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Darren McGavin

Screenwriter / Film Director | * 05/07/1922 († 83, 02/25/2006) | Spokane, Washington (United States of America (USA))
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Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor. McGavin began his career working as a set painter for Columbia Pictures. In 1954, he originated roles in Broadway productions of My Three Angels and The Rainmaker, followed by film roles in David Lean's Summertime and Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm (both 1955). On television, McGavin portrayed the title character in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958–1959), and starred in Riverboat (1959–1961) and Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975). For his recurring role on the sitcom Murphy Brown, he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Serie... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

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Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobst ...

Raw Deal

R

1986 | 2.9/5 | 1h 46min
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of gruesome murders in Las Vegas. It seems that each victim has been bitten in the neck and drained of all their blood. Kolchak is sure that it ...

The Night Stalker

Certification unknown

1972 | 3.4/5 | 1h 14min
Mystery, Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
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Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through al ...

Billy Madison

PG-13

1995 | 3.1/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy
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The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s. ...

A Christmas Story

PG

1983 | 3.6/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Movies with Darren McGavin as Actor(75)

as Mr. Stanford1999 Pros & Cons
as Old Man1995 Fly Paper
as Brian Madison1995 Billy Madison
as John Henry Phillips1994 A Perfect Stranger
as Older Arthur Huntington1993 The American Clock
as Folsom Bunting1992 Mastergate
as Henry Collins1992 Happy Hell Night
as Hank Dick1991 Blood and Concrete
as Albert Kroll1991 Clara
as Mr. Hobbs1991 Perfect Harmony
as actor (archive footage) (uncredited)1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Condor - Secretary of Interior1990 By Dawn's Early Light
as Wainwright1990 Kojak: It's Always Something
as General Fleming1990 Captain America
as Os Winfield1990 Child in the Night
as Chief Walter Vadney1988 The Diamond Trap
as Dr. Ernest McNab1988 Dead Heat
as E.K. Hornbeck1988 Inherit the Wind
as Craig Duncan1987 From the Hip
as Chief Harry Shannon1986 Raw Deal
as Det. Kowalski1985 Turk 182!
as Dr. David Jennings1984 The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Gus Sands (uncredited)1984 The Natural
as The Old Man (Mr. Parker)1983 A Christmas Story
as Red1981 Firebird 2015 A.D.
as Harry Forbes1980 Hangar 18
as Capt. McGuire1980 Waikiki
as Coach John Martin1979 Love for Rent
as Timothy Donovan1979 Donovan's Kid
as Gen. George S. Patton1979 Ike
as Henry Waller1978 The Users
as Mayor Ragsdale1978 Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Michael Nolan1978 Zero to Sixty
as Stan Buchek1977 Airport '77
as Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley1976 Law and Order
as Duke1976 No Deposit, No Return
as Carl Kolchak1976 Crackle of Death
as James McNally1976 Brinks: The Great Robbery
as Carl Kolchak1976 Demon and the Mummy
as Pal Kovak1975 Hay que matar a B.
as Oliver Spencer1973 The Six Million Dollar Man
as Carl Kolchak1973 The Night Strangler
as Paul Worden1972 Something Evil
as Carl Kolchak1972 The Night Stalker
as Lee Petty1972 43: The Richard Petty Story
as Judge1972 Here Comes the Judge
as Sergeant Eddie Ryker1972 The Rookies
1972 Sam Cade
as Dr. Lou Grazzo1972 Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Darren McGavin (uncredited)1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Farrell1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Lieutenant Pete Cordova1971 Banyon
as Joe Chalk1971 The Death of Me Yet
as Drake1970 Tribes
as Jim McCabe1970 The Challengers
as Jacob Gallery1970 The Challenge
as Paul Killian1970 Berlin Affair
1969 Anatomy of a Crime
as Col. Mike Blaiswick1968 Mission Mars
as David Ross1967 The Outsider
as Mike Gregory1965 African Gold
as Captain Frederick William Benton1965 The Great Sioux Massacre
as Sam Ward1964 Bullet for a Badman
as Fred1961 Witchcraft
as Pete Harris1958 The Case Against Brooklyn
as Mike Damon1957 The Delicate Delinquent
as Charley Hand1957 Beau James
as Eddie Yaeger1955 Summertime
as George Peters1955 A Word to the Wives...
as Louie1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
as Capt. Russ Peters1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Dan1951 Queen for a Day
as Student (uncredited)1945 A Song to Remember
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Balancing hobbyist1945 Your Next Job

TV Shows/Series with Darren McGavin as Actor(72)

2005 Night Stalker
as Henry Black1996 Millennium
as George Zarko1994 Touched by an Angel
1994 Gargoyles
as Agent Arthur Dales1993 The X-Files
1993 Grace Under Fire
1991 Civil Wars
1991 The Commish
1991 Sisters
as Bill Brown1988 Murphy Brown
1988 Monsters
as Martin Tremaine1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Van Conway1984 Tales from the Darkside
1984 Highway to Heaven
as Old Man1983 The Hitchhiker
1983 Small & Frye
1980 Magnum, P.I.
as Sam Parkhill1980 The Martian Chronicles
as Sheriff Milt Singleton1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Gen. George S. Patton1979 Ike
as Lawrence Evans1977 The Love Boat
as Carl Kolchak1974 The Night Stalker
1973 The Evil Touch
1973 Police Story
as himself1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1969 Bracken's World
1968 The Name of the Game
as Jesse Gil McCray1968 The Name of the Game
as Sam Hardy1968 The Name of the Game
1968 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
as David Ross1968 The Outsider
1967 Cimarron Strip
1967 Mannix
1967 Custer
1966 Felony Squad
1966 Mission: Impossible
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Amos Champion1964 The Rogues
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as himself1962 The Match Game
as Sheridan Westcott1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mark Troxel1962 The Virginian
as Sam Evans1962 The Virginian
as Howard Potter1961 The Defenders
as Marty Wisnovsky1961 The Defenders
as Prof. Felix Holman1961 Dr. Kildare
1961 Ben Casey
1960 Stagecoach West
1960 Route 66
as Phil1960 The Islanders
as Jed Hadley1959 Rawhide
as Captain Grey Holden1959 Riverboat
1958 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Red Hillman1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lyle Endicott1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Will Helmick1955 Gunsmoke
as Lon Gorman1955 Gunsmoke
as Joe Bascome1955 Gunsmoke
1955 The Alcoa Hour
as Walter1954 Climax!
as Timothy Donovan1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1952 Omnibus
as Zacharias Gurney1952 Death Valley Days
1951 Tales of Tomorrow
as Joe Gillis1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Ted Larson1949 Suspense
1949 Suspense
as Will Sorrell1948 Studio One
as Johnny Quigg1948 Studio One
as Tom Kendall1948 Studio One
as Bill Starbuck1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Movies with Darren McGavin as Crew(2)

Writing/Screenplay1978 Zero to Sixty
Directing/Director1973 Happy Mother's Day, Love George

TV Shows/Series with Darren McGavin as Crew(3)

Production/Producer1974 The Night Stalker
Directing/Director1973 The Evil Touch
Directing/Director1959 Riverboat

Full Name: Darren McGavin
Born: Sunday, 05/07 1922 (May) in Spokane, Washington (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 02/25 2006 (February) in Los Angeles (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of the Pacific, Puyallup High School, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, HB Studio
Spouses (current/former): Kathie Browne
Other names for Darren McGavin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"W. Lyle Richardson"
Darren McGavin frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (41x, Actor)
Royal Dano (37x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (36x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (36x, Actor)
James Gregory (35x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (33x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (30x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (30x, Actor)
Claude Akins (29x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (29x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (29x, Actor)
Bob Clark (10x, Crew)
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