As of May 2026, Darren McGavin is best known for The X-Files and Murder, She Wrote. Find every show and movie Darren McGavin has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Actor Born 1922 Spokane, Washington, U.S. 12 TV Shows 8 Movies

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...

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📺 Darren McGavin's TV Shows

The X-Files
Agent Arthur Dales
1993
Murder, She Wrote
Martin Tremaine
1984
Mannix
Mark
1967
The Love Boat
Lawrence Evans
1977
Magnum, P.I.
Buck Gibson
1980
Love, American Style
Corbett
1969
Mission: Impossible
J. Richard Taggart
1966
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheridan Westcott
1962
The Virginian
Mark Troxel
1962
The Virginian
Sam Evans
1962
Dr. Kildare
Prof. Felix Holman
1961
Touched by an Angel
George Zarko
1994

🎬 Darren McGavin's Movies

Billy Madison
Brian Madison
1995
Raw Deal
Chief Harry Shannon
1986
Airport '77
Stan Buchek
1977
The Natural
Gus Sands (uncredited)
1984
Dead Heat
Dr. Ernest McNab
1988
A Christmas Story
The Old Man
1983
Captain America
General Fleming
1990
The Night Stalker
Carl Kolchak
1972

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