Darren McGavin
Acting
Born 1922-05-07 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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.
Filmography
Pros & Cons
Jan 1, 1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Dec 1, 1997
Small Time
Nov 11, 1996
Derby
Jun 17, 1995
Billy Madison
Feb 10, 1995
A Perfect Stranger
Sep 12, 1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Mar 6, 1994
The American Clock
Jan 2, 1993
Mastergate
Nov 1, 1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Oct 28, 1991
Happy Hell Night
Oct 1, 1991
Blood and Concrete
Sep 13, 1991
Perfect Harmony
Mar 31, 1991
Captain America
Dec 14, 1990
By Dawn's Early Light
May 19, 1990
Child in the Night
May 1, 1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
Jan 31, 1990
The Diamond Trap
Nov 20, 1988
Dead Heat
May 6, 1988
Inherit the Wind
Mar 20, 1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Nov 6, 1987
From the Hip
Feb 6, 1987
Raw Deal
Jun 6, 1986
Turk 182!
Feb 15, 1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Jan 21, 1985
The Baron and the Kid
Nov 21, 1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
May 16, 1984
The Natural
May 11, 1984
A Christmas Story
Nov 18, 1983
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Sep 18, 1981