Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/7/1922
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Also Known As
W. Lyle Richardson William Lyle Richardsonدارن مکگاوین
Darren McGavin
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.
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Known For
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
Captain America
as General Fleming
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
The Outsider
as David Ross
Something Evil
as Paul Worden
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
The Users
as Henry Waller
The Challengers
as Jim McCabe
The Challenge
as Jacob Gallery
Ike
as Gen. George S. Patton
Disneyland '59
as Self
A Perfect Stranger
as John Henry Phillips
The Rookies
as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
Berlin Affair
as Paul Killian
Perfect Harmony
as Mr. Hobbs
A Song to Remember
as Student (uncredited)
Zero to Sixty
as Michael Nolan
The American Clock
as Older Arthur Huntington
Career Timeline
1994
1993
1991
1990
1988
1987
1985
1984
1980
1979
1978
1976
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Capt. Russ Peters
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
The Alcoa Hour
Role unknown
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Red Hillman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lyle Endicott
Gunsmoke
as Will Helmick
Gunsmoke
as Lon Gorman
Gunsmoke
as Joe Bascome
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
A Word to the Wives...
as George Peters