Actor

Darren McGavin

1945–present1922–2006DramaComedyCrime

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 1 film ↗Also wrote 1 screenplay ↗

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Known For

85 acting credits

as The Old Man

A Christmas Story

as The Old Man

1983

A Christmas Story

as Brian Madison

Billy Madison

as Brian Madison

1995

Billy Madison

Filmography

1999Pros & ConsMr. Stanford3.6 1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of ChristmasMr. Parker (archive footage)5.8 1996Small TimeSam6.0 1995Billy MadisonBrian Madison6.2 1995DerbyLester Corbett7.3 1994A Perfect StrangerJohn Henry Phillips

About

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.

As Director

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1973Happy Mother's Day, Love George

As Screenwriter

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1978Zero to Sixty

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