8.4
TV
Acting
Darren McGavin
- Born
- Died
- (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Credits
- 161 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
8.4
TV
6.2
Movie
Billy Madison
7.2
Movie
A Christmas Story
5.9
Movie
Raw Deal
8.1
TV
Gargoyles
4.5
Movie
Captain America
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.3
TV
Magnum, P.I.
5.6
Movie
Airport '77
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
7.7
TV
Millennium
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.1
Movie
The Man with the Golden Arm
6.2
Movie
Dead Heat
7.4
TV
Highway to Heaven
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
7.2
TV
Touched by an Angel
6.7
Movie
Summertime
Acting credits 159
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Night Stalker TV | (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Pros & Cons Film | Mr. Stanford |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas Film | Mr. Parker (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Small Time Film | Sam |
| 1996 | Millennium TV | Henry Black (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Derby Film | Lester Corbett |
| 1995 | Billy Madison Film | Brian Madison |
| 1994 | Gargoyles TV | G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | George Zarko (1 ep) |
| 1994 | A Perfect Stranger Film | John Henry Phillips |
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Ancient World Film | Narrator |
| 1994 | Burke's Law TV | Conrad Hill (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire TV | Grace's Dad (1 ep) |
| 1993 | The X-Files TV | Agent Arthur Dales (2 ep) |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels TV | Old Man (1 ep) |
| 1993 | The American Clock Film | Older Arthur Huntington |
| 1992 | Mastergate Film | Folsom Bunting |
| 1991 | Civil Wars TV | (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Film | actor (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Happy Hell Night Film | Henry Collins |
| 1991 | The Commish TV | (2 ep) |
| 1991 | Blood and Concrete Film | Hank Dick |
| 1991 | Sisters TV | (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Perfect Harmony Film | Mr. Hobbs |
| 1991 | Clara Film | Albert Kroll |
| 1991 | The General Motors Playwrights Theater TV | Albert Kroll (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Captain America Film | General Fleming |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light Film | Condor |
| 1990 | Child in the Night Film | Os Winfield |
| 1990 | Unclaimed Fortunes II Film | Host |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always Something Film | Wainwright |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days TV | Benjamin Mudge (3 ep) |
| 1988 | The Diamond Trap Film | Chief Walter Vadney |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown TV | Bill Brown (4 ep) |
| 1988 | Monsters TV | Hubert (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Dead Heat Film | Dr. Ernest McNab |
| 1988 | Inherit the Wind Film | E.K. Hornbeck |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson Film | A. Z. Nathan |
| 1987 | From the Hip Film | Craig Duncan |
| 1986 | Worlds Beyond TV | Harry Hewart (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Raw Deal Film | Harry Shannon |
| 1985 | Turk 182! Film | Det. Kowalski |
| 1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn Film | Dr. Gerrit Koets |
| 1984 | The Baron and the Kid Film | Jack Beamer |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Martin Tremaine (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside TV | Van Conway (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven TV | (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. Film | Dr. David Jennings |
| 1984 | The Natural Film | Gus Sands (uncredited) |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker TV | Old Man (1 ep) |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story Film | The Old Man |
| 1983 | Small & Frye TV | (6 ep) |
| 1981 | Firebird 2015 A.D. Film | Red |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. TV | Buck Gibson (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Hangar 18 Film | Harry Forbes |
| 1980 | Waikiki Film | Capt. McGuire |
| 1980 | The Martian Chronicles TV | Sam Parkhill (3 ep) |
| 1979 | Love for Rent Film | Coach John Martin |
| 1979 | Ike Film | Gen. George S. Patton |
| 1979 | Ike TV | Gen. George S. Patton (3 ep) |
Crew credits 6
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Zero to Sixty Film | Screenplay |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV | Producer (20 ep) |
| 1973 | Happy Mother's Day, Love George Film | Director |
| 1973 | The Evil Touch TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1959 | Riverboat TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Buckskin TV | Director (2 ep) |