1922-05-07 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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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Red (archive footage) | 2004-07-13 |
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Pros & Cons | Mr. Stanford | 1999-01-01 |
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Mr. Parker (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
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Billy Madison | Brian Madison | 1995-02-10 |
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Derby | Lester Corbett | 1995-06-17 |
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Mysteries of the Ancient World | 1994-03-06 | |
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A Perfect Stranger | John Henry Phillips | 1994-09-12 |
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The American Clock | Older Arthur Huntington | 1993-01-02 |
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Mastergate | Folsom Bunting | 1992-11-01 |
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Happy Hell Night | Henry Collins | 1992-04-13 |
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Perfect Harmony | Mr. Hobbs | 1991-03-31 |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1991-10-28 |
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Clara | Albert Kroll | 1991-02-05 |
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Blood and Concrete | Hank Dick | 1991-09-13 |
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Unclaimed Fortunes II | Host | 1990-04-07 |
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By Dawn's Early Light | Condor | 1990-05-19 |
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Child in the Night | Os Winfield | 1990-05-01 |
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Kojak: It's Always Something | Wainwright | 1990-01-31 |
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Captain America | General Fleming | 1990-12-14 |
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Dead Heat | Dr. Ernest McNab | 1988-05-06 |
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The Diamond Trap | Chief Walter Vadney | 1988-01-01 |
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Inherit the Wind | E.K. Hornbeck | 1988-03-20 |
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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson | A. Z. Nathan | 1987-11-06 |
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From the Hip | Craig Duncan | 1987-02-06 |
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Raw Deal | Chief Harry Shannon | 1986-06-06 |
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Turk 182! | Det. Kowalski | 1985-02-15 |
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My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Dr. Gerrit Koets | 1985-01-21 |
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The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. David Jennings | 1984-05-16 |
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The Baron and the Kid | Jack Beamer | 1984-11-21 |
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The Natural | Gus Sands | 1984-05-11 |
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A Christmas Story | The Old Man | 1983-11-18 |
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Firebird 2015 A.D. | Red | 1981-09-18 |
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Hangar 18 | Harry Forbes | 1980-07-01 |
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Waikiki | Capt. McGuire | 1980-04-21 |
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Donovan's Kid | Timothy Donovan | 1979-01-07 |
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Ike | Gen. George S. Patton | 1979-05-03 |
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Love for Rent | Coach John Martin | 1979-11-11 |
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The Users | Henry Waller | 1978-10-01 |
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Hot Lead & Cold Feet | Mayor Ragsdale | 1978-07-05 |
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Zero to Sixty | Michael Nolan | 1978-06-23 |
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Airport '77 | Stan Buchek | 1977-03-11 |
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Demon and the Mummy | Carl Kolchak | 1976-03-14 |
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Law and Order | Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley | 1976-05-06 |
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Crackle of Death | Carl Kolchak | 1976-03-28 |
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No Deposit, No Return | Duke | 1976-02-05 |
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Brinks: The Great Robbery | James McNally | 1976-03-26 |
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Hay que matar a B. | Pal Kovak | 1975-06-14 |
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The Six Million Dollar Man | Oliver Spencer | 1973-03-07 |
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The Night Strangler | Carl Kolchak | 1973-01-16 |
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The Night Stalker | Carl Kolchak | 1972-01-11 |
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43: The Richard Petty Story | Lee Petty | 1972-11-01 |
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Sam Cade | 1972-01-01 | |
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Something Evil | Paul Worden | 1972-01-21 |
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Here Comes the Judge | Judge | 1972-09-03 |
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Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole | Dr. Lou Grazzo | 1972-09-27 |
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The Rookies | Sgt. Eddie Ryker | 1972-03-07 |
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Mrs. Pollifax — Spy | Farrell | 1971-02-17 |
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Banyon | Lieutenant Pete Cordova | 1971-03-15 |
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The Death of Me Yet | Joe Chalk | 1971-10-26 |
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Darren McGavin (uncredited) | 1971-12-31 |
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The 48-Hour Mile | David Ross | 1970-11-01 |
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Berlin Affair | Paul Killian | 1970-11-02 |
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Tribes | Drake | 1970-11-10 |
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The Challengers | Jim McCabe | 1970-02-20 |
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The Challenge | Jacob Gallery | 1970-02-10 |
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Anatomy of a Crime | David Ross | 1969-06-13 |
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Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents | Barney B. Duncan | 1968-09-22 |
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Mission Mars | Col. Mike Blaiswick | 1968-07-26 |
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The Outsider | David Ross | 1967-11-21 |
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African Gold | Mike Gregory | 1965-09-08 |
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The Great Sioux Massacre | Captain Frederick William Benton | 1965-04-25 |
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Bullet for a Badman | Sam Ward | 1964-09-01 |
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Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles | Fred | 1961-01-01 |
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Disneyland '59 | Self | 1959-06-15 |
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The Case Against Brooklyn | Pete Harris | 1958-06-01 |
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Beau James | Charley Hand | 1957-06-07 |
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The Delicate Delinquent | Mike Damon | 1957-06-06 |
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The Man with the Golden Arm | Louie | 1955-12-26 |
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Capt. Russ Peters | 1955-12-31 |
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Summertime | Eddie Yaeger | 1955-06-21 |
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A Word to the Wives... | George Peters | 1955-01-01 |
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Queen for a Day | Dan | 1951-07-07 |
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A Song to Remember | Student (uncredited) | 1945-01-19 |
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Your Next Job | Balancing hobbyist | 1945-12-09 |
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She Wouldn't Say Yes | The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
