McGavin’s other films include “The Court-martial of Billy Mitchell,” “Airport ‘77,” and “Billy Madison.” He starred alongside Don Knotts, who died Friday night, in the 1976 family ...

Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in the TV series 'Mike Hammer' and 'Riverboat' and played strong roles in such films as 'The Natural' and the surprise hit 'A Christmas ...

LOS ANGELES - Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in the TV series “Mike Hammer,” played a grouchy dad in the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” and had other ...

Long out of circulation, the film and series (which lasted just one year) were shockingly dark and nihilistic for their time. In both, McGavin plays "David Ross," a down-on-his-luck P.I. who isn't ...

Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in the TV series "Mike Hammer," played a grouchy dad in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" and had other strong roles in such films as ...

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 ...

Los Angeles -- Husky, tough-talking actor Darren McGavin has died at age 83. His son says McGavin died Saturday of natural causes at a Los Angeles-area hospital with his family at his side.

McGavin, who also is remembered for portraying the curmudgeonly father in the 1983 film “A Christmas Story,” died of natural causes Saturday at a Los Angeles-area hospital, his family said.

I made 72 of those shows, and I thought it was a comedy.” In dozens of roles on made-for-TV movies, in series, or in episodes of series, Mr. McGavin appeared cynical, or curmudgeonly.

Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in several TV series, played a grouchy dad in the holiday classic A Christmas Story and had other strong roles in such films as The Man ...

Husky, tough-talking Darren McGavin, one of the busiest actors in television and film, starring in five TV series, died Saturday of natural causes at an L.A.-area hospital with his family at his ...

The film has become a holiday-season staple on TV.McGavin lacked the prominence in films he enjoyed in television, but he registered strongly in featured roles such as the young artist in Venice ...