Darren McGavin
Birthday: 1922-05-07
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Man with the Golden Arm
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides...
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Raw Deal
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sher...
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A Christmas Story
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teacher...
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Pros & Cons
Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now...
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Billy Madison
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in th...
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No Deposit, No Return
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for...
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By Dawn's Early Light
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainia...
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The Natural
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take ...
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Happy Hell Night
25 years ago at Winfield College, psycho-priest Zachary Malius murdered seven frat boys and was put ...
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From the Hip
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexam...
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Airport '77
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passen...
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The Night Strangler
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job ...
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Turk 182!
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incu...
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Dead Heat
Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: unt...
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Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Twin brothers -- one rough and tough, the other a city-bred milquetoast -- compete for their father'...
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Captain America
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new super...
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Clara
Dramatizes a father’s repressed psyche and hidden prejudices at the scene of his daughter’s murder....
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The Night Stalker
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the cu...
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The Case Against Brooklyn
A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket....
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The Delicate Delinquent
Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth savi...
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Here Comes the Judge
A widowed judge tries to balance the trials of his occupation along with those of his family life....
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The Challenge
All-out war between the United States and an Asian country is averted when the two sides agree to se...
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The Six Million Dollar Man
Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an ex...
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from ...
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Summertime
Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spend...
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The Baron and the Kid
Johnny Cash heads the cast in this sentimental drama, which follows a famed pool hustler (Cash) whos...
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Hangar 18
During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards per...
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Something Evil
A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is a...
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Blood and Concrete
A dimwitted thug encounters a strung-out, suicidal young woman and an unlikely relationship develops...
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Tribes
A Marine Corps drill instructor who is disgusted by the fact that the Corps now accepts draftees fin...
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Mission Mars
Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mys...
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She Wouldn't Say Yes
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her prac...
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Perfect Harmony
During the 1950s, a private school in the south undergoes racial tension as it experiences desegrega...
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Bullet for a Badman
Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan ...
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My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn...
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High ...
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Child in the Night
Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke is ta...
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B. Must Die
In a fictitious South American country there's lots of political tension, the labor-unions have all ...
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Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Emily Pollifax of New Jersey goes to the CIA to volunteer for spy duty, being in her own opinio...
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Derby
Katie once left her parent's horse ranch behind her. Now, when her father is sick Katie has to retur...
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The Diamond Trap
When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed Marina...
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Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Maggie Cole is a research scientist who, after the sudden death of her husband, takes a position as ...
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A Perfect Stranger
A television movie based on "A Perfect Stranger," Danielle Steel's novel about an attorney who falls...
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The Death of Me Yet
The editor of a small-town newspaper has his past unexpectedly catch up with him: he finds out that ...
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The Rookies
Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of lif...
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Firebird 2015 A.D.
In one of many unpopular and unsupported policy decisions, the US government of the near future outl...
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Inherit the Wind
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teache...
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The American Clock
Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed...
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Mysteries of the Ancient World
A CBS primetime docudrama special, hosted by Darren McGavin, discussing ancient mysteries surroundin...
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Unclaimed Fortunes II
A look at the mysterious circumstances involving abandoned property in America....
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Zero to Sixty
A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars fr...
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The Great Sioux Massacre
Colonel Custer, an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and...
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43: The Richard Petty Story
The story of how Petty Enterprises started and how Richard Petty became "The King" as told from his ...
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Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
Conman Barney continually sells his dog, who then runs back to his owner....
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The Outsider
Darren McGavin is David Ross, a private investigator playing a game of follow the money. A simple ca...
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A Word to the Wives...
The story of two women and how they trick a husband into renovating a kitchen....
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Berlin Affair
Spy suspense drama set in 1960's Berlin. Intrigue and double-cross lead Killian on a twisting path t...
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Ike
Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other warti...
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Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Madame Tirelou is a witch who will not allow her daughter Marie to marry her one true love Louis. Th...
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Mastergate
A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealin...
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Donovan's Kid
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his fam...
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Waikiki
A couple of private eyes, a laid-back Californian and a streetwise New Yorker, team up to track down...
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Anatomy of a Crime
Private detective David Ross has two apparently unconnected cases to investigate in the same day. In...
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director O...
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Banyon
Miles C. Banyon is a private investigator in 1930s Los Angeles. In this TV movie—which served as the...
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Your Next Job
In this documentary short film, a U.S. Army lieutenant instructs soldiers in how to prepare for new ...
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A Song to Remember
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood...
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Brinks: The Great Robbery
In this telling of the infamous 1950 robbery, James McNally is portrayed as the one gang member who ...
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Crackle of Death
The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Ko...
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood
A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor....
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Kojak: It's Always Something
After discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is...
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Disneyland '59
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consis...
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Law and Order
Story follows three generations of a family in the New York City Police Department....
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Sam Cade
Sam Cade was the first feature-length "movie" put together from episodes of Cade's County, the early...
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Love for Rent
Two small-town sisters go to Hollywood and find themselves seduced by the glamor of the big time and...
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African Gold
The sky lights up and the desert comes alive on this desperate search for hidden millions....
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The Users
A beautiful girl from a small town with dreams of making it in Hollywood marries an actor whose care...
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Queen for a Day
Adapted from the TV and radio series of the same name, the producer of said show reads letters from ...
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Demon and the Mummy
The second of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the K...
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The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby is back, and he has a few problems. First he is trying to bridge the gap between an old...
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The 48-Hour Mile
An unusual assignment for a private investigator involves two women who are in love with the same ma...
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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
In the 1930's an aging film producer and his much younger wife live separate lives. Whenever a young...
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