Darren McGavin

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 136

Gender Male

Birthday 1922-05-07

Day of Death 2006-02-25 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Spokane, Washington, U.S.

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W. Lyle Richardson

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Darren McGavin

Biography

Was an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker and his portrayal in the film A Christmas Story of the grumpy father given to bursts of profanity that he never realizes his son overhears. 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

Acting

—		The Cheney Vase
—		Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy as Carl Kolchak

2005

(1 episode)

1996

(1 episode)

1995

as Brian Madison

1994		Gargoyles (1 episode)
1994		Touched by an Angel (1 episode)
1994		A Perfect Stranger as John Henry Phillips

1993		Grace Under Fire (1 episode)
1993		The X-Files (2 episodes)
1993		The American Clock as Older Arthur Huntington

1992		Mastergate as Folsom Bunting
1992		Happy Hell Night as Henry Collins

1991		Civil Wars (1 episode)
1991		Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991		The Commish (2 episodes)
1991		Blood and Concrete as Hank Dick
1991		Sisters (1 episode)
1991		Perfect Harmony as Mr. Hobbs

1990		Captain America as General Fleming
1990		By Dawn's Early Light as Condor - Secretary of Interior
1990		Child in the Night as Os Winfield
1990		Kojak: It's Always Something as Wainwright

1989

(3 episodes) as Benjamin Mudge

1988		Murphy Brown (4 episodes)
1988		Monsters (1 episode)
1988		Dead Heat as Dr. Ernest McNab
1988		Inherit the Wind as E.K. Hornbeck
1988		The Diamond Trap as Chief Walter Vadney

1987

as Craig Duncan

1986

as Chief Harry Shannon

1985

as Det. Kowalski

1984		Tales from the Darkside (1 episode) as Van Conway
1984		Murder, She Wrote (1 episode)
1984		Highway to Heaven (1 episode)
1984		The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. David Jennings
1984		The Natural as Gus Sands (uncredited)

1983		A Christmas Story as The Old Man (Mr. Parker)
1983		The Hitchhiker (1 episode)
1983		Small & Frye (6 episodes)

1981

as Red

1980		Magnum, P.I. (1 episode)
1980		Hangar 18 as Harry Forbes
1980		Waikiki as Captain
1980		The Martian Chronicles (3 episodes) as Sam Parkhill
1980		Ike: The War Years as General George Patton

1979		Love for Rent as Coach John Martin
1979		Tales of the Unexpected (1 episode) as Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979		Donovan's Kid as Timothy Donovan
1979		Ike (2 episodes) as Gen. George S. Patton

1978		The Users as Henry Waller
1978		Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Mayor Ragsdale
1978		Zero to Sixty as Michael Nolan

1977		The Love Boat (2 episodes) as Lawrence Evans
1977		Airport '77 as Stan Buchek

1976		Law and Order
1976		Crackle of Death as Carl Kolchak
1976		Brinks: The Great Robbery as James McNally
1976		No Deposit, No Return as Duke

1975

as Pal Kovak

1974

(20 episodes) as Carl Kolchak

1973		The Evil Touch (3 episodes)
1973		Police Story (1 episode)
1973		The Six Million Dollar Man as Oliver Spencer
1973		The Night Strangler as Carl Kolchak

1972		43: The Richard Petty Story
1972		Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole as Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972		The Rookies as Sergeant Eddie Ryker
1972		Something Evil as Paul Worden
1972		The Night Stalker as Carl Kolchak
1972		Sam Cade

1971		Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971		The Death of Me Yet as Joe Chalk
1971		V.I.P. Schaukel (1 episode)
1971		Banyon as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1971		Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Farrell

1970		Tribes as Drake
1970		The Challengers as Jim McCabe
1970		Berlin Affair as Paul Killian
1970		The Challenge as Jacob Gallery

1969		Bracken's World (1 episode)
1969		Anatomy of a Crime

1968		The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1 episode)
1968		The Name of the Game (3 episodes)
1968		The Outsider (26 episodes) as David Ross
1968		Mission Mars as Col. Mike Blaiswick

1967		The Outsider as David Ross
1967		Mannix (1 episode)
1967		Cimarron Strip (1 episode)
1967		Custer (1 episode)

1966		Mission: Impossible (1 episode)
1966		Felony Squad (1 episode)

1965		African Gold as Mike Gregory
1965		The Great Sioux Massacre as Captain Frederick William Benton

1964		The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode)
1964		The Rogues (1 episode) as Amos Champion
1964		Bullet for a Badman as Sam Ward

1963

(2 episodes)

1962		The Match Game (5 episodes) as Himself
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 episode)
1962		The Virginian (2 episodes) as Mark Troxel

1961		Ben Casey (1 episode)
1961		Dr. Kildare (4 episodes)
1961		The Defenders (1 episode) as Marty Wisnovsky (1 episode) as Howard Potter
1961		Witchcraft as Fred

1960		Route 66 (1 episode)
1960		Stagecoach West (1 episode)
1960		The Islanders (1 episode)

1959		Riverboat (44 episodes) as Captain Grey Holden
1959		Disneyland '59 as Self
1959		Rawhide (1 episode)

1958		The Case Against Brooklyn as Pete Harris
1958		Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (79 episodes)

1957		Beau James as Charley Hand
1957		The Delicate Delinquent as Mike Damon

1956

(1 episode) as Presenter

1955		The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Capt. Russ Peters
1955		The Man with the Golden Arm as Louie
1955		The Alcoa Hour (2 episodes)
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents (2 episodes)
1955		Gunsmoke (3 episodes)
1955		A Word to the Wives... as George Peters
1955		Summertime as Eddie Yaeger

1954

(1 episode)

1952

(1 episode)

1951		Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode)
1951		Queen for a Day as Dan

1950		What's My Line? (1 episode) as Self - Mystery Guest
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode)

1949

(3 episodes)

1948		Studio One (3 episodes)
1948		The Philco Television Playhouse (1 episode)

1945		Your Next Job as Balancing hobbyist
1945		She Wouldn't Say Yes as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1945		A Song to Remember as Student (uncredited)

Directing

1973		Happy Mother's Day, Love George … Director
1973		The Evil Touch (3 episodes) … Director

1959

(1 episode) … Director

Writing

1978

… Screenplay

Production

1974

(20 episodes) … Producer

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