Darren McGavin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

166

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-05-07

Day of death

2006-02-25 (83 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Gargoyles

    Gargoyles

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Commish

    The Commish

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • The Rogues

    The Rogues

  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Match Game

    The Match Game

  • The Great Sioux Massacre

    The Great Sioux Massacre

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Dead Heat

    Dead Heat

  • Firebird 2015 A.D.

    Firebird 2015 A.D.

  • The Natural

    The Natural

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Bracken's World

    Bracken's World

  • Civil Wars

    Civil Wars

  • Airport '77

    Airport '77

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • Custer

    Custer

  • My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

    My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

  • Hot Lead & Cold Feet

    Hot Lead & Cold Feet

  • Here Comes the Judge

    Here Comes the Judge

  • Captain America

    Captain America

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Night Stalker

    Night Stalker

  • African Gold

    African Gold

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • From the Hip

    From the Hip

  • The Delicate Delinquent

    The Delicate Delinquent

  • Raw Deal

    Raw Deal

  • The 48-Hour Mile

    The 48-Hour Mile

  • Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

  • Child in the Night

    Child in the Night

  • Donovan's Kid

    Donovan's Kid

  • Ike

    Ike

  • The Case Against Brooklyn

    The Case Against Brooklyn

  • A Song to Remember

    A Song to Remember

  • By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

  • Summertime

    Summertime

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • The Challenge

    The Challenge

  • The Evil Touch

    The Evil Touch

  • Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • The Challengers

    The Challengers

  • The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Billy Madison

    Billy Madison

  • The Users

    The Users

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

    Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

  • Perfect Harmony

    Perfect Harmony

  • The Martian Chronicles

    The Martian Chronicles

  • Kojak: It's Always Something

    Kojak: It's Always Something

  • The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

  • Hangar 18

    Hangar 18

  • A Perfect Stranger

    A Perfect Stranger

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Pros & Cons

    Pros & Cons

  • Waikiki

    Waikiki

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • Casey, Crime Photographer

    Casey, Crime Photographer

  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

  • The Night Strangler

    The Night Strangler

  • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

    Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

  • Zero to Sixty

    Zero to Sixty

  • Turk 182!

    Turk 182!

  • Berlin Affair

    Berlin Affair

  • Beau James

    Beau James

  • Tribes

    Tribes

  • Queen for a Day

    Queen for a Day

  • A Christmas Story

    A Christmas Story

  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

  • Ike

    Ike

  • No Deposit, No Return

    No Deposit, No Return

  • The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

    The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Derby

    Derby

  • Small & Frye

    Small & Frye

  • Brinks: The Great Robbery

    Brinks: The Great Robbery

  • Happy Hell Night

    Happy Hell Night

  • The Baron and the Kid

    The Baron and the Kid

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes

    She Wouldn't Say Yes

  • Bullet for a Badman

    Bullet for a Badman

  • Blood and Concrete

    Blood and Concrete

  • Love for Rent

    Love for Rent

  • B. Must Die

    B. Must Die

  • Sam Cade

    Sam Cade

  • Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

    Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

  • Crackle of Death

    Crackle of Death

  • Something Evil

    Something Evil

  • Mastergate

    Mastergate

  • Demon and the Mummy

    Demon and the Mummy

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • A Word to the Wives...

    A Word to the Wives...

  • The Diamond Trap

    The Diamond Trap

  • 43: The Richard Petty Story

    43: The Richard Petty Story

  • Mission Mars

    Mission Mars

  • Anatomy of a Crime

    Anatomy of a Crime

  • The Death of Me Yet

    The Death of Me Yet

  • Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

    Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

  • Mysteries of the Ancient World

    Mysteries of the Ancient World

  • Clara

    Clara

  • Your Next Job

    Your Next Job

  • Unclaimed Fortunes II

    Unclaimed Fortunes II