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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The X-Files

as Agent Arthur Dales

Billy Madison

as Brian Madison

A Christmas Story

as The Old Man

Raw Deal

as Chief Harry Shannon

The Natural

as Gus Sands

Gargoyles

as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)

Captain America

as General Fleming

Magnum, P.I.

as Buck Gibson

Murder, She Wrote

as Martin Tremaine

Airport '77

as Stan Buchek