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Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor. McGavin began his career working as a set painter for Columbia Pictures.
A remarkably seasoned actor of stage, screen and television, Darren McGavin has notched in excess of 200 performances; however, he is most fondly remembered by cult TV fans as heroic newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak in the classic but short-lived horror TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974).
Reflecting on the life and career of Darren McGavin, star of 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker,' 'A Christmas Story' and so much more.
Despite enjoying success on the stage, Darren McGavin was one of those actors who would happily go where the work was. When it came to television, he had starred in the 1951 to 1952 series...
Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in the TV series “Mike Hammer” and played a grouchy dad in the holiday classic “A Christmas Story,” has died. He was 83.
A remarkably seasoned actor of stage, screen and television, Darren McGavin has notched in excess of 200 performances; however, he is most fondly remembered by cult TV fans as heroic newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak in the classic but short-lived horror TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974).
Darren McGavin, an Emmy-winning actor who worked almost constantly in television for almost 50 years and made an enduring mark on popular culture as the grizzled has-been crime reporter in the...
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.
The filmography of American actor Darren McGavin includes over 180 credits in both film and television. In addition to his screen career, McGavin was also a stage actor, and appeared in eight Broadway productions between 1954 and 1967.
McGavin, who is survived by four children, perhaps had his most memorable role as the grouchy father in the film “A Christmas Story,” originally released in 1983, but a television staple on holidays ever since.