Darren McGavin

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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Known For

Millennium 1996 ★ 7.7
Touched by an Angel 1994 ★ 7.2
Gargoyles 1994 ★ 8.1
The X-Files 1993 ★ 8.4
Fallen Angels 1993 ★ 6.6
Murphy Brown 1988 ★ 6.5
Murder, She Wrote 1984 ★ 7.5
Highway to Heaven 1984 ★ 7.4
Magnum, P.I. 1980 ★ 7.3
Tales of the Unexpected 1979 ★ 6.8
The Love Boat 1977 ★ 6.3
Love, American Style 1969 ★ 6.2
Mannix 1967 ★ 6.8
Mission: Impossible 1966 ★ 7.6
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 ★ 7.9
The Virginian 1962 ★ 6.5
Dr. Kildare 1961 ★ 5.7
The Defenders 1961 ★ 6.3
Ben Casey 1961 ★ 5.9
Rawhide 1959 ★ 7.2
Gunsmoke 1955 ★ 6.7
Climax! 1954 ★ 3.8
Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 ★ 6.0
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948 ★ 6.6