Darren McGavin
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...
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...
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Cast Credits
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
Small Time
as Sam
Derby
as Lester Corbett
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington
Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting
Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins
Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick
Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs
Clara
as Albert Kroll
Captain America
as General Fleming
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor
Child in the Night
as Os Winfield
Unclaimed Fortunes II
as Host
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Wainwright
The Diamond Trap
as Chief Walter Vadney
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as A. Z. Nathan
From the Hip
as Craig Duncan
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Baron and the Kid
as Jack Beamer
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. David Jennings
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Red
Hangar 18
as Harry Forbes
Crew Credits
Zero to Sixty
Screenplay
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Director