Darren McGavin
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Natural
1984
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Pete Harris
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Louie
The Night Stalker
1972
as Carl Kolchak
Raw Deal
1986
as Chief Harry Shannon
Billy Madison
1995
as Brian Madison
Dead Heat
1988
as Dr. Ernest McNab
A Christmas Story
1983
as The Old Man
The Night Strangler
1973
as Carl Kolchak
Airport '77
1977
as Stan Buchek
Captain America
1990
as General Fleming
Banyon
1971
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Waikiki
1980
as Capt. McGuire
Inherit the Wind
1988
as E.K. Hornbeck
Blood and Concrete
1991
as Hank Dick
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Condor
Summertime
1955
as Eddie Yaeger
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981
as Red
Hangar 18
1980
as Harry Forbes