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.
Filmography
Chief Harry Shannon
The Old Man
Mr. Stanford
Brian Madison
Condor
Gus Sands
Henry Collins
Craig Duncan
Stan Buchek
Carl Kolchak
Det. Kowalski
Dr. Ernest McNab
Mayor Ragsdale
General Fleming
Albert Kroll
Carl Kolchak
Pete Harris
Mike Damon
Judge
Jacob Gallery
Oliver Spencer
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Eddie Yaeger
Jack Beamer
Harry Forbes
Paul Worden
Hank Dick
Drake
Col. Mike Blaiswick
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Mr. Hobbs
Sam Ward
Dr. Gerrit Koets
Capt. Russ Peters
Os Winfield
Pal Kovak
Farrell
Lester Corbett
Chief Walter Vadney
Dr. Lou Grazzo
John Henry Phillips
Joe Chalk
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
E.K. Hornbeck
Older Arthur Huntington
Michael Nolan
Jim McCabe
Captain Frederick William Benton
Lee Petty
Barney B. Duncan
David Ross
George Peters
Red (archive footage)
Paul Killian
Gen. George S. Patton
Folsom Bunting
Timothy Donovan
Capt. McGuire
Charley Hand
David Ross
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Balancing hobbyist
Student (uncredited)
James McNally
Carl Kolchak
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
Wainwright
Self
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Coach John Martin
Mike Gregory
Henry Waller
Carl Kolchak
Dr. David Jennings
David Ross
A. Z. Nathan