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.
The Man with the Golden Arm
(Louie)
Raw Deal
(Chief Harry Shannon)
A Christmas Story
(The Old Man)
Pros & Cons
(Mr. Stanford)
Billy Madison
(Brian Madison)
No Deposit, No Return
(Duke)
By Dawn's Early Light
(Condor)
The Natural
(Gus Sands)
Happy Hell Night
(Henry Collins)
From the Hip
(Craig Duncan)
Airport '77
(Stan Buchek)
The Night Strangler
(Carl Kolchak)
Turk 182!
(Det. Kowalski)
Dead Heat
(Dr. Ernest McNab)
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
(Mayor Ragsdale)
Captain America
(General Fleming)
Clara
(Albert Kroll)
The Night Stalker
(Carl Kolchak)
The Case Against Brooklyn
(Pete Harris)
The Delicate Delinquent
(Mike Damon)
Here Comes the Judge
(Judge)
The Challenge
(Jacob Gallery)
The Six Million Dollar Man
(Oliver Spencer)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
(Mr. Parker (archive footage))
Summertime
(Eddie Yaeger)
The Baron and the Kid
(Jack Beamer)
Hangar 18
(Harry Forbes)
Something Evil
(Paul Worden)
Blood and Concrete
(Hank Dick)
Tribes
(Drake)
Mission Mars
(Col. Mike Blaiswick)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
(The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited))
Perfect Harmony
(Mr. Hobbs)
Bullet for a Badman
(Sam Ward)
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
(Dr. Gerrit Koets)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(Capt. Russ Peters)
Child in the Night
(Os Winfield)
Hay que matar a B.
(Pal Kovak)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
(Farrell)
Derby
(Lester Corbett)
The Diamond Trap
(Chief Walter Vadney)
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
(Dr. Lou Grazzo)
A Perfect Stranger
(John Henry Phillips)
The Death of Me Yet
(Joe Chalk)
The Rookies
(Sgt. Eddie Ryker)
Firebird 2015 A.D.
(Red)
Inherit the Wind
(E.K. Hornbeck)
The American Clock
(Older Arthur Huntington)
Mysteries of the Ancient World
Unclaimed Fortunes II
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Zero to Sixty
(Michael Nolan)
The Challengers
(Jim McCabe)
The Great Sioux Massacre
(Captain Frederick William Benton)
43: The Richard Petty Story
(Lee Petty)
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
(Barney B. Duncan)
The Outsider
(David Ross)
A Word to the Wives...
(George Peters)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
(Red (archive footage))
Berlin Affair
(Paul Killian)
Ike
(Gen. George S. Patton)
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
(Fred)
Mastergate
(Folsom Bunting)
Donovan's Kid
(Timothy Donovan)
Waikiki
(Capt. McGuire)
Beau James
(Charley Hand)
Anatomy of a Crime
(David Ross)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(actor (archive footage) (uncredited))
Banyon
(Lieutenant Pete Cordova)
Your Next Job
(Balancing hobbyist)
A Song to Remember
(Student (uncredited))
Brinks: The Great Robbery
(James McNally)
Crackle of Death
(Carl Kolchak)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
(Darren McGavin (uncredited))
Kojak: It's Always Something
(Wainwright)
Disneyland '59
(Self)
Law and Order
(Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley)
Sam Cade
Love for Rent
(Coach John Martin)
African Gold
(Mike Gregory)
The Users
(Henry Waller)
Queen for a Day
(Dan)
Demon and the Mummy
(Carl Kolchak)
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
(Dr. David Jennings)
Murder, She Wrote
(Martin Tremaine)
Magnum, P.I.
Tales from the Darkside
(Van Conway)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Love Boat
(Lawrence Evans)
Night Stalker
Touched by an Angel
(George Zarko)
Gargoyles
Route 66
Tales of the Unexpected
(Sheriff Milt Singleton)
Highway to Heaven
Murphy Brown
(Bill Brown)
The Martian Chronicles
(Sam Parkhill)
Grace Under Fire
The Commish
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Gunsmoke
(Will Helmick)
The X-Files
(Agent Arthur Dales)
Studio One
(Will Sorrell)
The Evil Touch
Millennium
(Henry Black)
Mission: Impossible
(J. Richard Taggart)
Sisters
The Islanders
(Phil)
Monsters
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
(Carl Kolchak)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Red Hillman)
Felony Squad
Rawhide
(Jed Hadley)
Cimarron Strip
Police Story
The Virginian
(Mark Troxel)
The Alcoa Hour
The Defenders
(Howard Potter)
The Hitchhiker
(Old Man)
Climax!
(Walter)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bracken's World
Civil Wars
The Philco Television Playhouse
(Bill Starbuck)
The Rogues
(Amos Champion)
Ben Casey
Riverboat
(Captain Grey Holden)
Stagecoach West
Suspense
(Ted Larson)
Robert Montgomery Presents
(Joe Gillis)
Tales of Tomorrow
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Custer
Dr. Kildare
(Prof. Felix Holman)
The Defenders
(Marty Wisnovsky)
Small & Frye
The Outsider
(David Ross)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Virginian
(Sam Evans)
Gunsmoke
(Lon Gorman)
Gunsmoke
(Joe Bascome)
Crime Photographer
(Casey #2)
Ike
(Gen. George S. Patton)
Around the World in 80 Days
(Benjamin Mudge)
The Name of the Game
(Jesse Gil McCray)
The Name of the Game
(Sam Hardy)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Lyle Endicott)
V.I.P. Schaukel
(Self)
Studio One
(Johnny Quigg)
Studio One
(Tom Kendall)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
(McClain)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(John Jay Forrest)
Death Valley Days
(Zacharias Gurney)
Burke's Law
(Conrad Hill)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Franklin Carson)
Fallen Angels
(Old Man)
Suspense
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
(Self)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Timothy Donovan)
Crime Photographer
(Casey)
The Match Game
(Self)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Sheridan Westcott)
The Name of the Game
(Eddie Gannon)
Mannix
(Mark)
Love, American Style
(Corbett)
Omnibus