Darren McGavin
Age: N/A | From: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: W. Lyle Richardson , William Lyle Richardson , دارن مکگاوین
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 66
TV Involvements: 49
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The X-Files
(1993) Agent Arthur Dales
Mission: Impossible
(1966) J. Richard Taggart
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1950) Joe Gillis
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(1962) Sheridan Westcott
Tales from the Darkside
(1984) Van Conway
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1948) Bill Starbuck
Millennium
(1996) Henry Black
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Prof. Felix HolmanActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | N/A | |
| 2004 | Red (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Mr. Stanford | |
| 1997 | Mr. Parker (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Henry Black | |
| 1995 | Lester Corbett | |
| Brian Madison | ||
| 1994 | N/A | |
| George Zarko | ||
| John Henry Phillips | ||
| N/A | ||
| Conrad Hill | ||
| 1993 | N/A | |
| Agent Arthur Dales | ||
| Old Man | ||
| Older Arthur Huntington | ||
| 1992 | Folsom Bunting | |
| Henry Collins | ||
| 1991 | N/A | |
| actor (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hank Dick | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Hobbs | ||
| Albert Kroll | ||
| 1990 | General Fleming | |
| Condor | ||
| Os Winfield | ||
| Host | ||
| Wainwright | ||
| 1989 | Benjamin Mudge | |
| 1988 | Bill Brown | |
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Ernest McNab | ||
| E.K. Hornbeck | ||
| Chief Walter Vadney | ||
| 1987 | Craig Duncan | |
| 1986 | Chief Harry Shannon | |
| 1985 | Det. Kowalski | |
| Dr. Gerrit Koets | ||
| 1984 | Jack Beamer | |
| Martin Tremaine | ||
| Van Conway | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. David Jennings | ||
| Gus Sands | ||
| 1983 | Mr. Parker | |
| Old Man | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | Red | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Harry Forbes | ||
| Capt. McGuire | ||
| Sam Parkhill | ||
| 1979 | Coach John Martin | |
| Gen. George S. Patton | ||
| Gen. George S. Patton | ||
| Sheriff Milt Singleton | ||
| Timothy Donovan | ||
| 1978 | Henry Waller | |
| Mayor Ragsdale | ||
| Michael Nolan | ||
| 1977 | Lawrence Evans | |
| Stan Buchek | ||
| 1976 | Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley | |
| Carl Kolchak | ||
| James McNally | ||
| Carl Kolchak | ||
| Duke | ||
| 1975 | Pal Kovak | |
| 1974 | Carl Kolchak | |
| 1973 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Oliver Spencer | ||
| Carl Kolchak | ||
| 1972 | Lee Petty | |
| Dr. Lou Grazzo | ||
| Judge | ||
| Sgt. Eddie Ryker | ||
| Paul Worden | ||
| Carl Kolchak | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | Darren McGavin (uncredited) | |
| Joe Chalk | ||
| McClain | ||
| Self | ||
| Lieutenant Pete Cordova | ||
| Farrell | ||
| 1970 | Drake | |
| Paul Killian | ||
| Jim McCabe | ||
| Jacob Gallery | ||
| 1969 | N/A | |
| David Ross | ||
| 1968 | N/A | |
| Barney B. Duncan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jesse Gil McCray | ||
| Sam Hardy | ||
| David Ross | ||
| Col. Mike Blaiswick | ||
| 1967 | David Ross | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | J. Richard Taggart | |
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | Mike Gregory | |
| Captain Frederick William Benton | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Amos Champion | ||
| Sam Ward | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Franklin Carson | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| Sheridan Westcott | ||
| Mark Troxel | ||
| Sam Evans | ||
| 1961 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Prof. Felix Holman | ||
| Howard Potter | ||
| Marty Wisnovsky | ||
| Fred | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Phil | ||
| 1959 | Captain Grey Holden | |
| Self | ||
| Jed Hadley | ||
| 1958 | Pete Harris | |
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | Charley Hand | |
| Mike Damon | ||
| 1955 | Capt. Russ Peters | |
| Louie | ||
| N/A | ||
| Red Hillman | ||
| Lyle Endicott | ||
| Will Helmick | ||
| Lon Gorman | ||
| Joe Bascome | ||
| Eddie Yaeger | ||
| George Peters | ||
| 1954 | Timothy Donovan | |
| John Jay Forrest | ||
| Walter | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| Zacharias Gurney | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Dan | ||
| Casey #2 | ||
| Casey | ||
| 1950 | Self - Mystery Guest | |
| Joe Gillis | ||
| 1949 | Ted Larson | |
| N/A | ||
| 1948 | Will Sorrell | |
| Johnny Quigg | ||
| Tom Kendall | ||
| Bill Starbuck | ||
| 1945 | Balancing hobbyist | |
| The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited) | ||
| Student (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1959 | Director | |
| 1958 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
