Actor
Darren McGavin
May 7, 1922 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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.
Notable work
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Agent Arthur Dales
6.2Billy Madison (1995)
as Brian Madison
7.2A Christmas Story (1983)
as The Old Man
5.9Raw Deal (1986)
as Chief Harry Shannon
6.9The Natural (1984)
as Gus Sands (uncredited)
8.1Gargoyles (1994)
as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
4.5Captain America (1990)
as General Fleming
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Martin Tremaine
7.3Magnum, P.I. (1980)
as Buck Gibson
5.6Airport '77 (1977)
as Stan Buchek
7.6Mission: Impossible (1966)
as J. Richard Taggart
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