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Darren McGavin
Born 1922 — Died 2006
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 Mik…
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Pros & Cons(1999)
as Mr. Stanford
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas(1997)
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Small Time(1996)
as Sam
Derby(1995)
as Lester Corbett
Billy Madison(1995)In catalog
as Brian Madison
A Perfect Stranger(1994)
as John Henry Phillips
Mysteries of the Ancient World(1994)
as Narrator
The American Clock(1993)
as Older Arthur Huntington
Mastergate(1992)
as Folsom Bunting
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker(1991)
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Hell Night(1991)
as Henry Collins
Blood and Concrete(1991)
as Hank Dick
Perfect Harmony(1991)
as Mr. Hobbs
- Film
Clara(1991)
as Albert Kroll
Captain America(1990)
as General Fleming
By Dawn's Early Light(1990)
as Condor
Child in the Night(1990)
as Os Winfield
- Film
Unclaimed Fortunes II(1990)
as Host
Kojak: It's Always Something(1990)
as Wainwright
The Diamond Trap(1988)
as Chief Walter Vadney
Dead Heat(1988)
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Inherit the Wind(1988)
as E.K. Hornbeck
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson(1987)
as A. Z. Nathan
From the Hip(1987)
as Craig Duncan
Raw Deal(1986)
as Chief Harry Shannon
Turk 182!(1985)
as Det. Kowalski
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn(1985)
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Baron and the Kid(1984)
as Jack Beamer
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.(1984)
as Dr. David Jennings
The Natural(1984)
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
A Christmas Story(1983)
as The Old Man
Firebird 2015 A.D.(1981)
as Red
Hangar 18(1980)
as Harry Forbes
Waikiki(1980)
as Capt. McGuire
Love for Rent(1979)
as Coach John Martin
Ike(1979)
as Gen. George S. Patton
Donovan's Kid(1979)
as Timothy Donovan
The Users(1978)
as Henry Waller
Hot Lead & Cold Feet(1978)
as Mayor Ragsdale
Zero to Sixty(1978)
as Michael Nolan
Airport '77(1977)
as Stan Buchek
Law and Order(1976)
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Crackle of Death(1976)
as Carl Kolchak
Brinks: The Great Robbery(1976)
as James McNally
Demon and the Mummy(1976)
as Carl Kolchak
No Deposit, No Return(1976)
as Duke
B. Must Die(1975)
as Pal Kovak
The Six Million Dollar Man(1973)
as Oliver Spencer
The Night Strangler(1973)
as Carl Kolchak
43: The Richard Petty Story(1972)
as Lee Petty
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole(1972)
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
- Film
Here Comes the Judge(1972)
as Judge
The Rookies(1972)
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
Something Evil(1972)
as Paul Worden
The Night Stalker(1972)
as Carl Kolchak
Sam Cade(1972)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood(1971)
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)
The Death of Me Yet(1971)
as Joe Chalk
Banyon(1971)
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy(1971)
as Farrell
Tribes(1970)
as Drake
Berlin Affair(1970)
as Paul Killian
The 48-Hour Mile(1970)
as David Ross
The Challengers(1970)
as Jim McCabe
The Challenge(1970)
as Jacob Gallery
Anatomy of a Crime(1969)
as David Ross
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents(1968)
as Barney B. Duncan
Mission Mars(1968)
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Outsider(1967)
as David Ross
African Gold(1965)
as Mike Gregory
The Great Sioux Massacre(1965)
as Captain Frederick William Benton
Bullet for a Badman(1964)
as Sam Ward
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles(1961)
as Fred
Disneyland '59(1959)
as Self
The Case Against Brooklyn(1958)
as Pete Harris
Beau James(1957)
as Charley Hand
The Delicate Delinquent(1957)
as Mike Damon
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell(1955)
as Capt. Russ Peters
The Man with the Golden Arm(1955)
as Louie
Summertime(1955)
as Eddie Yaeger
A Word to the Wives...(1955)
as George Peters
Queen for a Day(1951)
as Dan
- Film
Your Next Job(1945)
as Balancing hobbyist
She Wouldn't Say Yes(1945)
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
A Song to Remember(1945)
as Student (uncredited)
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