
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

Pros & Cons
1999 • Mr. Stanford

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 • Mr. Parker (archive footage)

Small Time
1996 • Sam

Derby
1995 • Lester Corbett

Billy Madison
1995 • Brian Madison

A Perfect Stranger
1994 • John Henry Phillips

Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994

The American Clock
1993 • Older Arthur Huntington
Full filmography
Clara
View movie1991 • Albert Kroll
Unclaimed Fortunes II
View movie1990 • Host
Here Comes the Judge
View movie1972 • Judge
Your Next Job
View movie1945 • Balancing hobbyist









































































