Darren McGavin
actor • director • producer
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 ...
Born: May 7, 1922 in Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Died: February 25, 2006 (age 83)
Known For
Movies & TV Credits
175 total credits across film and television
Title | Job | Year |
---|---|---|
Night Stalker TV Show | Actor | 2005 |
Actor | 2004 | |
Pros & Cons Movie | Actor | 1999 |
Actor | 1997 | |
Millennium TV Show | Actor | 1996 |
Billy Madison Movie | Actor | 1995 |
Derby Movie | Actor | 1995 |
Touched by an Angel TV Show | Actor | 1994 |
Gargoyles TV Show | Actor | 1994 |
Burke's Law TV Show | Actor | 1994 |
Gargoyles TV Show | Actor | 1994 |
A Perfect Stranger Movie | Actor | 1994 |
Actor | 1994 | |
Grace Under Fire TV Show | Actor | 1993 |
The X-Files TV Show | Actor | 1993 |
Fallen Angels TV Show | Actor | 1993 |
The American Clock Movie | Actor | 1993 |
Happy Hell Night Movie | Actor | 1992 |
Mastergate Movie | Actor | 1992 |
Blood and Concrete Movie | Actor | 1991 |
Actor | 1991 | |
Clara Movie | Actor | 1991 |
The Commish TV Show | Actor | 1991 |
Sisters TV Show | Actor | 1991 |
Civil Wars TV Show | Actor | 1991 |
Perfect Harmony Movie | Actor | 1991 |
Captain America Movie | Actor | 1990 |
Actor | 1990 | |
Actor | 1990 | |
Child in the Night Movie | Actor | 1990 |
Actor | 1990 | |
Around the World in 80 Days Limited Series | Actor | 1989 |
Dead Heat Movie | Actor | 1988 |
Monsters TV Show | Actor | 1988 |
Murphy Brown TV Show | Actor | 1988 |
Inherit the Wind Movie | Actor | 1988 |
The Diamond Trap Movie | Actor | 1988 |
From the Hip Movie | Actor | 1987 |
Actor | 1987 | |
Raw Deal Movie | Actor | 1986 |
Turk 182! Movie | Actor | 1985 |
Actor | 1985 | |
The Natural Movie | Actor | 1984 |
Murder, She Wrote TV Show | Actor | 1984 |
Highway to Heaven TV Show | Actor | 1984 |
Actor | 1984 | |
Actor | 1984 | |
A Christmas Story Movie | Actor | 1983 |
Small & Frye TV Show | Actor | 1983 |
Tales from the Darkside TV Show | Actor | 1983 |
The Hitchhiker TV Show | Actor | 1983 |
Firebird 2015 A.D. Movie | Actor | 1981 |
Hangar 18 Movie | Actor | 1980 |
Magnum, P.I. TV Show | Actor | 1980 |
Waikiki Movie | Actor | 1980 |
The Martian Chronicles Limited Series | Actor | 1980 |
Tales of the Unexpected TV Show | Actor | 1979 |
Donovan's Kid Movie | Actor | 1979 |
Ike Movie | Actor | 1979 |
Love for Rent Movie | Actor | 1979 |
Ike: The War Years Limited Series | Actor | 1979 |
Hot Lead & Cold Feet Movie | Actor | 1978 |
Zero to Sixty Movie | Actor | 1978 |
The Users Movie | Actor | 1978 |
Zero to Sixty Movie | Writing | 1978 |
Airport '77 Movie | Actor | 1977 |
The Love Boat TV Show | Actor | 1977 |
Actor | 1976 | |
Actor | 1976 | |
Law and Order Movie | Actor | 1976 |
B. Must Die Movie | Actor | 1975 |
Actor | 1975 | |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV Show | Actor | 1974 |
Actor | 1974 | |
Mooch Movie | Actor | 1974 |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV Show | Production | 1974 |
Police Story TV Show | Actor | 1973 |
The Evil Touch TV Show | Actor | 1973 |
Actor | 1973 | |
The Night Strangler Movie | Actor | 1973 |
Actor | 1973 | |
Directing | 1973 | |
The Evil Touch TV Show | Directing | 1973 |
Actor | 1972 | |
The Rookies Movie | Actor | 1972 |
The Night Stalker Movie | Actor | 1972 |
Actor | 1972 | |
Sam Cade Movie | Actor | 1972 |
Here Comes the Judge Movie | Actor | 1972 |
Something Evil Movie | Actor | 1972 |
Actor | 1971 | |
Banyon Movie | Actor | 1971 |
V.I.P.-Schaukel TV Show | Actor | 1971 |
Actor | 1971 | |
The Death of Me Yet Movie | Actor | 1971 |
Tribes Movie | Actor | 1970 |
The Challengers Movie | Actor | 1970 |
Berlin Affair Movie | Actor | 1970 |
The Challenge Movie | Actor | 1970 |
Actor | 1970 | |
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers TV Show | Actor | 1969 |
Bracken's World TV Show | Actor | 1969 |
Love, American Style TV Show | Actor | 1969 |
Anatomy of a Crime Movie | Actor | 1969 |
Mission Mars Movie | Actor | 1968 |
Actor | 1968 | |
The Outsider TV Show | Actor | 1968 |
The Name of the Game TV Show | Actor | 1968 |
The Name of the Game TV Show | Actor | 1968 |
The Name of the Game TV Show | Actor | 1968 |
Cimarron Strip TV Show | Actor | 1967 |
Mannix TV Show | Actor | 1967 |
Custer TV Show | Actor | 1967 |
The Outsider Movie | Actor | 1967 |
The Felony Squad TV Show | Actor | 1966 |
Mission: Impossible TV Show | Actor | 1966 |
Actor | 1965 | |
African Gold Movie | Actor | 1965 |
Bullet for a Badman Movie | Actor | 1964 |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Show | Actor | 1964 |
The Rogues TV Show | Actor | 1964 |
Actor | 1963 | |
Actor | 1963 | |
The Virginian TV Show | Actor | 1962 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Show | Actor | 1962 |
The Match Game TV Show | Actor | 1962 |
The Virginian TV Show | Actor | 1962 |
The Defenders TV Show | Actor | 1961 |
Ben Casey TV Show | Actor | 1961 |
Dr. Kildare TV Show | Actor | 1961 |
The Defenders TV Show | Actor | 1961 |
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show | Actor | 1961 |
Witchcraft Movie | Actor | 1961 |
Route 66 TV Show | Actor | 1960 |
Stagecoach West TV Show | Actor | 1960 |
The Islanders TV Show | Actor | 1960 |
Riverboat TV Show | Actor | 1959 |
Rawhide TV Show | Actor | 1959 |
Disneyland '59 Movie | Actor | 1959 |
Riverboat TV Show | Directing | 1959 |
Actor | 1958 | |
Mike Hammer TV Show | Actor | 1958 |
Mike Hammer TV Show | Actor | 1958 |
Buckskin TV Show | Directing | 1958 |
Actor | 1957 | |
Beau James Movie | Actor | 1957 |
Actor | 1955 | |
Summertime Movie | Actor | 1955 |
Actor | 1955 | |
The Alcoa Hour TV Show | Actor | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show | Actor | 1955 |
Gunsmoke TV Show | Actor | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show | Actor | 1955 |
Gunsmoke TV Show | Actor | 1955 |
Gunsmoke TV Show | Actor | 1955 |
A Word to the Wives... Short Film | Actor | 1955 |
Climax! TV Show | Actor | 1954 |
The Magical World of Disney TV Show | Actor | 1954 |
The Magical World of Disney TV Show | Actor | 1954 |
Omnibus TV Show | Actor | 1952 |
Death Valley Days TV Show | Actor | 1952 |
Queen for a Day Movie | Actor | 1951 |
Tales of Tomorrow TV Show | Actor | 1951 |
Crime Photographer TV Show | Actor | 1951 |
Robert Montgomery Presents TV Show | Actor | 1950 |
What's My Line? TV Show | Actor | 1950 |
Suspense TV Show | Actor | 1949 |
Suspense TV Show | Actor | 1949 |
Studio One TV Show | Actor | 1948 |
Actor | 1948 | |
Studio One TV Show | Actor | 1948 |
Studio One TV Show | Actor | 1948 |
She Wouldn't Say Yes Movie | Actor | 1945 |
A Song to Remember Movie | Actor | 1945 |
Your Next Job Short Film | Actor | 1945 |