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Darren McGavin‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1922-05-07

Popularity

star8.9

Darren McGavin

Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Darren McGavin

Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1922-05-07

Popularity

star8.9

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.

Movie Credits

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

Raw Deal

Raw Deal‌
star5.8
calendar 1986

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story‌
star7.3
calendar 1983

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons‌
star3.0
calendar 1999

Billy Madison

Billy Madison‌
star6.2
calendar 1995

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return‌
star6.2
calendar 1976

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light‌
star6.5
calendar 1990

The Natural

The Natural‌
star6.9
calendar 1984

Happy Hell Night

Happy Hell Night‌
star4.7
calendar 1992

From the Hip

From the Hip‌
star5.9
calendar 1987

Airport '77

Airport '77‌
star5.6
calendar 1977

The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler‌
star6.6
calendar 1973

Turk 182!

Turk 182!‌
star5.8
calendar 1985

Dead Heat

Dead Heat‌
star6.1
calendar 1988

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Hot Lead & Cold Feet‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

Captain America

Captain America‌
star4.5
calendar 1990

Clara

Clara‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker‌
star6.8
calendar 1972

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Here Comes the Judge

Here Comes the Judge‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

The Challenge

The Challenge‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man‌
star6.7
calendar 1973

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas‌
star6.3
calendar 1997

Summertime

Summertime‌
star6.8
calendar 1955

The Baron and the Kid

The Baron and the Kid‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Hangar 18

Hangar 18‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

Something Evil

Something Evil‌
star5.5
calendar 1972

Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete‌
star5.7
calendar 1991

Tribes

Tribes‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Mission Mars

Mission Mars‌
star4.2
calendar 1968

She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes‌
star5.9
calendar 1945

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony‌
star6.2
calendar 1991

Bullet for a Badman

Bullet for a Badman‌
star6.1
calendar 1964

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell‌
star6.7
calendar 1955

Child in the Night

Child in the Night‌
star5.4
calendar 1990

Hay que matar a B.

Hay que matar a B.‌
star4.0
calendar 1975

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy‌
star6.1
calendar 1971

Derby

Derby‌
star5.0
calendar 1995

The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap‌
star5.0
calendar 1988

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole‌
star6.8
calendar 1972

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger‌
star4.8
calendar 1994

The Death of Me Yet

The Death of Me Yet‌
star7.0
calendar 1971

The Rookies

The Rookies‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Firebird 2015 A.D.

Firebird 2015 A.D.‌
star2.7
calendar 1981

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind‌
star8.0
calendar 1988

The American Clock

The American Clock‌
star6.5
calendar 1993

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Mysteries of the Ancient World‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Unclaimed Fortunes II

Unclaimed Fortunes II‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty‌
star4.2
calendar 1978

The Challengers

The Challengers‌
star5.0
calendar 1970

The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre‌
star4.2
calendar 1965

43: The Richard Petty Story

43: The Richard Petty Story‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

The Outsider

The Outsider‌
star6.0
calendar 1967

A Word to the Wives...

A Word to the Wives...‌
star1.0
calendar 1955

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made‌
star4.6
calendar 2004

Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Ike

Ike‌
star6.2
calendar 1979

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles‌
star6.0
calendar 1961

Mastergate

Mastergate‌
star2.0
calendar 1992

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Waikiki

Waikiki‌
star5.5
calendar 1980

Beau James

Beau James‌
star5.7
calendar 1957

Anatomy of a Crime

Anatomy of a Crime‌
star6.0
calendar 1969

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker‌
star7.7
calendar 1991

Banyon

Banyon‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Your Next Job

Your Next Job‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

Brinks: The Great Robbery

Brinks: The Great Robbery‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Crackle of Death

Crackle of Death‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood‌
star5.1
calendar 1971

Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59‌
star6.5
calendar 1959

Law and Order

Law and Order‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Sam Cade

Sam Cade‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Love for Rent

Love for Rent‌
star1.5
calendar 1979

African Gold

African Gold‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Users

The Users‌
star1.0
calendar 1978

Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

Demon and the Mummy

Demon and the Mummy‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

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

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Night Stalker

Night Stalker‌
star5.1
calendar 2005

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Gargoyles

Gargoyles‌
star8.1
calendar 1994

Route 66

Route 66‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected‌
star6.7
calendar 1979

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven‌
star7.4
calendar 1984

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown‌
star6.5
calendar 1988

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles‌
star6.9
calendar 1980

Omnibus

Omnibus‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire‌
star5.7
calendar 1993

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

The Commish

The Commish‌
star7.2
calendar 1991

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer‌
star6.6
calendar 1958

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

The X-Files

The X-Files‌
star8.4
calendar 1993

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

The Evil Touch

The Evil Touch‌
star5.5
calendar 1973

Millennium

Millennium‌
star7.6
calendar 1996

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Sisters

Sisters‌
star7.3
calendar 1991

The Islanders

The Islanders‌
star8.0
calendar 1960

Monsters

Monsters‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker‌
star7.6
calendar 1974

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Felony Squad

Felony Squad‌
star7.0
calendar 1966

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour‌
star4.0
calendar 1955

The Defenders

The Defenders‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker‌
star6.1
calendar 1983

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Bracken's World

Bracken's World‌
star5.0
calendar 1969

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Civil Wars

Civil Wars‌
star2.0
calendar 1991

The Rogues

The Rogues‌
star7.5
calendar 1964

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

Suspense

Suspense‌
star4.2
calendar 1949

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star4.3
calendar 1950

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers‌
star3.0
calendar 1968

Custer

Custer‌
star6.0
calendar 1967

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

The Defenders

The Defenders‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

Small & Frye

Small & Frye‌
star4.5
calendar 1983

The Outsider

The Outsider‌
star5.2
calendar 1968

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Crime Photographer

Crime Photographer‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Ike

Ike‌
star6.5
calendar 1979

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days‌
star6.6
calendar 1989

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law‌
star6.3
calendar 1971

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
star7.6
calendar 1954

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days‌
star6.4
calendar 1952

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.7
calendar 1994

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels‌
star5.5
calendar 1993

Suspense

Suspense‌
star4.2
calendar 1949

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts‌
star5.3
calendar 1973

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
star7.6
calendar 1954

Crime Photographer

Crime Photographer‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

The Match Game

The Match Game‌
star7.6
calendar 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1968