Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Darren McGavin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 2All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 7333
IMDb ID: nm0569000
Known for: Acting
Born: May 7, 1922
Died: February 25, 2006
Age: 83
Place of birth: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1945 - 2005
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q1150547
Also known as
W. Lyle Richardson • William Lyle Richardson • دارن مکگاوین
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Darren McGavin.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Darren McGavin.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Darren McGavin.
7.2
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
1983 Movie
7.1
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
1955 Movie
6.9
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
1984 Movie
6.8
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
1972 Movie
6.8
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
1955 Movie
6.7
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Oliver Spencer
1973 Movie
6.2
No Deposit, No Return
as Duke
1976 Movie
6.2
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
1988 Movie
6.2
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
1995 Movie
5.8
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
1986 Movie
5.6
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
1977 Movie
4.5
Captain America
as General Fleming
1990 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Darren McGavin.
8.4
The X-Files
as Agent Arthur Dales • 2 eps
1993 Series
8.1
Gargoyles
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice) • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Red Hillman • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.7
Millennium
as Henry Black • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Producer • 20 eps
1974 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as J. Richard Taggart • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Martin Tremaine • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Buck Gibson • 1 eps
1980 Series
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
as Van Conway • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as George Zarko • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
as Benjamin Mudge • 3 eps
1989 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Darren McGavin.
8.4
The X-Files
as Agent Arthur Dales • 2 eps
1993 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Martin Tremaine • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as J. Richard Taggart • 1 eps
1966 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Lawrence Evans • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Buck Gibson • 1 eps
1980 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest • 1 eps
1950 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheridan Westcott • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.7
Mannix
as Mark • 1 eps
1967 Series
5.0
Studio One
as Will Sorrell • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as George Zarko • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Mark Troxel • 1 eps
1962 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Darren McGavin.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Darren McGavin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Darren McGavin.
2.8
Pros & Cons
as Mr. Stanford
1999 Movie
5.4
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mr. Parker (archive footage)
1997 Movie
5.5
Small Time
as Sam
1996 Movie
7.5
Derby
as Lester Corbett
1995 Movie
6.2
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
1995 Movie
4.6
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
1994 Movie
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994 Movie
5.4
The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington
1993 Movie
2.0
Mastergate
as Folsom Bunting
1992 Movie
7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991 Movie
4.7
Happy Hell Night
as Henry Collins
1991 Movie
5.5
Blood and Concrete
as Hank Dick
1991 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Darren McGavin.
5.1
Night Stalker
1 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Millennium
as Henry Black • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.1
Gargoyles
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice) • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as George Zarko • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.7
Burke's Law
as Conrad Hill • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.6
Grace Under Fire
as Grace's Dad • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Agent Arthur Dales • 2 eps
1993 Series
5.9
Fallen Angels
as Old Man • 1 eps
1993 Series
3.3
Civil Wars
1 eps
1991 Series
7.1
The Commish
2 eps
1991 Series
7.2
Sisters
1 eps
1991 Series
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
as Benjamin Mudge • 3 eps
1989 Series