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Darren McGavin

Actor
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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Birthday 1922-05-07

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Filmography by Year

1
1999
1
1995
1
1994
1
1993
2
1992
3
1991
4
1990
1
1989
3
1988
1
1987
1
1986
1
1985
2
1984
2
1983
1
1981
3
1980
4
1979
3
1978
1
1977
5
1976
1
1975
1
1974
2
1973
7
1972
4
1971
4
1970
1
1969
2
1968
1
1967
2
1965
1
1964
1
1961
2
1959
2
1958
2
1957
4
1955
1
1951
3
1945

Filmography by Genre

Drama
37
TV Movie
27
Comedy
17
Crime
13
Thriller
12
Action
10
Horror
9
Mystery
6
Science Fiction
6
Adventure
6
Family
5
War
4
Romance
4
Western
4
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
3
History
2
Action & Adventure
1
Documentary
1
War & Politics
1
Music
1