The filmography of American actor Darren McGavin includes over 180 credits in both film and television. In addition to his screen career, McGavin was also a stage actor, and appeared in eight Broadway productions between 1954 and 1967.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1945 A Song to Remember Student Uncredited Counter-Attack Paratrooper Kiss and Tell Tech Sergeant She Wouldn't Say Yes The Kid, Soldier In Hospital 1946 Fear Blonde Student 1949 I Remember You Blind Mechanic Short film 1951 Queen for a Day Dan Distant Drums Navy Lieutenant Uncredited 1955 Summertime Eddie Yaeger A Word to the Wives... George Peters Short film The Man with the Golden Arm Louie The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Captain Russ Peters 1957 The Delicate Delinquent Mike Damon Beau James Charley Hand 1958 The Case Against Brooklyn Pete Harris 1964 Bullet for a Badman Sam Ward 1965 The Great Sioux Massacre Captain Benton African Gold Mike Gregory 1968 Mission Mars Colonel Mike Blaiswick 1971 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy Farrell 1972 43: The Richard Petty Story Lee Petty 1973 Happy Mother's Day, Love George George Perry UncreditedAlso director and producer 1974 Hay que matar a B. Pal Kovak 1976 No Deposit, No Return Duke 1977 Airport '77 Stan Buchek 1978 Zero to Sixty Michael Nolan Hot Lead and Cold Feet Mayor Ragsdale 1980 Hangar 18 Harry Forbes 1981 Firebird 2015 AD 'Red' 1983 A Christmas Story Mr. Parker, The Old Man 1984 The Natural Gus Sands Uncredited 1985 Turk 182 Detective Kowalski 1986 Raw Deal FBI Agent Harry Shannon Flag 1987 From the Hip Craig Duncan 1988 Dead Heat Dr. Ernest McNab 1989 In the Name of Blood Fergus Redding 1990 Captain America General Fleming 1991 Blood and Concrete Hank Dick 1992 Happy Hell Night Henry Collins 1995 Billy Madison Brian Madison 1996 Small Time Sam 1999 Pros and Cons Mr. Stanford 2008 Still Waters Burn Paddy Filmed in 1996

Television Year Title Role Notes 1949 Mr. I-Magination American soldier 1951–1952 Casey, Crime Photographer Casey 47 episodes 1951–1958 Westinghouse Studio One Tom Kendall / Johnny Quigg / Will Sorrell / Macduff 4 episodes 1952 Tales of Tomorrow Bruce Calvin Episode: "The Duplicates" The Web Episode: "Turn Back" Goodyear Television Playhouse 2 episodes 1952–1953 Danger 1952–1954 Suspense Ted Larson 1952–1956 Armstrong Circle Theater Lieutenant Melvin Shadduck / Carl Broggi 3 episodes 1953 Short Short Dramas Fred Diamond Episode: "The Double Cross" The Revlon Mirror Theater Episode: "The Enormous Rasio"The Philco Television Playhouse Episode: "The Rainmaker" 1953–1955 Omnibus 3 episodes 1954 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse Tony Burito 2 episodes The Campbell Playhouse Episode: "XXXXX Isn't Everything" Pond's Theater 2 episodes Mama Episode: "Mama and the Magician" The Telltale Clue Harry Williams Episode: "The Case of the Talking Garden" 1955 It's Always Jan Episode: "Joe" Producers' Showcase Soldier Episode: "Dateline II" Alfred Hitchcock Presents Red Hillman/Lyle Endicott 2 episodes 1956 Matinee Theatre Episode: "The Shining Palace" 1956 Climax! Walter Episode: "Night of the Heat Wave" 1956 Robert Montgomery Presents Joe Gillis Episode: "Sunset Boulevard" 1956–1957 The Alcoa Hour Arthur Bryan / Harrigan 2 episodes 1958 Decision Dan Garrett Episode: "Man Against Crime" 1958–1959 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mike Hammer 78 episodes 1959 Buckskin Episode: "Annie's Old Beau"Director 1959–1961 Riverboat Captain Grey Holden 42 episodesDirected episode "The Blowup" 1961 The Islanders Phil Episode: "Island Witness" Death Valley Days Zacharias Gurney Episode: "The Stolen City"Directed episode "Queen of Spades" Stagecoach West Pierce Martin Episode: "A Place of Still Waters" Route 66 Johnny Copa Episode: "The Opponent" Rawhide Jeff Hadley S4:E2, "The Sendoff" Witchcraft Fred Television film 1962 Purex Summer Specials James Carlisle Episode: "The Problem Child" The United States Steel Hour Episode: "Marriage Marks the Spot" 1963 Playdate Charles Morrow Episode: "The Day the Money Stopped" 1963–1964 The Defenders Marty Wisnovsky / Howard Potter 2 episodes 1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Sheridan Westcott Season 2 Episode 23: "A Matter of Murder" 1964 The Nurses Fitz Condon Episode: "Hildie" Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Joe Masson / Franklin Carson 2 episodes Ben Casey Greene Episode: "Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer" The Rogues Amos Champion Episode: "The Diamond-Studded Pie" 1964–1967 The Virginian Sam Evans / Mark Troxel 2 episodes 1965 Dr. Kildare Prof. Felix Holman 4 episodes 1965–1966 Gunsmoke Will Helmick/Lon Gorman/Joe Bascome 3 episodes 1966 Court Martial Sgt. Joe Callaghan Episode: "All Roads Lead to Callaghan" 1967 Cimarron Strip Jud Starr Episode: "The Legend of Jud Starr" The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Victor Karmak Episode: "The Deadly Quest Affair" Mission: Impossible J. Richard Taggart Episode: "The Seal" Custer Jeb Powell Episode: "Desperate Mission" 1968 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Barney B. Duncan 2 episodes 1968–1969 The Outsider David Ross 28 episodes 1968–1970 The Name of the Game Eddie Gannon / Sam Hardy / Jesse Gil McCray 3 episodes 1969 Anatomy of a Crime David Ross Television film 1970 The Challenge Jacob Gallery The Challengers Jim McCabe Love, American Style Corbett Episode: "Love and the Fly" Mannix Mark Episode: "A Ticket to the Eclipse" Pete Killian Television film Tribes Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Drake Bracken's World Max Lassiter Episode: "Infinity" Matt Lincoln Episode: "Billy" The Forty-Eight Hour Mile David Ross Television film 1971 Banyon Lieutenant Pete Cordova Episode: "Pilot" Cade's County Courtney Vernon Episode: "Homecoming" The Bold Ones: The Lawyers Kevin Ireland Episode: "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" The Death of Me Yet Joe Chalk Television film 1972 The Night Stalker Carl Kolchak Something Evil Paul Worden The Rookies Sergeant Eddie Ryker Pilot Here Comes the Judge Judge Television film Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole Dr. Lou Grazzo 1972–1979 The Wonderful World of Disney John Jay Forrest / Timothy Donovan 5 episodes 1973 The Night Strangler Carl Kolchak Television film The Six Million Dollar Man Oliver Spencer Pilot movie 1973–1974 The Evil Touch Alvin Hazeltine / George Manners / Dr. Thomas Sullivan 3 episodesAlso directed episode "A Game of Hearts" 1974 Shaft Capt. Brian Brewster Episode: "Cop Killer" Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law McClain Episode: "A Stranger Among Us" Police Story Matt Hallett Episode: "The Ripper" 1974–1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Carl Kolchak 20 episodesAlso executive producer 1976 Brink's: The Great Robbery James McNally Television film Law and Order Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley 1978 The Users Henry Waller Fantasy Island Victor Duncan "Episode: "Let the Goodtimes Roll/Nightmare/The Tiger" 1979 Donovan's Kid Timothy Donovan Television film Ike General George S. Patton Television miniseries; aka Ike: The War Years Not Until Today Chief Jason Swan Television film Love for Rent Coach John Martin A Bond of Iron William Weaver 1980 The Martian Chronicles Sam Parkhill Miniseries Waikiki Captain Television film The Love Boat Lawrence Evans 2 episodes 1981 Nero Wolfe John Alan Bredeman Episode: "Gambit" Magnum, P.I. Buck Gibson Episode: "Mad Buck Gibson" 1983 Freedom to Speak Television miniseries Small & Frye Nick Small 5 episodes Tales of the Unexpected Sheriff Milt Singleton Episode: "Heir Presumptuous" 1984 The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. Dr. David Jennings Television film The Baron and the Kid Jack Beamer 1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn Dr. Garrett Koets The O'Briens The Father The Hitchhiker Old Man Episode: "Nightshift" Tales from the Darkside Van Conway Episode: "Distant Signals" 1986 Worlds Beyond Harry Hewart Episode: "Voice from the Gallows" 1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Walter Episode: "Day to Day" Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's A.D. Nathan Television film 1988 Highway to Heaven Hale Stoddard Episode: "The Correspondent" Inherit the Wind E.K. Hornbeck Television film The Diamond Trap Walter Vadney 1989 Around the World in 80 Days Benjamin Mudge Miniseries Monsters Hubert Episode: "Portrait of the Artist" 1989–1992 Murphy Brown Bill Brown 5 episodesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (1990) 1990 Kojak: It's Always Something Wainright Television film By Dawn's Early Light Condor Child in the Night Os Windfield Big Mr. MacMillan Pilot episode 1991 The General Motors Playwrights Theater Albert Kroll Episode: "Clara" Perfect Harmony Mr. Hobbs Television film 1992 Civil Wars Noah Caldecott Episode: "Shop 'til You Drop" Murder, She Wrote Martin Tremaine Episode: "Angel of Death" Mastergate Folsom Bunting Television film Sibs Ben Episode: "If I Only Had a Dad" 1993 The American Clock Old Arthur Huntington Television film 1994 A Perfect Stranger John Henry Phillips 1995 Fudge Buster Episode: "Fudge-a-mania" Sisters Judge Harrison Bradford Episode: "Judgement Day" Derby Lester Corbett Television film Burke's Law Conrad Hill Episode: "Who Killed the King of the Country Club?" Gargoyles Dominic Dracon/G.F. Benton (voice) Episode: "The Silver Falcon" Fallen Angels Old Man Episode: "Fly Paper" The Commish Terry Boyle 2 episodes 1996 Grace Under Fire Grace's Dad Episode: "Take Me to Your Breeder" 1997 Touched by an Angel George Zarko Episode: "Missing in Action" Millennium Henry Black Episode: "Midnight of the Century" 1998–1999 The X-Files Arthur Dales 2 episodes

Stage credits Year Title Role Notes 1949–1950 Death of a Salesman Happy Lohman Touring production 1954 My Three Angels Alfred Morosco Theatre 1955 The Rainmaker Bill Starbuck Cort Theatre 1956 The Innkeepers David McGregor John Golden Theatre The Lovers Chrysagon de la Crux Martin Beck Theatre 1958 The Tunnel of Love Dick Pepper 1959 Two for the Seesaw Jerry Ryan Booth Theatre 1961 Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole Stanley Pool Morosco Theatre 1964 A Thousand Clowns Murray Burns Pocono Playhouse 1966 The King and I The King Ambassador Theatre 1967 Dinner at Eight Larry Alvin Theatre 1993–1994 Greetings Phil Gorski John Houseman Theatre

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