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Darren McGavin
Sign in to saveAmerican actor (1922–2006)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Night Stalker2005
- Pros & Cons — Mr. Stanford1999
- Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas — Mr. Parker (archive footage)1997
- Small Time — Sam1996
- Millennium — Henry Black1996
- Billy Madison — Brian Madison1995
- Derby — Lester Corbett1995
- A Perfect Stranger — John Henry Phillips1994
- Mysteries of the Ancient World — Narrator1994
- Touched by an Angel — George Zarko1994
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- Listeners
- 32
- Total plays
- 155
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Official website
Darren McGavin and Kathie Browne McGavin's Authorized Internet Web Site – A Celebration of Love – Past, Present and Always
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Darren
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Spokane
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Kathie Browne
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Official website
- www.darrenmcgavin.net
- Image
- Darren McGavin in Mission Mars.png
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- date of birth
- 1922-05-07
- date of death
- 2006-02-25
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Commons category
- Darren McGavin
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
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