Darren McGavin

Actor

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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor

Place of Birth Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Birthday 1922-05-07

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Filmography by Year

1

1999

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1995

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1994

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1993

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1992

3

1991

4

1990

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1989

3

1988

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1987

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1986

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1985

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1984

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1983

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1981

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1980

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1979

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1978

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1977

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1976

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1975

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1974

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1973

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1972

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1971

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1970

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1969

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1968

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1967

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1965

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1964

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1961

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1959

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1958

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1957

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1955

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1951

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1945

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