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 ...

Do you watch Ralphie ask The Old Man for an air rifle every December? Darren McGavin (1922-2006), who starred as Ralphie’s dad in “A Christmas Story” (1983), was born 101 years ago today.

The movie became the highest-rated TV movie in U.S. history and spawned the cult TV series starring Darren McGavin. The TV movie’s iconic screenplay was written by horror legend and novelist ...

“Maybe he could, but Darren McGavin, it was perfect casting.” Although the studio said no more than 90 minutes and Clark had to give Shepherd the boot, the life lessons still shined brightly ...

Frequently at odds with his cranky dad (Darren McGavin) but comforted by his doting mother (Melinda Dillon), Ralphie struggles to make it to Christmas Day with his glasses and his hopes intact.

and his lamp-obsessed Old Man (Darren McGavin), will once again return to TBS and TNT with repeat airings in November and December. It all leads to the 24-hour Christmas Story marathon ...

If your September could use a bit more bite, Svengoolie has you covered — he’ll be showing 1972’s The Night Stalker on the ...

Darren McGavin is now a middle-aged man in his 50s. Our first meeting, in Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green shopping centre many years ago, was one of the few occasions in my life when I wept in public.

The Challenge has a fine cast: Darren McGavin, Mako, James Whitmore, Paul Lukas, Broderick Crawford, a young Sam Elliot, with leads, McGavin, and Mako proving wholly convincing. This gripping, ...

With an all-star cast that includes James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, Darren McGavin ... movie happens in a flashback to 1970s East Berlin, setting it firmly ...