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    2006-02-25

    1922-05-07104 years, 5 months, and 27 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Spokane, Washington, U.S.

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 171

    Title
    The Man with the Golden Arm
    Louie
    7.1
    1955-12-26
    3.1381
    Raw Deal
    Harry Shannon
    5.855
    1986-06-04
    4.5856
    A Christmas Story
    The Old Man
    7.237
    1983-11-18
    4.7447
    Pros & Cons
    Mr. Stanford
    3.6
    1999-01-01
    0.7703
    Billy Madison
    Brian Madison
    6.187
    1995-02-10
    4.7138
    No Deposit, No Return
    Duke
    6.3
    1976-02-05
    1.6495
    By Dawn's Early Light
    Condor
    6.5
    1990-05-19
    1.7601
    Happy Hell Night
    Henry Collins
    4.9
    1991-10-01
    1.6194
    From the Hip
    Craig Duncan
    6
    1987-02-06
    0.9254
    Airport '77
    Stan Buchek
    5.6
    1977-03-11
    3.0949
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