Darren McGavin

Born: 1922-05-07, Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Died: 2006-02-25

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.

Filmography

• The X-Files (1993)
• The Love Boat (1977)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Magnum, P.I. (1980)
• Dr. Kildare (1961)
• Murphy Brown (1988)
• Tales from the Darkside (1984)
• Rawhide (1959)
• The Virginian (1962)
• Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
• Studio One (1948)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
• Gargoyles (1994)
• Touched by an Angel (1994)
• Route 66 (1960)
• The Defenders (1961)
• Climax! (1954)
• Suspense (1949)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• The Hitchhiker (1983)
• Ben Casey (1961)
• Grace Under Fire (1993)
• The Commish (1991)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
• Felony Squad (1966)
• Police Story (1973)