Darren McGavin
Born May 07, 1922 (Age: 103)
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Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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.
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.
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Filmography
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
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as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
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Age: 75
Small Time
1996
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as Sam
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Age: 74
Billy Madison
1995
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as Brian Madison
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Age: 72
The American Clock
1993
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as Older Arthur Huntington
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Age: 70
Mastergate
1992
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as Folsom Bunting
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Age: 70
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
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as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 69
Happy Hell Night
1991
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as Henry Collins
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Age: 69
Blood and Concrete
1991
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as Hank Dick
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Age: 69
Perfect Harmony
1991
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as Mr. Hobbs
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Age: 68
No Image
Clara
1991
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as Albert Kroll
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Age: 68
Captain America
1990
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as General Fleming
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Age: 68
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
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as Condor
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Age: 68
Child in the Night
1990
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as Os Winfield
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Age: 67
No Image
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990
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as Host
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Age: 67
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
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as Wainwright
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Age: 67
The Diamond Trap
1988
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as Chief Walter Vadney
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Age: 66
Dead Heat
1988
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as Dr. Ernest McNab
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Age: 65
Inherit the Wind
1988
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as E.K. Hornbeck
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Age: 65
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
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as A. Z. Nathan
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Age: 65
From the Hip
1987
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as Craig Duncan
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Age: 64
Raw Deal
1986
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as Chief Harry Shannon
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Age: 64
Turk 182!
1985
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as Det. Kowalski
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Age: 62
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
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as Dr. Gerrit Koets
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Age: 62
The Natural
1984
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as Gus Sands (uncredited)
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Age: 62
A Christmas Story
1983
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as The Old Man
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Age: 61
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981
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as Red
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Age: 59
Hangar 18
1980
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as Harry Forbes
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Age: 58
Waikiki
1980
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as Capt. McGuire
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Age: 57
The Martian Chronicles
1980
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as Sam Parkhill
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Age: 57
The Users
1978
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as Henry Waller
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Age: 56
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
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as Mayor Ragsdale
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Age: 56
Zero to Sixty
1978
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as Michael Nolan
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Age: 56
Airport '77
1977
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as Stan Buchek
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Age: 54
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973
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as Oliver Spencer
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Age: 50
The Night Strangler
1973
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as Carl Kolchak
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Age: 50
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
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as Lee Petty
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Age: 50
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
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as Dr. Lou Grazzo
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Age: 50
No Image
Here Comes the Judge
1972
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as Judge
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Age: 50
The Rookies
1972
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as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
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Age: 49
Something Evil
1972
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as Paul Worden
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Age: 49
Sam Cade
1972
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as
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Age: 49
Banyon
1971
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as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
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Age: 48
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
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as David Ross
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Age: 48
Anatomy of a Crime
1969
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as David Ross
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Age: 47
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968
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as Barney B. Duncan
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Age: 46
African Gold
1965
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as Mike Gregory
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Age: 43
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
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as Captain Frederick William Benton
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Age: 42
Bullet for a Badman
1964
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as Sam Ward
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Age: 42
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961
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as Fred
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Age: 38
Disneyland '59
1959
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as Self
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Age: 37
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
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as Pete Harris
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Age: 36
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
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as Capt. Russ Peters
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Age: 33
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
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as Louie
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Age: 33
Summertime
1955
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as Eddie Yaeger
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Age: 33
A Word to the Wives...
1955
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as George Peters
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Age: 32
No Image
Your Next Job
1945
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as Balancing hobbyist
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Age: 23
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
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as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
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Age: 23
A Song to Remember
1945
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as Student (uncredited)
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Age: 22