Darren McGavin

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.

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The X-Files

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Billy Madison

6.2

A Christmas Story

7.2

Raw Deal

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The Natural

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Gargoyles

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Captain America

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Magnum, P.I.

7.2

Murder, She Wrote

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Airport '77

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Mission: Impossible

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Millennium

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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The Man with the Golden Arm

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Dead Heat

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The Love Boat

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Highway to Heaven

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Touched by an Angel

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Summertime

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The Night Stalker

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Gunsmoke

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No Deposit, No Return

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The Six Million Dollar Man

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

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Tales from the Darkside

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The Night Strangler

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Hangar 18

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Around the World in 80 Days

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Murphy Brown

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

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Turk 182!

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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By Dawn's Early Light

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Mannix

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Something Evil

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Rawhide

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From the Hip

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Tales of the Unexpected

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The Martian Chronicles

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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

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The Delicate Delinquent

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Grace Under Fire

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Happy Hell Night

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Hot Lead & Cold Feet

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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

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The Virginian

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The Hitchhiker

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The Wonderful World of Disney

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A Song to Remember

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What's My Line?

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The Commish

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Blood and Concrete

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Monsters

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Bullet for a Badman

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Police Story

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Dr. Kildare

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Love, American Style

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Route 66

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Child in the Night

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Night Stalker

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Ben Casey

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The Case Against Brooklyn

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The Name of the Game

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Studio One

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Cimarron Strip

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Climax!

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Suspense

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Fallen Angels

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

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Tribes

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Perfect Harmony

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A Perfect Stranger

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The Great Sioux Massacre

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Sisters

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The Defenders

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Death Valley Days

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Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

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Mooch Goes to Hollywood

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Inherit the Wind

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The Mike Douglas Show

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Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

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Hay que matar a B.

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Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

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Firebird 2015 A.D.

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43: The Richard Petty Story

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

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The Philco Television Playhouse

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Robert Montgomery Presents

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Tales of Tomorrow

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The Match Game

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Mission Mars

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She Wouldn't Say Yes

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Zero to Sixty

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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

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Felony Squad

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The Rogues

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Riverboat

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Stagecoach West

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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

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The American Clock

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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

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Custer

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The Outsider

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The Challenge

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Beau James

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Burke's Law

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Pros & Cons

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Derby

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The Death of Me Yet

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A Word to the Wives...

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Ike

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Waikiki

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Disneyland '59

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Love for Rent

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The Evil Touch

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Civil Wars

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The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

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Small & Frye

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Ike

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Omnibus

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The Diamond Trap

5.0

The Rookies

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The Challengers

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The Outsider

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Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

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Mastergate

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Donovan's Kid

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Anatomy of a Crime

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Crackle of Death

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Kojak: It's Always Something

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The Users

1.0

Queen for a Day

6.0

Demon and the Mummy

6.0

The Islanders

8.0

The Alcoa Hour

4.0

Bracken's World

5.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

6.0

Clara

0.0

Here Comes the Judge

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The Baron and the Kid

0.0

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

0.0

Mysteries of the Ancient World

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Unclaimed Fortunes II

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Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents

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Berlin Affair

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Banyon

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Your Next Job

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Brinks: The Great Robbery

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Law and Order

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Sam Cade

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African Gold

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The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

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The 48-Hour Mile

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Captain America: Director's Cut

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Casey, Crime Photographer

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