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Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1922-05-07

Birth Place

Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Movies and TV shows :

43: The Richard Petty Story

43: The Richard Petty Story

1972

6.5

Movie
A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

1983

7.2

Movie
A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

1994

4.8

Movie
A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945

6.3

Movie
A Word to the Wives...

A Word to the Wives...

1955

1.0

Movie
African Gold

African Gold

1965

0.0

Movie
Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

5.6

Movie
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
Anatomy of a Crime

Anatomy of a Crime

1969

6.0

Movie
poster

Around the World in 80 Days

1989

6.6

TV
Banyon

Banyon

1971

0.0

Movie
Beau James

Beau James

1957

5.7

Movie
poster

Ben Casey

1961

5.7

TV
Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair

1970

0.0

Movie
Billy Madison

Billy Madison

1995

6.2

Movie
Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

1991

5.7

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

1968

0.0

Movie
poster

Bracken's World

1969

5.0

TV
Brinks: The Great Robbery

Brinks: The Great Robbery

1976

0.0

Movie
Bullet for a Badman

Bullet for a Badman

1964

6.2

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1994

6.7

TV
By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

6.5

Movie
Captain America

Captain America

1990

4.5

Movie
Child in the Night

Child in the Night

1990

5.4

Movie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

5.3

Movie
poster

Cimarron Strip

1967

5.0

TV
poster

Civil Wars

1991

2.0

TV
Clara

Clara

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Crackle of Death

Crackle of Death

1976

6.0

Movie
poster

Crime Photographer

1951

0.0

TV
poster

Custer

1967

6.0

TV
Dead Heat

Dead Heat

1988

6.1

Movie
poster

Death Valley Days

1952

6.4

TV
Demon and the Mummy

Demon and the Mummy

1976

6.0

Movie
Derby

Derby

1995

7.5

Movie
Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

1959

6.5

Movie
Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid

1979

6.0

Movie
poster

Dr. Kildare

1961

5.4

TV
poster

Fallen Angels

1993

5.5

TV
poster

Felony Squad

1966

7.0

TV
Firebird 2015 A.D.

Firebird 2015 A.D.

1981

2.7

Movie
From the Hip

From the Hip

1987

5.9

Movie
poster

Gargoyles

1994

8.1

TV
poster

Grace Under Fire

1993

5.5

TV
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
Hangar 18

Hangar 18

1980

5.0

Movie
Happy Hell Night

Happy Hell Night

1992

4.7

Movie
Hay que matar a B.

Hay que matar a B.

1975

4.0

Movie
Here Comes the Judge

Here Comes the Judge

1972

0.0

Movie
poster

Highway to Heaven

1984

7.4

TV
Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978

5.9

Movie
Ike

Ike

1979

6.2

Movie
poster

Ike

1979

6.5

TV
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1988

8.0

Movie
Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something

1990

6.0

Movie
poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

7.6

TV
Law and Order

Law and Order

1976

0.0

Movie
Love for Rent

Love for Rent

1979

1.5

Movie
poster

Love, American Style

1969

5.8

TV
poster

Magnum, P.I.

1980

7.3

TV
poster

Mannix

1967

6.7

TV
Mastergate

Mastergate

1992

2.0

Movie
poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958

6.6

TV
poster

Millennium

1996

7.7

TV
Mission Mars

Mission Mars

1968

4.2

Movie
poster

Mission: Impossible

1966

7.6

TV
poster

Monsters

1988

7.0

TV
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

5.1

Movie
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

1971

6.1

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
poster

Murphy Brown

1988

6.4

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

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

1985

0.0

Movie
Mysteries of the Ancient World

Mysteries of the Ancient World

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

Night Stalker

2005

5.1

TV
No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

1976

6.2

Movie
poster

Omnibus

1952

6.0

TV
poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

6.3

TV
Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

1991

6.2

Movie
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

7.7

Movie
Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

1999

3.0

Movie
Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day

1951

6.0

Movie
Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1986

5.8

Movie
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
poster

Riverboat

1959

6.2

TV
poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

5.2

TV
poster

Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
Sam Cade

Sam Cade

1972

0.0

Movie
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

1972

6.8

Movie
She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

5.9

Movie
poster

Sisters

1991

7.3

TV
poster

Small & Frye

1983

4.5

TV
Something Evil

Something Evil

1972

5.4

Movie
poster

Stagecoach West

1960

6.0

TV
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
Summertime

Summertime

1955

6.8

Movie
poster

Suspense

1949

4.6

TV
poster

Tales from the Darkside

1984

7.2

TV
poster

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

6.7

TV
poster

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

6.0

TV
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

2004

4.6

Movie
poster

The Alcoa Hour

1955

4.0

TV
poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
The American Clock

The American Clock

1993

6.5

Movie
The Baron and the Kid

The Baron and the Kid

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

1968

3.0

TV
The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn

1958

6.0

Movie
The Challenge

The Challenge

1970

6.0

Movie
The Challengers

The Challengers

1970

5.0

Movie
poster

The Commish

1991

7.2

TV
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

6.7

Movie
poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
The Death of Me Yet

The Death of Me Yet

1971

7.0

Movie
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

1957

6.4

Movie
The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

1988

5.0

Movie
poster

The Evil Touch

1973

5.5

TV
The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre

1965

4.2

Movie
poster

The Hitchhiker

1983

6.1

TV
poster

The Islanders

1960

8.0

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
poster

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

1964

7.1

TV
The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955

7.1

Movie
poster

The Martian Chronicles

1980

6.9

TV
poster

The Match Game

1962

7.8

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
The Natural

The Natural

1984

6.9

Movie
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

6.8

Movie
The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

1973

6.6

Movie
The Outsider

The Outsider

1967

6.0

Movie
poster

The Outsider

1968

5.2

TV
poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

6.0

TV
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

The Rogues

1964

7.5

TV
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

6.0

Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1973

6.7

Movie
The Users

The Users

1978

1.0

Movie
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

7.6

TV
poster

The X-Files

1993

8.4

TV
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
Tribes

Tribes

1970

6.0

Movie
Turk 182!

Turk 182!

1985

5.8

Movie
Unclaimed Fortunes II

Unclaimed Fortunes II

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

6.0

TV
Waikiki

Waikiki

1980

5.5

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

1961

6.0

Movie
Your Next Job

Your Next Job

1945

0.0

Movie
Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty

1978

4.2

Movie