
Cast
Darren McGavin
Acting
Cast
Darren McGavin
Known for
Acting
Born
1922-05-07
From
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Died
2006-02-25
Also known as W. Lyle Richardson , William Lyle Richardson, دارن مکگاوین
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.

Billy Madison
as Brian Madison

Airport '77
as Stan Buchek

Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon

The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)

The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak

A Christmas Story
as The Old Man

Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab

The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie

Captain America
as General Fleming

The Users
as Henry Waller

Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck

The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer

The Outsider
as David Ross

Tribes
as Drake

A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)

Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Farrell

Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes

By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor

Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Mayor Ragsdale

Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski

Beau James
as Charley Hand

Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bullet for a Badman
as Sam Ward

Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger

Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick

The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington

From the Hip
as Craig Duncan

The Diamond Trap
as Chief Walter Vadney

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan

A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips

No Deposit, No Return
as Duke

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters

She Wouldn't Say Yes
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

Something Evil
as Paul Worden

The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris

Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford

The Rookies
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker

Child in the Night
as Os Winfield

Brinks: The Great Robbery
as James McNally

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)

The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon

Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red

Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs

Waikiki
as Capt. McGuire

The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak

The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery

Law and Order
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Dr. Lou Grazzo

The Great Sioux Massacre
as Captain Frederick William Benton

Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright

The Death of Me Yet
as Joe Chalk

Small Time
as Sam

The Challengers
as Jim McCabe

Disneyland '59
as Self

Banyon
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova

Demon and the Mummy
as Carl Kolchak

Zero to Sixty
as Michael Nolan

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Dr. Gerrit Koets

Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins

Queen for a Day
as Dan

The Baron and the Kid
as Jack Beamer

Donovan's Kid
as Timothy Donovan

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
as Fred

Anatomy of a Crime
as David Ross

The 48-Hour Mile
as David Ross

B. Must Die
as Pal Kovak

Mission Mars
as Col. Mike Blaiswick

Crackle of Death
as Carl Kolchak

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. David Jennings

Love for Rent
as Coach John Martin

43: The Richard Petty Story
as Lee Petty

Derby
as Lester Corbett

Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
as Barney B. Duncan

Clara
as Albert Kroll

Sam Cade

Here Comes the Judge
as Judge

Mysteries of the Ancient World

Your Next Job
as Balancing hobbyist

African Gold
as Mike Gregory

A Word to the Wives...
as George Peters

Unclaimed Fortunes II
as Host