Darren McGavin
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
1955
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
1986
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
1983
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
1999
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
1995
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke
1976
By Dawn's Early Light
as Condor
1990
Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins
1991
From the Hip
as Craig Duncan
1987
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
1977
The Night Strangler
as Carl Kolchak
1973
Turk 182!
as Det. Kowalski
1985
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
1988
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Mayor Ragsdale
1978
Captain America
as General Fleming
1990
Clara
as Albert Kroll
1991
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
1972
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Pete Harris
1958
The Delicate Delinquent
as Mike Damon
1957
Here Comes the Judge
as Judge
1972
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Martin Tremaine
1984
Magnum, P.I.
as Buck Gibson
1980
Tales from the Darkside
as Van Conway
1984
The Love Boat
as Lawrence Evans
1977
Night Stalker
2005
Touched by an Angel
as George Zarko
1994
Gargoyles
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
1994
Route 66
1960
Tales of the Unexpected
as Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979
Highway to Heaven
1984
Murphy Brown
as Bill Brown
1988
The Martian Chronicles
as Sam Parkhill
1980