Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Acting
Born 1922-05-07 Spokane, Washington, U.S. 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.7
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 1959-1...
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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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Night Stalker poster
Night Stalker
2005-09-29
Millennium poster
Millennium
as Henry Black
1996-10-25
Gargoyles poster
Gargoyles
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994-10-24
Touched by an Angel poster
Touched by an Angel
as George Zarko
1994-09-21
Burke's Law poster
Burke's Law
as Conrad Hill
1994-01-07
Grace Under Fire poster
Grace Under Fire
as Grace's Dad
1993-09-29
The X-Files poster
The X-Files
as Agent Arthur Dales
1993-09-10
Fallen Angels poster
Fallen Angels
as Old Man
1993-08-01

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