Darren McGavin
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.
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Darren McGavin — movies and TV shows
5.8SeriesThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
8.4SeriesThe X-Files
1993
7.5SeriesMurder, She Wrote
1984
6.9SeriesMannix
1967
6.2SeriesThe Love Boat
1977
7.3SeriesMagnum, P.I.
1980
7.0SeriesWhat's My Line?
1950
6.5SeriesThe Virginian
1962
6.2SeriesLove, American Style
1969
7.6SeriesMission: Impossible
1966
7.2SeriesTouched by an Angel
1994
7.9SeriesThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
7.4SeriesHighway to Heaven
1984
6.6SeriesThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
5.7SeriesDr. Kildare
1961
6.8SeriesTales of the Unexpected
1979
3.8SeriesClimax!
1954
6.0SeriesRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.4SeriesStudio One
1948
7.7SeriesMillennium
1996
6.5SeriesMurphy Brown
1988
6.7SeriesRoute 66
1960
8.1SeriesGargoyles
1994
7.3SeriesRawhide
1959
5.9SeriesBen Casey
1961
7.2SeriesTales from the Darkside
1984
6.3SeriesThe Defenders
1961
7.0SeriesThe Name of the Game
1968
6.2SeriesThe Hitchhiker
1983
6.7SeriesGunsmoke
1955
5.1SeriesSuspense
1949
7.0SeriesOmnibus
1952
7.8SeriesAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.0SeriesPolice Story
1973
6.5SeriesFelony Squad
1966
7.1SeriesThe Commish
1991
7.2SeriesThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
6.9SeriesMonsters
1988
7.7SeriesKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
6.8SeriesBurke's Law
1994
5.6SeriesGrace Under Fire
1993
6.6SeriesFallen Angels
1993
6.5SeriesOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
7.2SeriesThe Martian Chronicles
1980
6.5SeriesRiverboat
1959
8.1SeriesThe Match Game
1962
6.4SeriesTales of Tomorrow
1951
8.0SeriesThe Rogues
1964
5.4SeriesThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
7.2FilmA Christmas Story
1983
6.8SeriesMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
5.8SeriesCimarron Strip
1967
6.8SeriesAround the World in 80 Days
1989
4.5SeriesCivil Wars
1991
6.7SeriesStagecoach West
1960
7.9SeriesThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
6.0SeriesThe Outsider
1968
4.5FilmCaptain America
1990
6.0SeriesThe Evil Touch
1973
5.6FilmAirport '77
1977