Acting
Darren McGavin
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
Night Stalker
Series · 2005
Pros & Cons
Film · 1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Film · 1997
Small Time
Film · 1996
Millennium
Series · 1996
Billy Madison
Film · 1995
Derby
Film · 1995
A Perfect Stranger
Film · 1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Gargoyles
Series · 1994
Burke's Law
Series · 1994
The American Clock
Film · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
Fallen Angels
Series · 1993
Grace Under Fire
Series · 1993
Mastergate
Film · 1992
Happy Hell Night
Film · 1991
Clara
Film · 1991
Blood and Concrete
Film · 1991
Perfect Harmony
Film · 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Film · 1991
The Commish
Series · 1991
Sisters
Series · 1991
Civil Wars
Series · 1991
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Series · 1991
By Dawn's Early Light
Film · 1990
Captain America
Film · 1990
Child in the Night
Film · 1990
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Film · 1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
Film · 1990
Around the World in 80 Days
Series · 1989
Dead Heat
Film · 1988
The Diamond Trap
Film · 1988
Inherit the Wind
Film · 1988
Murphy Brown
Series · 1988
Monsters
Series · 1988
From the Hip
Film · 1987
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Film · 1987
Raw Deal
Film · 1986
Worlds Beyond
Series · 1986
Turk 182!
Film · 1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Film · 1985
The Baron and the Kid
Film · 1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Film · 1984
The Natural
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Series · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
A Christmas Story
Film · 1983
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
Small & Frye
Series · 1983
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Film · 1981
Hangar 18
Film · 1980
Waikiki
Film · 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Series · 1980
The Martian Chronicles
Series · 1980
Ike
Film · 1979
Donovan's Kid
Film · 1979
Love for Rent
Film · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
Ike
Series · 1979
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Film · 1978
Zero to Sixty
Film · 1978
The Users
Film · 1978
Airport '77
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
No Deposit, No Return
Film · 1976
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Film · 1976
Crackle of Death
Film · 1976
Law and Order
Film · 1976
Demon and the Mummy
Film · 1976
B. Must Die
Film · 1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
The Night Strangler
Film · 1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
Film · 1973
The Evil Touch
Series · 1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Series · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
The Evil Touch
Series · 1973
The Night Stalker
Film · 1972
Here Comes the Judge
Film · 1972
Something Evil
Film · 1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Film · 1972
The Rookies
Film · 1972
43: The Richard Petty Story
Film · 1972
Sam Cade
Film · 1972
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Film · 1971
The Death of Me Yet
Film · 1971
Banyon
Film · 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Film · 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Series · 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Series · 1971
The Challenge
Film · 1970
Tribes
Film · 1970
The Challengers
Film · 1970
Berlin Affair
Film · 1970
The 48-Hour Mile
Film · 1970
Anatomy of a Crime
Film · 1969
Bracken's World
Series · 1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Mission Mars
Film · 1968
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Film · 1968
The Outsider
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Outsider
Film · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
Custer
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Felony Squad
Series · 1966
The Great Sioux Massacre
Film · 1965
African Gold
Film · 1965
Bullet for a Badman
Film · 1964
The Rogues
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Match Game
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Film · 1961
The Defenders
Series · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Defenders
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Route 66
Series · 1960
The Islanders
Series · 1960
Stagecoach West
Series · 1960
Special for Women
Series · 1960
Disneyland '59
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Riverboat
Series · 1959
The Case Against Brooklyn
Film · 1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Series · 1958
The Delicate Delinquent
Film · 1957
Beau James
Film · 1957
The Man with the Golden Arm
Film · 1955
Summertime
Film · 1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Film · 1955
A Word to the Wives...
Film · 1955
Triggers In Leash
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The Alcoa Hour
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Death Valley Days
Series · 1952
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Queen for a Day
Film · 1951
Tales of Tomorrow
Series · 1951
Casey, Crime Photographer
Series · 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
Suspense
Series · 1949
Suspense
Series · 1949
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Film · 1945
Your Next Job
Film · 1945
A Song to Remember
Film · 1945