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Darren McGavin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1922-05-07

Day of Death

2006-02-25

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.

Filmography (85)

⭐ 3.6 Role: Mr. Stanford

Pros & Cons

1999
⭐ 5.8 Role: Mr. Parker (archive footage)

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997
⭐ 6.0 Role: Sam

Small Time

1996
⭐ 7.3 Role: Lester Corbett

Derby

1995
⭐ 6.2 Role: Brian Madison

Billy Madison

1995
⭐ 4.9 Role: John Henry Phillips

A Perfect Stranger

1994
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Mysteries of the Ancient World

1994
⭐ 5.7 Role: Older Arthur Huntington

The American Clock

1993
⭐ 4.5 Role: Folsom Bunting

Mastergate

1992
⭐ 8.0 Role: actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991
⭐ 4.8 Role: Henry Collins

Happy Hell Night

1991
⭐ 5.7 Role: Hank Dick

Blood and Concrete

1991
⭐ 6.2 Role: Mr. Hobbs

Perfect Harmony

1991
No Image
⭐ 8.0 Role: Albert Kroll

Clara

1991
⭐ 4.5 Role: General Fleming

Captain America

1990