Darren McGavin
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1922-05-07 – 2006-02-25
Place of birth: 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.
Known for
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955Louie
Raw Deal
1986Chief Harry Shannon
A Christmas Story
1983The Old Man
Pros & Cons
1999Mr. Stanford
Billy Madison
1995Brian Madison
No Deposit, No Return
1976Duke
By Dawn's Early Light
1990Condor
Happy Hell Night
1991Henry Collins
From the Hip
1987Craig Duncan
Airport '77
1977Stan Buchek
The Night Strangler
1973Carl Kolchak
Turk 182!
1985Det. Kowalski
Dead Heat
1988Dr. Ernest McNab
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978Mayor Ragsdale
Captain America
1990General FlemingClara
1991Albert Kroll
The Night Stalker
1972Carl Kolchak
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958Pete Harris