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.
85 movies · 73 shows
Pros & Cons
1999·3.6
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997·5.8
Small Time
1996·6.0
Derby
1995·7.3
Billy Madison
1995·6.2
A Perfect Stranger
1994·4.9
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994·8.0
The American Clock
1993·5.7
Mastergate
1992·6.3
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991·8.0
Happy Hell Night
1991·4.8
Blood and Concrete
1991·5.7
Perfect Harmony
1991·6.2
Clara
1991·8.0
Captain America
1990·4.5
By Dawn's Early Light
1990·6.5
Child in the Night
1990·5.6
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990·0.0
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990·6.7
The Diamond Trap
1988·6.0
Dead Heat
1988·6.2
Inherit the Wind
1988·7.3
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987·7.4
From the Hip
1987·5.9
Raw Deal
1986·5.9
Turk 182!
1985·5.9
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985·6.5
The Baron and the Kid
1984·8.0
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984·9.0
The Natural
1984·6.9
A Christmas Story
1983·7.2
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981·3.3
Hangar 18
1980·5.1
Waikiki
1980·5.3
Love for Rent
1979·3.5
Ike
1979·6.8
Donovan's Kid
1979·7.5
The Users
1978·4.0
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978·6.0
Zero to Sixty
1978·4.6
Airport '77
1977·5.6
Law and Order
1976·8.0
Crackle of Death
1976·7.5
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976·10.0
Demon and the Mummy
1976·6.0
No Deposit, No Return
1976·6.3
B. Must Die
1975·4.5
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973·6.7
The Night Strangler
1973·6.7
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972·6.7
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972·7.1
Here Comes the Judge
1972·7.0
The Rookies
1972·7.0
Something Evil
1972·5.4
The Night Stalker
1972·6.9
Sam Cade
1972·0.0
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971·4.8
The Death of Me Yet
1971·7.5
Banyon
1971·9.0
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971·6.3
Tribes
1970·6.2
Berlin Affair
1970·10.0
The 48-Hour Mile
1970·10.0
The Challengers
1970·7.0
The Challenge
1970·7.0
Anatomy of a Crime
1969·6.5
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968·0.0
Mission Mars
1968·4.7
The Outsider
1967·8.0
African Gold
1965·7.0
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965·4.5
Bullet for a Badman
1964·6.3
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961·6.0
Disneyland '59
1959·7.3
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958·6.1
Beau James
1957·5.4
The Delicate Delinquent
1957·6.4
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955·6.8
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955·7.1
Summertime
1955·6.8
A Word to the Wives...
1955·1.0
Queen for a Day
1951·7.5
Your Next Job
1945·0.0
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945·6.4
A Song to Remember
1945·6.4