Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
May 7, 1922
Died
February 25, 2006 (83 years old)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Also Known As
- W. Lyle Richardson
- William Lyle Richardson
- دارن مکگاوین
Darren McGavin
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.
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Known For
Acting
Night Stalker
2005
Millennium
1996
Billy Madison
1995
Gargoyles
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
A Perfect Stranger
1994
Grace Under Fire
1993
The X-Files
1993
Fallen Angels
1993
Happy Hell Night
1991
The Commish
1991
Blood and Concrete
1991
Captain America
1990
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
Child in the Night
1990
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Murphy Brown
1988
Monsters
1988
Dead Heat
1988
From the Hip
1987
Raw Deal
1986
Turk 182!
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Tales from the Darkside
1984
