Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 7, 1922
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Also Known As
- W. Lyle Richardson
- William Lyle Richardson
- دارن 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 - Movies
Billy Madison
as Brian Madison
A Christmas Story
as The Old Man
Raw Deal
as Chief Harry Shannon
The Natural
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
Airport '77
as Stan Buchek
Captain America
as General Fleming
Dead Heat
as Dr. Ernest McNab
The Night Stalker
as Carl Kolchak
Summertime
as Eddie Yaeger
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Louie
Known For - TV Shows
The X-Files
as Agent Arthur Dales
Murder, She Wrote
as Martin Tremaine
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Love Boat
as Lawrence Evans
Magnum, P.I.
as Buck Gibson
Mannix
as Mark
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheridan Westcott
The Virginian
as Mark Troxel
The Virginian
as Sam Evans
Mission: Impossible
as J. Richard Taggart