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Darren McGavin

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Born: May 7, 1922 in Spokane, Washington, U.S.

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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...

Filmography86 TITLES
The Natural
6.9
The Natural1984
Raw Deal
5.8
Raw Deal1986
A Christmas Story
7.2
A Christmas Story1983
Billy Madison
6.2
Billy Madison1995
Airport '77
5.6
Airport '771977
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The Night Stalker
6.8
The Night Stalker1972
Captain America
4.5
Captain America1990
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.2
The Man with the Golden Arm1955
Dead Heat
6.2
Dead Heat1988
By Dawn's Early Light
6.5
By Dawn's Early Light1990
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell1955
Turk 182!
5.9
Turk 182!1985
The Delicate Delinquent
6.4
The Delicate Delinquent1957
Blood and Concrete
5.5
Blood and Concrete1991
Hangar 18
5.1
Hangar 181980
Summertime
6.7
Summertime1955
The Night Strangler
6.7
The Night Strangler1973
The Challenge
6.0
The Challenge1970
A Song to Remember
6.3
A Song to Remember1945
Banyon
Banyon1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
6.1
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy1971
The American Clock
5.4
The American Clock1993
Disneyland '59
6.5
Disneyland '591959
From the Hip
5.8
From the Hip1987
Bullet for a Badman
6.2
Bullet for a Badman1964
Inherit the Wind
7.8
Inherit the Wind1988
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
5.8
Hot Lead & Cold Feet1978
Queen for a Day
6.0
Queen for a Day1951
Waikiki
4.0
Waikiki1980
The Outsider
6.0
The Outsider1967
Beau James
4.5
Beau James1957
Demon and the Mummy
6.0
Demon and the Mummy1976
The Six Million Dollar Man
6.7
The Six Million Dollar Man1973
Zero to Sixty
4.3
Zero to Sixty1978
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
4.3
Mooch Goes to Hollywood1971
Happy Hell Night
4.7
Happy Hell Night1991
Ike
6.2
Ike1979
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
6.5
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn1985
No Deposit, No Return
6.2
No Deposit, No Return1976
Something Evil
5.4
Something Evil1972
Child in the Night
5.4
Child in the Night1990
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
5.4
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas1997
Pros & Cons
2.8
Pros & Cons1999
The Rookies
6.0
The Rookies1972
Tribes
6.0
Tribes1970
The Case Against Brooklyn
6.0
The Case Against Brooklyn1958
The Users
1.0
The Users1978
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
6.8
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole1972
Crackle of Death
6.0
Crackle of Death1976
Donovan's Kid
6.0
Donovan's Kid1979
The Death of Me Yet
6.7
The Death of Me Yet1971
The Great Sioux Massacre
4.2
The Great Sioux Massacre1965
The 48-Hour Mile
The 48-Hour Mile1970
Sam Cade
Sam Cade1972
A Perfect Stranger
4.6
A Perfect Stranger1994
Firebird 2015 A.D.
2.6
Firebird 2015 A.D.1981
Law and Order
Law and Order1976
43: The Richard Petty Story
6.5
43: The Richard Petty Story1972
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.1984
Kojak: It's Always Something
6.0
Kojak: It's Always Something1990
Anatomy of a Crime
6.0
Anatomy of a Crime1969
The Baron and the Kid
The Baron and the Kid1984
B. Must Die
4.0
B. Must Die1975
Perfect Harmony
6.1
Perfect Harmony1991
Love for Rent
1.3
Love for Rent1979
Small Time
5.5
Small Time1996
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
6.8
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson1987
The Challengers
5.0
The Challengers1970
Your Next Job
Your Next Job1945
Mastergate
2.0
Mastergate1992
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Brinks: The Great Robbery1976
Derby
7.5
Derby1995
She Wouldn't Say Yes
5.9
She Wouldn't Say Yes1945
Here Comes the Judge
Here Comes the Judge1972
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
6.0
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles1961
Clara
Clara1991
The Diamond Trap
5.5
The Diamond Trap1988
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles1980
Berlin Affair
Berlin Affair1970
Mission Mars
4.2
Mission Mars1968
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents1968
A Word to the Wives...
1.0
A Word to the Wives...1955
African Gold
African Gold1965
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Unclaimed Fortunes II1990
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Mysteries of the Ancient World1994