

Darren McGavin
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
7 May 1922
Age
104 Years
Born In
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Total Projects
170
Years Active
60 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

tv
Night Stalker
Night Stalker

movie
Pros & Cons
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford

movie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)

movie
Small Time
Small Time
as Sam

tv
Millennium
Millennium
as Henry Black

movie
Derby
Derby
as Lester Corbett

movie
Billy Madison
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison

tv
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)

tv
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as George Zarko

movie
A Perfect Stranger
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips

movie
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Mysteries of the Ancient World

tv
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Conrad Hill

tv
Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire
as Grace's Dad

tv
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Agent Arthur Dales

tv
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
as Old Man

movie
The American Clock
The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington

movie
Mastergate
Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting

tv
Civil Wars
Civil Wars

movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Happy Hell Night
Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins

tv
The Commish
The Commish

movie
Blood and Concrete
Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick

tv
Sisters
Sisters

movie
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs

movie
Clara
Clara
as Albert Kroll

movie
Captain America
Captain America
as General Fleming

movie
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor

movie
Child in the Night
Child in the Night
as Os Winfield

movie
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Unclaimed Fortunes II
as Host

movie
Kojak: It's Always Something
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright

tv
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Benjamin Mudge

movie
The Diamond Trap
The Diamond Trap
as Chief Walter Vadney

tv
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Bill Brown

tv
Monsters
Monsters
as Hubert

movie
Dead Heat
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab

movie
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck

movie
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan

movie
From the Hip
From the Hip
as Craig Duncan

tv
Worlds Beyond
Worlds Beyond
as Harry Hewart

movie
Raw Deal
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon

movie
Turk 182!
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski

movie
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Dr. Gerrit Koets

movie
The Baron and the Kid
The Baron and the Kid
as Jack Beamer

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Martin Tremaine

tv
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Van Conway

tv
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven

movie
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. David Jennings

movie
The Natural
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)

tv
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
as Old Man

movie
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man

tv
Small & Frye
Small & Frye

movie
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red

tv
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Buck Gibson

movie
Hangar 18
Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes

movie
Waikiki
Waikiki
as Capt. McGuire

tv
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
as Sam Parkhill

movie
Love for Rent
Love for Rent
as Coach John Martin

movie
Ike
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton

tv
Ike
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Sheriff Milt Singleton

movie
Donovan's Kid
Donovan's Kid
as Timothy Donovan

movie
The Users
The Users
as Henry Waller

movie
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Mayor Ragsdale

movie
Zero to Sixty
Zero to Sixty
as Michael Nolan

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Lawrence Evans

movie
Airport '77
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek

movie
Law and Order
Law and Order
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley

movie
Crackle of Death
Crackle of Death
as Carl Kolchak

movie
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Brinks: The Great Robbery
as James McNally

movie
Demon and the Mummy
Demon and the Mummy
as Carl Kolchak

movie
No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke

movie
B. Must Die
B. Must Die
as Pal Kovak

tv
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak

tv
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self

tv
The Evil Touch
The Evil Touch

tv
The Evil Touch
The Evil Touch
as Alvin Hazeltine

tv
Police Story
Police Story
as Matt Hallett

movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer

movie
The Night Strangler
The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak

movie
43: The Richard Petty Story
43: The Richard Petty Story
as Lee Petty

movie
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Dr. Lou Grazzo

movie
Here Comes the Judge
Here Comes the Judge
as Judge

movie
The Rookies
The Rookies
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker

movie
Something Evil
Something Evil
as Paul Worden

movie
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak

movie
Sam Cade
Sam Cade

movie
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)

movie
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
as Joe Chalk

tv
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as McClain

tv
V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self

movie
Banyon
Banyon
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova

movie
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Farrell

movie
Tribes
Tribes
as Drake

movie
Berlin Affair
Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian

movie
The 48-Hour Mile
The 48-Hour Mile
as David Ross

movie
The Challengers
The Challengers
as Jim McCabe

movie
The Challenge
The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery

tv
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Corbett

tv
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

tv
Bracken's World
Bracken's World

movie
Anatomy of a Crime
Anatomy of a Crime
as David Ross

movie
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
as Barney B. Duncan

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Jesse Gil McCray

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Sam Hardy

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Eddie Gannon

tv
The Outsider
The Outsider
as David Ross

movie
Mission Mars
Mission Mars
as Col. Mike Blaiswick

movie
The Outsider
The Outsider
as David Ross

tv
Mannix
Mannix
as Mark

tv
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip

tv
Custer
Custer

tv
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as J. Richard Taggart

tv
Felony Squad
Felony Squad

movie
African Gold
African Gold
as Mike Gregory

movie
The Great Sioux Massacre
The Great Sioux Massacre
as Captain Frederick William Benton

tv
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Viktor Karmak

tv
The Rogues
The Rogues
as Amos Champion

movie
Bullet for a Badman
Bullet for a Badman
as Sam Ward

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Franklin Carson

tv
The Match Game
The Match Game
as Self

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheridan Westcott

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Mark Troxel

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Sam Evans

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Prof. Felix Holman

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Howard Potter

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Marty Wisnovsky

movie
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
as Fred

tv
Special for Women
Special for Women
as The Social Worker

tv
Route 66
Route 66

tv
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West

tv
The Islanders
The Islanders
as Phil

tv
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Captain Grey Holden

movie
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
as Self

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jed Hadley

movie
The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris

tv
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Mike Hammer

movie
Beau James
Beau James
as Charley Hand

movie
The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon

movie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters

movie
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie

tv
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Red Hillman

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lyle Endicott

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Will Helmick

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Lon Gorman

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Joe Bascome

movie
Summertime
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger

movie
A Word to the Wives...
A Word to the Wives...
as George Peters

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as John Jay Forrest

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Timothy Donovan

tv
Climax!
Climax!
as Walter

tv
Omnibus
Omnibus

tv
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days
as Zacharias Gurney

tv
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow

movie
Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day
as Dan

tv
Casey, Crime Photographer
Casey, Crime Photographer
as Jack Casey

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest

tv
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Joe Gillis

tv
Suspense
Suspense
as Ted Larson

tv
Suspense
Suspense

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Will Sorrell

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Johnny Quigg

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Tom Kendall

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Bill Starbuck

movie
Your Next Job
Your Next Job
as Balancing hobbyist

movie
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

movie
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)