Darren McGavin
Actor
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 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.
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As Director
Filmography
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison 1995
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man 1983
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon 1986
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited) 1984
Captain America
as General Fleming 1990
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek 1977
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie 1955
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab 1988
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger 1955
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak 1972
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke 1976
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer 1973
The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak 1973
Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes 1980
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski 1985
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor 1990
Something Evil
as Paul Worden 1972