Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1922-05-07
- Day of Death2006-02-25 (83 years)
- Place of BirthSpokane, Washington, U.S.
- Also Known AsW. Lyle Richardson William Lyle Richardsonدارن مکگاوین
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1999
Pros & Cons
As: Mr. Stanford
- 1996
Millennium
As: Henry Black
- 1995
Derby
As: Lester Corbett
- 1995
Billy Madison
As: Brian Madison
- 1994
Gargoyles
As: G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
- 1994
Touched by an Angel
As: George Zarko
- 1994
A Perfect Stranger
As: John Henry Phillips
- 1994
Burke's Law
As: Conrad Hill
1993The X-Files
As: Agent Arthur Dales
1993Fallen Angels
As: Old Man
1993The American Clock
As: Older Arthur Huntington
1992Mastergate
As: Folsom Bunting
1992Happy Hell Night
As: Henry Collins
1991Blood and Concrete
As: Hank Dick
1991Perfect Harmony
As: Mr. Hobbs
- 1990
Captain America
As: General Fleming
1990By Dawn's Early Light
As: Condor
1990Child in the Night
As: Os Winfield
1990Kojak: It's Always Something
As: Wainwright
1989Around the World in 80 Days
As: Benjamin Mudge
1988Murphy Brown
As: Bill Brown
1988Dead Heat
As: Dr. Ernest McNab
1988Inherit the Wind
As: E.K. Hornbeck
1988The Diamond Trap
As: Chief Walter Vadney
1987Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
As: A. Z. Nathan
1987From the Hip
As: Craig Duncan
- 1986
Raw Deal
As: Chief Harry Shannon
1985Turk 182!
As: Det. Kowalski
1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
As: Dr. Gerrit Koets
1984The Baron and the Kid
As: Jack Beamer
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Martin Tremaine
1984Tales from the Darkside
As: Van Conway
1984The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
As: Dr. David Jennings
- 1984
The Natural
As: Gus Sands
- 1983
A Christmas Story
As: The Old Man
1983The Hitchhiker
As: Old Man
1981Firebird 2015 A.D.
As: Red
1980Magnum, P.I.
As: Buck Gibson
1980Hangar 18
As: Harry Forbes
1980Waikiki
As: Capt. McGuire
1980The Martian Chronicles
As: Sam Parkhill
1979Love for Rent
As: Coach John Martin
1979Ike
As: Gen. George S. Patton
- 1979
Ike
As: Gen. George S. Patton
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Sheriff Milt Singleton
1979Donovan's Kid
As: Timothy Donovan
1978The Users
As: Henry Waller
1978Hot Lead & Cold Feet
As: Mayor Ragsdale
1978Zero to Sixty
As: Michael Nolan
1977The Love Boat
As: Lawrence Evans
1977Airport '77
As: Stan Buchek
1976Law and Order
As: Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
1976Crackle of Death
As: Carl Kolchak
1976Brinks: The Great Robbery
As: James McNally
1976Demon and the Mummy
As: Carl Kolchak
1976No Deposit, No Return
As: Duke
1975B. Must Die
As: Pal Kovak
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker
As: Carl Kolchak
1973The Six Million Dollar Man
As: Oliver Spencer
1973The Night Strangler
As: Carl Kolchak
197243: The Richard Petty Story
As: Lee Petty
1972Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
As: Dr. Lou Grazzo
1972The Rookies
As: Sgt. Eddie Ryker
1972Something Evil
As: Paul Worden
1972The Night Stalker
As: Carl Kolchak
1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood
As: Darren McGavin (uncredited)
1971The Death of Me Yet
As: Joe Chalk
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
As: McClain
1971Banyon
As: Lieutenant Pete Cordova
1971Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
As: Farrell
1970Tribes
As: Drake
1970Berlin Affair
As: Paul Killian
1970The 48-Hour Mile
As: David Ross
1970The Challengers
As: Jim McCabe
1970The Challenge
As: Jacob Gallery
1969Love, American Style
As: Corbett
1969Anatomy of a Crime
As: David Ross
1968Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
As: Barney B. Duncan
1968The Name of the Game
As: Jesse Gil McCray
- 1968
The Name of the Game
As: Sam Hardy
- 1968
The Name of the Game
As: Eddie Gannon
1968The Outsider
As: David Ross
1968Mission Mars
As: Col. Mike Blaiswick
1967The Outsider
As: David Ross
1967Mannix
As: Mark
1966Mission: Impossible
As: J. Richard Taggart
1965African Gold
As: Mike Gregory
1965The Great Sioux Massacre
As: Captain Frederick William Benton
1964The Rogues
As: Amos Champion
1964Bullet for a Badman
As: Sam Ward
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Sheridan Westcott
1962The Virginian
As: Mark Troxel
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Sam Evans
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Prof. Felix Holman
1961The Defenders
As: Howard Potter
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Marty Wisnovsky
1961Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
As: Fred
1960The Islanders
As: Phil
1959Riverboat
As: Captain Grey Holden
1959Rawhide
As: Jed Hadley
1958The Case Against Brooklyn
As: Pete Harris
1958Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
As: Mike Hammer
1957Beau James
As: Charley Hand
1957The Delicate Delinquent
As: Mike Damon
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
As: Capt. Russ Peters
1955The Man with the Golden Arm
As: Louie
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Red Hillman
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Lyle Endicott
1955Gunsmoke
As: Will Helmick
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Lon Gorman
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Joe Bascome
1955Summertime
As: Eddie Yaeger
1955A Word to the Wives...
As: George Peters
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: John Jay Forrest
- 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Timothy Donovan
1954Climax!
As: Walter
1952Death Valley Days
As: Zacharias Gurney
1951Queen for a Day
As: Dan
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Joe Gillis
1949Suspense
As: Ted Larson
1948Studio One
As: Will Sorrell
- 1948
Studio One
As: Johnny Quigg
- 1948
Studio One
As: Tom Kendall
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Bill Starbuck
1945She Wouldn't Say Yes
As: The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
1945A Song to Remember
As: Student (uncredited)