Darren McGavin
Acting
🎂 1922-05-07
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.
Cast credits(167)
Joe Gillis
1950
Buck Gibson
1980
George Zarko
1994
McClain
1971
Sheridan Westcott
1962
Self
1961
Agent Arthur Dales
1993
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Corbett
1969
Van Conway
1984
Prof. Felix Holman
1961
Mark
1967
1951
Jesse Gil McCray
1968
Sam Hardy
1968
Eddie Gannon
1968
Martin Tremaine
1984
Will Sorrell
1948
Johnny Quigg
1948
Tom Kendall
1948
Howard Potter
1961
Marty Wisnovsky
1961
Bill Brown
1988
1960
Bill Starbuck
1948
1961
1960
1952
Lawrence Evans
1977
1964
Ted Larson
1949
1949
Self
1962
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994
Walter
1954
Jed Hadley
1959
1963
Franklin Carson
1963
Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979
1973
1991
Phil
1960
Conrad Hill
1994
Henry Black
1996
1966
Self
1973
1988
1984
Mark Troxel
1962
Sam Evans
1962
1993
J. Richard Taggart
1966
Jack Casey
1951
1967
David Ross
1968
Carl Kolchak
1974
Captain Grey Holden
1959
1991
Zacharias Gurney
1952
1969
Benjamin Mudge
1989
1955
Will Helmick
1955
Lon Gorman
1955
Joe Bascome
1955
Red Hillman
1955
Lyle Endicott
1955
Gen. George S. Patton
1979
Old Man
1993
John Jay Forrest
1954
Timothy Donovan
1954
2005
Old Man
1983
1967
Sam Parkhill
1980
Amos Champion
1964
1969
Gus Sands
1984
Mike Hammer
1958
Self
1971
Brian Madison
1995
1973
1991
Chief Harry Shannon
1986
Stan Buchek
1977
The Old Man
1983
1983
Carl Kolchak
1972
General Fleming
1990
Louie
1955
Dr. Ernest McNab
1988
Eddie Yaeger
1955
Condor
1990
Duke
1976
Carl Kolchak
1973
James McNally
1976
Harry Forbes
1980
Older Arthur Huntington
1993
Mayor Ragsdale
1978
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971
Folsom Bunting
1992
Red (archive footage)
2004
Drake
1970
Student (uncredited)
1945
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Captain Frederick William Benton
1965
1972
Gen. George S. Patton
1979
Paul Worden
1972
Hank Dick
1991
Fred
1961
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
1972
Capt. Russ Peters
1955
Farrell
1971
Mike Damon
1957
E.K. Hornbeck
1988
A. Z. Nathan
1987
Det. Kowalski
1985
Henry Collins
1992
Oliver Spencer
1973
Michael Nolan
1978
Carl Kolchak
1976
David Ross
1967
Craig Duncan
1987
Carl Kolchak
1976
Mr. Stanford
1999
Chief Walter Vadney
1988
Self
1959
Dr. Gerrit Koets
1985
Dan
1951
Charley Hand
1957
Sam Ward
1964
Os Winfield
1990
Joe Chalk
1971
Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972
Henry Waller
1978
Pete Harris
1958
Capt. McGuire
1980
Jacob Gallery
1970
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1971
David Ross
1970
John Henry Phillips
1994
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1976
Dr. David Jennings
1984
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1997
Pal Kovak
1975
Mr. Hobbs
1991
Jim McCabe
1970
Jack Beamer
1984
Red
1981
Wainwright
1990
Albert Kroll
1991
David Ross
1969
Col. Mike Blaiswick
1968
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1945
Lester Corbett
1995
Judge
1972
Lee Petty
1972
Paul Killian
1970
Coach John Martin
1979
Mike Gregory
1965
George Peters
1955
Timothy Donovan
1979
1994
Barney B. Duncan
1968
Host
1990
Balancing hobbyist
1945
