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Darren McGavin

Person

Darren McGavin

Acting

Born
May 7, 1922 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Died
February 25, 2006

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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series

The X-Files
The X-Files

1993Series

The X-Files

1993Series

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote

1984Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series

What's My Line?
What's My Line?

1950Series

What's My Line?

1950Series

The Love Boat
The Love Boat

1977Series

The Love Boat

1977Series

Mannix
Mannix

1967Series

Mannix

1967Series

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.

1980Series

Magnum, P.I.

1980Series

Love, American Style
Love, American Style

1969Series

Love, American Style

1969Series

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible

1966Series

Mission: Impossible

1966Series

Climax!
Climax!

1954Series

Climax!

1954Series

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962Series

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