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Darren McGavin
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.
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As actor
Pros & Cons
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Small Time
Billy Madison
Derby
A Perfect Stranger
Mysteries of the Ancient World
The American Clock
Mastergate
Happy Hell Night
Clara
Blood and Concrete
Perfect Harmony
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
By Dawn's Early Light
Captain America
Child in the Night
Unclaimed Fortunes II
Kojak: It's Always Something
Dead Heat
The Diamond Trap
Inherit the Wind
From the Hip
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Raw Deal
Turk 182!
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
The Baron and the Kid
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Natural
