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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 X-FilesSeries • 1993
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Magnum, P.I.Series • 1980
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
Climax!Series • 1954
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Highway to HeavenSeries • 1984
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
Murphy BrownSeries • 1988
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
RawhideSeries • 1959
Route 66Series • 1960
GargoylesSeries • 1994
MillenniumSeries • 1996
The DefendersSeries • 1961