Darren McGavin
Born May 07, 1922 (Age: 103)
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Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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.
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.
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Filmography
Billy Madison
1995
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as Brian Madison
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Age: 72
No Image
Clara
1991
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as Albert Kroll
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Age: 68
No Image
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990
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as Host
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Age: 67
Dead Heat
1988
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as Dr. Ernest McNab
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Age: 65
From the Hip
1987
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as Craig Duncan
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Age: 64
Raw Deal
1986
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as Chief Harry Shannon
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Age: 64
Turk 182!
1985
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as Det. Kowalski
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Age: 62
The Natural
1984
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as Gus Sands (uncredited)
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Age: 62
A Christmas Story
1983
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as The Old Man
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Age: 61
Hangar 18
1980
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as Harry Forbes
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Age: 58
The Martian Chronicles
1980
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as Sam Parkhill
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Age: 57
Airport '77
1977
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as Stan Buchek
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Age: 54
Banyon
1971
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as Lieutenant Pete Cordova
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Age: 48
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
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as David Ross
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Age: 48
Anatomy of a Crime
1969
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as David Ross
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Age: 47
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968
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as Barney B. Duncan
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Age: 46
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961
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as Fred
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Age: 38
Disneyland '59
1959
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as Self
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Age: 37
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
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as Capt. Russ Peters
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Age: 33
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
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as Louie
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Age: 33
Summertime
1955
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as Eddie Yaeger
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Age: 33
A Word to the Wives...
1955
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as George Peters
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Age: 32