Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-05-07 (84 years old)
Deathday
2006-02-25
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Also known As
W. Lyle Richardson
William Lyle Richardson
دارن مکگاوین
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 W...
1955
as Louie
1986
as Chief Harry Shannon
1983
as The Old Man
1999
as Mr. Stanford
1995
as Brian Madison
1976
as Duke
1990
as Condor
1984
as Gus Sands
1992
as Henry Collins
1987
as Craig Duncan
1977
as Stan Buchek
1973
as Carl Kolchak
1985
as Det. Kowalski
1988
as Dr. Ernest McNab
1978
as Mayor Ragsdale
1990
as General Fleming
1991
as Albert Kroll
1972
as Carl Kolchak
1958
as Pete Harris
1957
as Mike Damon
1972
as Judge
1970
as Jacob Gallery
1973
as Oliver Spencer
1997
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1955
as Eddie Yaeger
1984
as Jack Beamer
1980
as Harry Forbes
1972
as Paul Worden
1991
as Hank Dick
1970
as Drake
1968
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
1945
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1991
as Mr. Hobbs
1964
as Sam Ward
1985
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
1955
as Capt. Russ Peters
1990
as Os Winfield
1975
as Pal Kovak
1971
as Farrell
1995
as Lester Corbett
1988
as Chief Walter Vadney
1972
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
1994
as John Henry Phillips
1971
as Joe Chalk
1972
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
1981
as Red
1988
as E.K. Hornbeck
1993
as Older Arthur Huntington
1990
as Host
1978
as Michael Nolan
1970
as Jim McCabe
1965
as Captain Frederick William Benton
1972
as Lee Petty
1968
as Barney B. Duncan
1967
as David Ross
1955
as George Peters
2004
as Red (archive footage)
1970
as Paul Killian
1979
as Gen. George S. Patton
1961
1992
as Folsom Bunting
1979
as Timothy Donovan
1980
as Capt. McGuire
1957
as Charley Hand
1969
as David Ross
1991
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1945
as Balancing hobbyist
1945
as Student (uncredited)
1976
as James McNally
1976
as Carl Kolchak
1971
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1990
as Wainwright
1959
as Self
1976
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1972
1979
as Coach John Martin
1965
as Mike Gregory
1978
as Henry Waller
1951
as Dan
1976
as Carl Kolchak
1984
as Dr. David Jennings
1970
as David Ross
1987
as A. Z. Nathan
1973
as Director
1978
as Screenplay
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