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.
★6.2
MOVIE1995
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
★6.9
MOVIE1984
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1986
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
★4.7
MOVIE1968
Mission Mars
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
★6.8
MOVIE1979
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton
★7.2
MOVIE1983
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
★4.5
MOVIE1990
Captain America
as General Fleming
★5.6
MOVIE1977
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
★6.3
MOVIE1992
Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting
★6.9
MOVIE1972
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
★5.7
MOVIE1991
Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick
★7.1
MOVIE1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
★6.0
MOVIE1988
The Diamond Trap
as Chief Walter Vadney
★6.3
MOVIE1964
Bullet for a Badman
as Sam Ward
★6.5
MOVIE1990
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor
★6.2
MOVIE1988
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
★6.0
MOVIE1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Mayor Ragsdale
★7.3
MOVIE1988
Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck
★6.7
MOVIE1973
The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak
★8.0
MOVIE1991
Clara
as Albert Kroll
★3.5
MOVIE1979
Love for Rent
as Coach John Martin
★6.8
MOVIE1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters
★5.6
MOVIE1990
Child in the Night
as Os Winfield
★10.0
MOVIE1976
Brinks: The Great Robbery
as James McNally
★6.8
MOVIE1955
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
★7.1
MOVIE1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
★9.0
MOVIE1971
Banyon
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
★5.4
MOVIE1972
Something Evil
as Paul Worden
★5.3
MOVIE1980
Waikiki
as Capt. McGuire
★6.4
MOVIE1945
A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)
★5.1
MOVIE1980
Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes
★6.3
MOVIE1976
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke
★6.7
MOVIE1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer
★7.3
MOVIE1959
Disneyland '59
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
★4.5
MOVIE1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Captain Frederick William Benton
★3.3
MOVIE1981
Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red
★8.0
MOVIE1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World
as Narrator
★7.5
MOVIE1951
Queen for a Day
as Dan
★5.7
MOVIE1993
The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington
★5.4
MOVIE1957
Beau James
as Charley Hand
★7.5
MOVIE1971
The Death of Me Yet
as Joe Chalk
★7.5
MOVIE1979
Donovan's Kid
as Timothy Donovan
★6.1
MOVIE1958
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris
★6.4
MOVIE1957
The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon
★6.3
MOVIE1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Farrell
★6.7
MOVIE1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright
★6.2
MOVIE1991
Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs
★5.9
MOVIE1987
From the Hip
as Craig Duncan
★4.5
MOVIE1975
B. Must Die
as Pal Kovak
★6.0
MOVIE1976
Demon and the Mummy
as Carl Kolchak
★5.9
MOVIE1985
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski
★4.9
MOVIE1994
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
★7.5
MOVIE1976
Crackle of Death
as Carl Kolchak
★6.7
MOVIE1972
43: The Richard Petty Story
as Lee Petty
★7.0
MOVIE1970
The Challengers
as Jim McCabe
★6.5
MOVIE1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
★8.0
MOVIE1984
The Baron and the Kid
as Jack Beamer
★4.8
MOVIE1991
Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins
★8.0
MOVIE1967
The Outsider
as David Ross
★6.4
MOVIE1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
★4.6
MOVIE1978
Zero to Sixty
as Michael Nolan
★7.0
MOVIE1970
The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery
★7.0
MOVIE1972
The Rookies
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
★7.0
MOVIE1972
Here Comes the Judge
as Judge
★3.6
MOVIE1999
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
★10.0
MOVIE1970
The 48-Hour Mile
as David Ross
★7.4
MOVIE1987
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan
MOVIE1972
Sam Cade
★6.5
MOVIE1969
Anatomy of a Crime
as David Ross
★4.8
MOVIE1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1961
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
as Fred
★4.0
MOVIE1978
The Users
as Henry Waller
★6.2
MOVIE1970
Tribes
as Drake
★6.0
MOVIE1996
Small Time
as Sam
MOVIE1990
Unclaimed Fortunes II
as Host
★8.0
MOVIE1976
Law and Order
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
★10.0
MOVIE1970
Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian
MOVIE1968
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
as Barney B. Duncan
★9.0
MOVIE1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. David Jennings
★1.0
MOVIE1955
A Word to the Wives...
as George Peters
★7.3
MOVIE1995
Derby
as Lester Corbett
★5.8
MOVIE1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
MOVIE1945
Your Next Job
as Balancing hobbyist
★7.0
MOVIE1965
African Gold
as Mike Gregory