Darren McGavin

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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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-05-07

Place of birth

Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Images

Cast

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1986

5.80

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

1999

3.00

The Natural

The Natural

1984

6.89

From the Hip

From the Hip

1987

5.90

Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

5.60

Turk 182!

Turk 182!

1985

5.80

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

1988

6.14

Clara

Clara

1991

0.00

Summertime

Summertime

1955

6.80

Hangar 18

Hangar 18

1980

5.10

Tribes

Tribes

1970

6.00

Mission Mars

Mission Mars

1968

4.20

Derby

Derby

1995

7.50

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

6.00

The Outsider

The Outsider

1967

6.00

Ike

Ike

1979

6.20

Mastergate

Mastergate

1992

2.00

Waikiki

Waikiki

1980

5.50

Beau James

Beau James

1957

5.70

Banyon

Banyon

1971

0.00

Sam Cade

Sam Cade

1972

0.00

African Gold

African Gold

1965

0.00

The Users

The Users

1978

1.00