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 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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1922-05-07 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
- Died
- 2006-02-25
Known for
- The X-Files (1993) — Agent Arthur Dales
- Billy Madison (1995) — Brian Madison
- A Christmas Story (1983) — The Old Man
- Raw Deal (1986) — Harry Shannon
- The Natural (1984) — Gus Sands (uncredited)
- Gargoyles (1994) — G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Martin Tremaine
- Captain America (1990) — General Fleming
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Buck Gibson
- Airport '77 (1977) — Stan Buchek
- Mission: Impossible (1966) — J. Richard Taggart
- Millennium (1996) — Henry Black
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Red Hillman
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) — Louie
- Dead Heat (1988) — Dr. Ernest McNab
- Highway to Heaven (1984)