Darren McGavin
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales
1993
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine
1984
Series
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans
1977
Series
Mannix
Mark
1967
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Buck Gibson
1980
Series
Love, American Style
Corbett
1969
Series
Climax!
Walter
1954
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Joe Gillis
1950
Series
Mission: Impossible
J. Richard Taggart
1966
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheridan Westcott
1962
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bill Starbuck
1948
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
The Virginian
Mark Troxel
1962
Series
The Virginian
Sam Evans
1962
Series
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko
1994
Series
Dr. Kildare
Prof. Felix Holman
1961
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Franklin Carson
1963
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Studio One
Will Sorrell
1948
Series
Studio One
Johnny Quigg
1948
Series
Studio One
Tom Kendall
1948
Series
Rawhide
Jed Hadley
1959
Series
Highway to Heaven
1984
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979
Series
Millennium
Henry Black
1996
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
Gargoyles
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Van Conway
1984
Series
The Defenders
Howard Potter
1961
Series
The Defenders
Marty Wisnovsky
1961
Series
The Name of the Game
Jesse Gil McCray
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Sam Hardy
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Eddie Gannon
1968
Series
Murphy Brown
Bill Brown
1988
Series
Omnibus
1952
Series
Gunsmoke
Will Helmick
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Lon Gorman
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Joe Bascome
1955
Series
The Commish
1991
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Red Hillman
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lyle Endicott
1955
Series
The Hitchhiker
Old Man
1983
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Viktor Karmak
1964
Series
Suspense
Ted Larson
1949
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
Monsters
Hubert
1988
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
Grace Under Fire
Grace's Dad
1993
Series
Police Story
Matt Hallett
1973
Series
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
McClain
1971
Series
Fallen Angels
Old Man
1993
Series
Riverboat
Captain Grey Holden
1959
Series
Burke's Law
Conrad Hill
1994
Series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
1974
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Series
Cimarron Strip
1967
Series
The Rogues
Amos Champion
1964
Series
Stagecoach West
1960
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Series
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
1958
Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Series
The Outsider
David Ross
1968
Series
Civil Wars
1991
Series
The Islanders
Phil
1960
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
John Jay Forrest
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Timothy Donovan
1954
Series
The Match Game
Self
1962
Series
Custer
1967
Series
Bracken's World
1969
Film
Billy Madison
Brian Madison
1995
Series
Night Stalker
2005
Series
Around the World in 80 Days
Benjamin Mudge
1989
Series
The Alcoa Hour
1955
Series
Death Valley Days
Zacharias Gurney
1952
Film
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
1977
Series
The Evil Touch
1973
Series
The Evil Touch
Alvin Hazeltine
1973
Film
Raw Deal
Chief Harry Shannon
1986
Series
The Martian Chronicles
Sam Parkhill
1980
Series
Worlds Beyond
Harry Hewart
1986
Series
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
1979
Film
The Natural
Gus Sands (uncredited)
1984
Casey, Crime Photographer
Jack Casey
1951
Film
The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
1972
Film
A Christmas Story
The Old Man
1983
Film
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
1988
Film
The Man with the Golden Arm
Louie
1955
Film
Captain America
General Fleming
1990
Series
Special for Women
The Social Worker
1960
Film
The Users
Henry Waller
1978
Series
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969
Film
Inherit the Wind
E.K. Hornbeck
1988
Film
The Six Million Dollar Man
Oliver Spencer
1973
Film
The Outsider
David Ross
1967
Film
Tribes
Drake
1970
Film
A Song to Remember
Student (uncredited)
1945
Film
Mastergate
Folsom Bunting
1992
Film
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Farrell
1971
Film
Hangar 18
Harry Forbes
1980
Film
By Dawn's Early Light
Condor
1990
Film
Ike
Gen. George S. Patton
1979
Film
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Mayor Ragsdale
1978
Film
Turk 182!
Det. Kowalski
1985
Film
Beau James
Charley Hand
1957
Film
Berlin Affair
Paul Killian
1970
Film
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Series
Small & Frye
1983
Film
Bullet for a Badman
Sam Ward
1964
Film
Summertime
Eddie Yaeger
1955
Film
Blood and Concrete
Hank Dick
1991
Film
The American Clock
Older Arthur Huntington
1993
Film
From the Hip
Craig Duncan
1987
Film
The Diamond Trap
Chief Walter Vadney
1988
Film
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
A. Z. Nathan
1987
Film
A Perfect Stranger
John Henry Phillips
1994
Film
No Deposit, No Return
Duke
1976
Film
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Capt. Russ Peters
1955
Film
She Wouldn't Say Yes
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1945
Film
Something Evil
Paul Worden
1972
Film
The Case Against Brooklyn
Pete Harris
1958
Film
Pros & Cons
Mr. Stanford
1999
Film
The Rookies
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
1972
Series
Sisters
1991
Film
Child in the Night
Os Winfield
1990
Film
Brinks: The Great Robbery
James McNally
1976
Film
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1997
Film
The Delicate Delinquent
Mike Damon
1957
Film
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Red
1981
Film
Perfect Harmony
Mr. Hobbs
1991
Film
Waikiki
Capt. McGuire
1980
Film
The Night Strangler
Carl Kolchak
1973
Film
The Challenge
Jacob Gallery
1970
Film
Law and Order
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1976
Film
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972
Film
The Great Sioux Massacre
Captain Frederick William Benton
1965
Film
Kojak: It's Always Something
Wainwright
1990
Film
The Death of Me Yet
Joe Chalk
1971
Film
Small Time
Sam
1996
Film
The Challengers
Jim McCabe
1970
Film
Disneyland '59
Self
1959
Film
Banyon
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1971
Film
Demon and the Mummy
Carl Kolchak
1976
Film
Zero to Sixty
Michael Nolan
1978
Film
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971
Film
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Dr. Gerrit Koets
1985
Film
Happy Hell Night
Henry Collins
1991
Film
Queen for a Day
Dan
1951
Film
The Baron and the Kid
Jack Beamer
1984
Film
Donovan's Kid
Timothy Donovan
1979
Film
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Fred
1961
Film
Anatomy of a Crime
David Ross
1969
Film
The 48-Hour Mile
David Ross
1970
Film
B. Must Die
Pal Kovak
1975
Film
Mission Mars
Col. Mike Blaiswick
1968
Film
Crackle of Death
Carl Kolchak
1976
Film
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. David Jennings
1984
Film
Love for Rent
Coach John Martin
1979
Film
43: The Richard Petty Story
Lee Petty
1972
Film
Derby
Lester Corbett
1995
Film
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Barney B. Duncan
1968
Clara
Albert Kroll
1991
Film
Sam Cade
1972
Here Comes the Judge
Judge
1972
Film
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994
Your Next Job
Balancing hobbyist
1945
Film
African Gold
Mike Gregory
1965
Film
A Word to the Wives...
George Peters
1955
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Host
1990