
Murder, She Wrote
Sep 30, 1984
Magnum, P.I.
Dec 11, 1980
Tales from the Darkside
Sep 30, 1984
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 22, 1964
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
Night Stalker
Sep 29, 2005
Touched by an Angel
Sep 21, 1994
Gargoyles
Oct 24, 1994
Route 66
Oct 07, 1960
Tales of the Unexpected
Mar 24, 1979
Highway to Heaven
Sep 19, 1984
Murphy Brown
Nov 14, 1988
The Martian Chronicles
Jan 15, 1980
Grace Under Fire
Sep 29, 1993
The Commish
Sep 28, 1991
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Jan 07, 1958
Gunsmoke
Sep 10, 1955
The X-Files
Sep 10, 1993
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
The Evil Touch
Jun 19, 1973
Millennium
Oct 25, 1996
Mission: Impossible
Sep 17, 1966
Sisters
May 11, 1991
The Islanders
Oct 02, 1960
Monsters
Oct 22, 1988
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Sep 13, 1974
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Felony Squad
Sep 12, 1966
Rawhide
Jan 09, 1959
Cimarron Strip
Sep 07, 1967
Police Story
Mar 20, 1973
The Virginian
Sep 19, 1962
The Alcoa Hour
Oct 16, 1955
The Defenders
Sep 16, 1961
The Hitchhiker
Nov 01, 1983
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Bracken's World
Sep 19, 1969
The Philco Television Playhouse
Oct 03, 1948
Civil Wars
Nov 20, 1991
The Rogues
Sep 13, 1964
Ben Casey
Oct 02, 1961
Riverboat
Sep 13, 1959
Stagecoach West
Oct 04, 1960
Suspense
Jan 06, 1949
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Tales of Tomorrow
Aug 03, 1951
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Sep 21, 1969
Custer
Sep 06, 1967
Dr. Kildare
Sep 27, 1961
The Defenders
Sep 16, 1961
Small & Frye
Mar 07, 1983
The Outsider
Sep 18, 1968
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Virginian
Sep 19, 1962
Gunsmoke
Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
Sep 10, 1955
Ike
May 03, 1979
Around the World in 80 Days
Apr 16, 1989
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
V.I.P. Schaukel
May 09, 1971
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Sep 16, 1971
The Wonderful World of Disney
Oct 27, 1954
Death Valley Days
Oct 01, 1952
Burke's Law
Jan 07, 1994
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
Fallen Angels
Aug 01, 1993
Suspense
Jan 06, 1949
What's My Line?
Feb 02, 1950
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Sep 14, 1973
The Wonderful World of Disney
Oct 27, 1954
The Match Game
Dec 31, 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sep 20, 1962
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
Mannix
Sep 16, 1967
Love, American Style
Sep 29, 1969
Omnibus
Nov 09, 1952