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.…
Filmography
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976 · 10.0
The 48-Hour Mile
1970 · 10.0
Banyon
1971 · 9.0
The X-Files
1993 · 8.4
Gargoyles
1994 · 8.1
The Rogues
1964 · 8.0
The Islanders
1960 · 8.0
Clara
1991 · 8.0
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994 · 8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · 8.0
Law and Order
1976 · 8.0
The Outsider
1967 · 8.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · 7.9
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 7.8
Millennium
1996 · 7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · 7.7
Mission: Impossible
1966 · 7.6
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Bracken's World
1969 · 7.5
Queen for a Day
1951 · 7.5
Donovan's Kid
1979 · 7.5
Crackle of Death
1976 · 7.5
Highway to Heaven
1984 · 7.4
Rawhide
1959 · 7.3
Ike
1979 · 7.3
Inherit the Wind
1988 · 7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · 7.3
A Christmas Story
1983 · 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · 7.2
The Martian Chronicles
1980 · 7.2
Sisters
1991 · 7.2
The Commish
1991 · 7.1
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 · 7.1
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972 · 7.1
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
Omnibus
1952 · 7.0
Monsters
1988 · 7.0
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
The Alcoa Hour
1955 · 7.0
Casey, Crime Photographer
1951 · 7.0
The Challenge
1970 · 7.0
Here Comes the Judge
1972 · 7.0
The Rookies
1972 · 7.0
The Challengers
1970 · 7.0
African Gold
1965 · 7.0
Mannix
1967 · 6.9
The Natural
1984 · 6.9
The Night Stalker
1972 · 6.9
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · 6.8
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · 6.8
Burke's Law
1994 · 6.8
Around the World in 80 Days
1989 · 6.8
Ike
1979 · 6.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 · 6.8
Route 66
1960 · 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955 · 6.7
Stagecoach West
1960 · 6.7
The Night Strangler
1973 · 6.7
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973 · 6.7
Summertime
1955 · 6.7
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972 · 6.7
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990 · 6.7
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · 6.6
Fallen Angels
1993 · 6.6
Death Valley Days
1952 · 6.6
The Virginian
1962 · 6.5
Murphy Brown
1988 · 6.5
Felony Squad
1966 · 6.5
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · 6.5
Riverboat
1959 · 6.5
By Dawn's Early Light
1990 · 6.5
A Song to Remember
1945 · 6.5
Anatomy of a Crime
1969 · 6.5
Tales of Tomorrow
1951 · 6.4
Custer
1967 · 6.4
The Delicate Delinquent
1957 · 6.4
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945 · 6.4
The Defenders
1961 · 6.3
Special for Women
1960 · 6.3
Mastergate
1992 · 6.3
Bullet for a Badman
1964 · 6.3
No Deposit, No Return
1976 · 6.3
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · 6.3
Small Time
1996 · 6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.2
Love, American Style
1969 · 6.2
The Hitchhiker
1983 · 6.2
Billy Madison
1995 · 6.2
Dead Heat
1988 · 6.2
Tribes
1970 · 6.2
Perfect Harmony
1991 · 6.2
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958 · 6.1
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · 6.0
The Outsider
1968 · 6.0
The Evil Touch
1973 · 6.0
The Diamond Trap
1988 · 6.0
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961 · 6.0
Demon and the Mummy
1976 · 6.0
From the Hip
1987 · 6.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · 5.9
Ben Casey
1961 · 5.9
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978 · 5.9
Turk 182!
1985 · 5.9
Raw Deal
1986 · 5.9
Cimarron Strip
1967 · 5.8
Worlds Beyond
1986 · 5.8
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 · 5.8
Dr. Kildare
1961 · 5.7
Small & Frye
1983 · 5.7
Grace Under Fire
1993 · 5.6
Night Stalker
2005 · 5.6
Airport '77
1977 · 5.6
Blood and Concrete
1991 · 5.6
Child in the Night
1990 · 5.6
Studio One
1948 · 5.4
Beau James
1957 · 5.4
Something Evil
1972 · 5.4
Waikiki
1980 · 5.2
Hangar 18
1980 · 5.2
Suspense
1949 · 5.1
Happy Hell Night
1991 · 4.9
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971 · 4.8
Mission Mars
1968 · 4.7
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969 · 4.7
Captain America
1990 · 4.6
Zero to Sixty
1978 · 4.6
Civil Wars
1991 · 4.5
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965 · 4.5
B. Must Die
1975 · 4.5
The Users
1978 · 4.3
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985 · 4.2
Climax!
1954 · 3.8
Pros & Cons
1999 · 3.6
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981 · 3.3
A Word to the Wives...
1955 · 1.0
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991 · 0.0
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968 · 0.0
Sam Cade
1972 · 0.0
Your Next Job
1945 · 0.0
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990 · 0.0