Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin
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Darren McGavin

Actor 1922-05-07 Spokane, Washington, U.S.

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 Noa...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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The X-Files

The X-Files

1993 · Agent Arthur Dales

Billy Madison

Billy Madison

1995 · Brian Madison

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

1983 · The Old Man

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1986 · Harry Shannon

The Natural

The Natural

1984 · Gus Sands (uncredited)

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

1994 · G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Martin Tremaine

Captain America

Captain America

1990 · General Fleming

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Buck Gibson

Airport '77

Airport '77

1977 · Stan Buchek

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966 · J. Richard Taggart

Millennium

Millennium

1996 · Henry Black

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Red Hillman

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955 · Louie

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

1988 · Dr. Ernest McNab

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984 · TV

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Lawrence Evans

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994 · George Zarko

Summertime

Summertime

1955 · Eddie Yaeger