Darren McGavin
Acting
Born May 7, 1922 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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.
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Pros & Cons
1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
Small Time
1996
Derby
1995
Billy Madison
1995
A Perfect Stranger
1994
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994
The American Clock
1993
Mastergate
1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Happy Hell Night
1991
Blood and Concrete
1991
Perfect Harmony
1991
Clara
1991
Captain America
1990
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
Child in the Night
1990
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
The Diamond Trap
1988
Dead Heat
1988
Inherit the Wind
1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
From the Hip
1987
Raw Deal
1986
Turk 182!
1985
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
The Baron and the Kid
1984
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
The Natural
1984
A Christmas Story
1983
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981
Hangar 18
1980
Waikiki
1980
The Martian Chronicles
1980
Love for Rent
1979
Ike
1979
Donovan's Kid
1979
The Users
1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
Zero to Sixty
1978
Airport '77
1977
Law and Order
1976
Crackle of Death
1976
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
Demon and the Mummy
1976
No Deposit, No Return
1976
B. Must Die
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973
The Night Strangler
1973
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
Here Comes the Judge
1972
The Rookies
1972
Something Evil
1972
The Night Stalker
1972
Sam Cade
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
The Death of Me Yet
1971
Banyon
1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Tribes
1970
Berlin Affair
1970
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
The Challengers
1970
The Challenge
1970
Anatomy of a Crime
1969
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968
Mission Mars
1968
The Outsider
1967
African Gold
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
Bullet for a Badman
1964
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961
Disneyland '59
1959
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
Beau James
1957
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Summertime
1955
A Word to the Wives...
1955
Queen for a Day
1951
Your Next Job
1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
A Song to Remember
1945