
Darren McGavin
- Date of Birth: 1922-05-07
- Date of Death: 2006-02-25
- Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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 ... 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.

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Documentary • 1991 October

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mystery, Drama, Crime • 1955 October

Mission: Impossible
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama • 1966 September

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 1974 September

Derby
TV Movie, Drama, Romance • 1995 June

Murder, She Wrote
Mystery, Crime, Drama • 1984 September

Highway to Heaven
Family, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 1984 September

Magnum, P.I.
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery • 1980 December

A Christmas Story
Comedy, Family • 1983 November

Touched by an Angel
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family • 1994 September