Darren McGavin
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Billy Madison
1995
as Brian Madison
A Christmas Story
1983
as The Old Man
Raw Deal
1986
as Chief Harry Shannon
The Natural
1984
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
Airport '77
1977
as Stan Buchek
Captain America
1990
as General Fleming
Dead Heat
1988
as Dr. Ernest McNab
The Night Stalker
1972
as Carl Kolchak
Summertime
1955
as Eddie Yaeger
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Louie
From the Hip
1987
as Craig Duncan
Turk 182!
1985
as Det. Kowalski
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Mayor Ragsdale
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973
as Oliver Spencer
Ike
1979
as Gen. George S. Patton
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Condor
Hangar 18
1980
as Harry Forbes
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pros & Cons
1999
as Mr. Stanford
The Challenge
1970
as Jacob Gallery