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Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

ActingBorn May 7, 1922 (83 years old at death)· Died February 25, 2006

Spokane, Washington, U.S.

IMDb

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.

Also known as: W. Lyle Richardson , William Lyle Richardson, دارن مک‌گاوین
Popularity: 1
Total credits: 163

Known For

The X-Files
TV
★8.4

The X-Files

as Agent Arthur Dales

The Mike Douglas Show
TV
★5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Movies (85)

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

as Mr. Stanford

1999

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Mr. Parker (archive footage)

1997

Small Time

TV Shows (72)

The X-Files

The X-Files

as Agent Arthur Dales

2 ep.

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1 ep.

Murder, She Wrote

Behind the Camera

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Producer

Riverboat

Riverboat

Director

The Evil Touch

The Evil Touch

Director

Photos

Murder, She Wrote
TV
★7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Martin Tremaine

The Love Boat
TV
★6.3

The Love Boat

as Lawrence Evans

Magnum, P.I.
TV
★7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Buck Gibson

Mannix
TV
★6.8

Mannix

as Mark

Mission: Impossible
TV
★7.6

Mission: Impossible

as J. Richard Taggart

Robert Montgomery Presents
TV
★6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Joe Gillis

Love, American Style
TV
★6.1

Love, American Style

as Corbett

The Philco Television Playhouse
TV
★6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Bill Starbuck

Touched by an Angel
TV
★7.2

Touched by an Angel

as George Zarko

The Virginian
TV
★6.5

The Virginian

as Mark Troxel

The X-Files
TV
★8.4

The X-Files

as Agent Arthur Dales

1993

The Mike Douglas Show
TV
★5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961

Murder, She Wrote
TV
★7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Martin Tremaine

1984

The Love Boat
TV
★6.3

The Love Boat

as Lawrence Evans

1977

Magnum, P.I.
TV
★7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Buck Gibson

1980

Mannix
TV
★6.8

Mannix

as Mark

1967

Mission: Impossible
TV
★7.6

Mission: Impossible

as J. Richard Taggart

1966

Robert Montgomery Presents
TV
★6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Joe Gillis

1950

Love, American Style
TV
★6.1

Love, American Style

as Corbett

1969

The Philco Television Playhouse
TV
★6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Bill Starbuck

1948

Touched by an Angel
TV
★7.2

Touched by an Angel

as George Zarko

1994

The Virginian
TV
★6.5

The Virginian

as Mark Troxel

1962

Small Time

as Sam

1996

Derby

Derby

as Lester Corbett

1995

Billy Madison

Billy Madison

as Brian Madison

1995

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

as John Henry Phillips

1994

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Mysteries of the Ancient World

1994

The American Clock

The American Clock

as Older Arthur Huntington

1993

Mastergate

Mastergate

as Folsom Bunting

1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991

Happy Hell Night

Happy Hell Night

as Henry Collins

1991

Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

as Hank Dick

1991

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

as Mr. Hobbs

1991

No image

Clara

as Albert Kroll

1991

Captain America

Captain America

as General Fleming

1990

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

as Condor

1990

Child in the Night

Child in the Night

as Os Winfield

1990

No image

Unclaimed Fortunes II

as Host

1990

Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something

as Wainwright

1990

The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

as Chief Walter Vadney

1988

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

as Dr. Ernest McNab

1988

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

as E.K. Hornbeck

1988

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

as A. Z. Nathan

1987

From the Hip

From the Hip

as Craig Duncan

1987

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

as Mr. Stanford

1999

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Mr. Parker (archive footage)

1997

Small Time

Small Time

as Sam

1996

Derby

Derby

as Lester Corbett

1995

Billy Madison

Billy Madison

as Brian Madison

1995

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

as John Henry Phillips

1994

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Mysteries of the Ancient World

1994

The American Clock

The American Clock

as Older Arthur Huntington

1993

Mastergate

Mastergate

as Folsom Bunting

1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991

Happy Hell Night

Happy Hell Night

as Henry Collins

1991

Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

as Hank Dick

1991

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

as Mr. Hobbs

1991

No image

Clara

as Albert Kroll

1991

Captain America

Captain America

as General Fleming

1990

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

as Condor

1990

Child in the Night

Child in the Night

as Os Winfield

1990

No image

Unclaimed Fortunes II

as Host

1990

Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something

as Wainwright

1990

The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

as Chief Walter Vadney

1988

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

as Dr. Ernest McNab

1988

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

as E.K. Hornbeck

1988

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

as A. Z. Nathan

1987

From the Hip

From the Hip

as Craig Duncan

1987

Murder, She Wrote

as Martin Tremaine

1 ep.

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as Lawrence Evans

2 ep.

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Buck Gibson

1 ep.

Mannix

Mannix

as Mark

1 ep.

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as J. Richard Taggart

1 ep.

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Joe Gillis

1 ep.

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Corbett

1 ep.

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Bill Starbuck

1 ep.

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as George Zarko

1 ep.

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Mark Troxel

1 ep.

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1 ep.

Climax!

Climax!

as Walter

1 ep.

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1 ep.

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sheridan Westcott

1 ep.

No image

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1 ep.

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1 ep.

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Prof. Felix Holman

4 ep.

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Jed Hadley

1 ep.

Studio One

Studio One

as Will Sorrell

1 ep.

Route 66

Route 66

1 ep.

Millennium

Millennium

as Henry Black

1 ep.

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as Sheriff Milt Singleton

1 ep.

The X-Files

The X-Files

as Agent Arthur Dales

2 episodes

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1 episodes

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Martin Tremaine

1 episodes

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as Lawrence Evans

2 episodes

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Buck Gibson

1 episodes

Mannix

Mannix

as Mark

1 episodes

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as J. Richard Taggart

1 episodes

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Joe Gillis

1 episodes

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Corbett

1 episodes

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Bill Starbuck

1 episodes

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as George Zarko

1 episodes

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Mark Troxel

1 episodes

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1 episodes

Climax!

Climax!

as Walter

1 episodes

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1 episodes

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sheridan Westcott

1 episodes

No image

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1 episodes

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1 episodes

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Prof. Felix Holman

4 episodes

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Jed Hadley

1 episodes

Studio One

Studio One

as Will Sorrell

1 episodes

Route 66

Route 66

1 episodes

Millennium

Millennium

as Henry Black

1 episodes

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as Sheriff Milt Singleton

1 episodes

No image

Buckskin

Director

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Director

Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty

Screenplay

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Producer

Riverboat

Riverboat

Director

The Evil Touch

The Evil Touch

Director

No image

Buckskin

Director

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Director

Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty

Screenplay