Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973 · 6.5/10
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Darren McGavin
Director & actor · born 7 May 1922 · Spokane, Washington, U.S.
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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Where to start: A Christmas Story (1983).
As director 1
As actor 82
Pros & Cons
1999 · 3.6/10
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 · 5.8/10
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Small Time
1996 · 6.3/10
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Derby
1995 · 7.3/10
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Billy Madison
1995 · 6.2/10
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A Perfect Stranger
1994 · 4.9/10
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Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994 · 8.0/10
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The American Clock
1993 · 5.7/10
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Mastergate
1992 · 6.3/10
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · 8.0/10
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Happy Hell Night
1991 · 4.9/10
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Blood and Concrete
1991 · 5.6/10
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Perfect Harmony
1991 · 6.2/10
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Clara
1991 · 8.0/10
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Captain America
1990 · 4.6/10
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By Dawn's Early Light
1990 · 6.5/10
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Child in the Night
1990 · 5.6/10
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Kojak: It's Always Something
1990 · 6.7/10
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The Diamond Trap
1988 · 6.0/10
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Dead Heat
1988 · 6.2/10
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Inherit the Wind
1988 · 7.3/10
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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987 · 7.4/10
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From the Hip
1987 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
Raw Deal
1986 · 5.9/10
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Turk 182!
1985 · 5.9/10
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My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985 · 4.2/10
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The Baron and the Kid
1984 · 8.0/10
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The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984 · 9.0/10
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The Natural
1984 · 6.9/10
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A Christmas Story
1983 · 7.2/10
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Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981 · 3.3/10
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Hangar 18
1980 · 5.2/10
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Waikiki
1980 · 5.2/10
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Love for Rent
1979 · 3.5/10
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Ike
1979 · 6.8/10
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Donovan's Kid
1979 · 7.5/10
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The Users
1978 · 4.0/10
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Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978 · 5.9/10
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Zero to Sixty
1978 · 4.6/10
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Airport '77
1977 · 5.6/10
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Law and Order
1976 · 8.0/10
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Crackle of Death
1976 · 7.5/10
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Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976 · 10.0/10
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Demon and the Mummy
1976 · 6.0/10
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No Deposit, No Return
1976 · 6.3/10
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B. Must Die
1975 · 4.5/10
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The Six Million Dollar Man
1973 · 6.7/10
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The Night Strangler
1973 · 6.7/10
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43: The Richard Petty Story
1972 · 6.7/10
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Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972 · 7.1/10
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Here Comes the Judge
1972 · 7.0/10
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The Rookies
1972 · 7.0/10
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Something Evil
1972 · 5.4/10
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The Night Stalker
1972 · 6.9/10
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Sam Cade
1972
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971 · 4.8/10
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The Death of Me Yet
1971 · 7.5/10
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Banyon
1971 · 9.0/10
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Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · 6.3/10
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Tribes
1970 · 6.2/10
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Millennium
TV · 1996 · 7.7/10
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Gargoyles
TV · 1994 · 8.1/10
Absolute Cinema
Touched by an Angel
TV · 1994 · 7.2/10
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The X-Files
TV · 1993 · 8.4/10
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The Commish
TV · 1991 · 7.1/10
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Around the World in 80 Days
TV · 1989 · 6.8/10
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Murphy Brown
TV · 1988 · 6.5/10
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Murder, She Wrote
TV · 1984 · 7.5/10
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Highway to Heaven
TV · 1984 · 7.4/10
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Small & Frye
TV · 1983 · 5.7/10
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Magnum, P.I.
TV · 1980 · 7.3/10
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The Martian Chronicles
TV · 1980 · 7.2/10
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TV · 1979 · 7.3/10
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The Love Boat
TV · 1977 · 6.2/10
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV · 1974 · 7.7/10
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The Evil Touch
TV · 1973 · 6.0/10
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The Outsider
TV · 1968 · 6.0/10
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Mission: Impossible
TV · 1966 · 7.6/10
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The Match Game
TV · 1962 · 8.1/10
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Dr. Kildare
TV · 1961 · 5.7/10
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Riverboat
TV · 1959 · 6.5/10
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TV · 1958 · 6.8/10
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The Alcoa Hour
TV · 1955 · 7.0/10
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · 1955 · 7.8/10
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Gunsmoke
TV · 1955 · 6.7/10
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The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · 1954 · 7.9/10
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Casey, Crime Photographer
TV · 1951 · 7.0/10
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best Darren McGavin movie?
By viewer score, A Christmas Story (1983) at 7.2/10.
What are Darren McGavin’s most popular movies?
Billy Madison, A Christmas Story, Raw Deal.
How many movies has Darren McGavin made?
83 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 82 as actor.