Darren Mcgavin Biography (1922-)

Born May 7, 1922, in Spokane, WA (some sources say San Joaquin, CA); son of Reid Delano Richardson and Grace (Bogart) McGavin; married Melanie York (an actress), March 20, 1944 (divorced); married Katherine Browne (an actress), December 31, 1969; children: York, Megan, Bridget, Bogart. Career: Actor,director, writer, and producer. Chief executive, Taurean Films (S.A.), Tympanum Corporation. Member: Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award for Murphy Brown. Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210- 5302.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, writer, producer
Birth Details: May 7, 1922; Spokane, Washington, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Lady Windermere's Fan, 1941
Judge Advocate, Liliom, Actors Lab, Hollywood, CA, 1945
Walk-on, The Old Lady Says No!, Mansfield Theatre, New York City,1948
Joe, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Lenox Hill Playhouse, New York City, 1949
Happy, Death of a Salesman, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1949
Heracles, The Thracian Horses, Brandeis University, 1951
Alfred, My Three Angels, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1953
Bill Starbuck, The Rainmaker, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1954
King, The King and I, St. Louis Municipal Opera, MO, 1955
Hal Carter, Picnic, Playhouse-in-the-Park, Philadelphia, PA, 1955
Matt Burke, Anna Christie (staged reading), Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1955
David McGregor, The Innkeepers, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1956
Chrysagon de la Crux, The Lovers, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1956
Dick Pepper, The Tunnel of Love, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1957
The wreck, Wonderful Town, U.S. Pavilion, Brussels World's Fair, Belgium, 1958
First Lieutenant Stanley Poole, Blood Sweat, and Stanley Poole, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1961
Joe Kelly, The Happiest Man Alive, Westport Country Playhouse, CT,1962
King, The King and I, New York State Theatre, New York City, 1964
Title role, Destry Rides Again, Meadowbrook Dinner Theatre, CederGrove, NJ, 1964
Charlie Bickle, Here Lies Jeremy Troy, Lakewood Theatre, Skowhegan, ME, 1965
Fairy Tale, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1966
Larry Renault, Dinner at Eight, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1966
Title role, Captain Brassbound's Conversion, Ahmanson Theatre, LosAngeles, 1968
Vern, California Dog Fight, Manhattan Theatre Club at the New YorkCity Center, 1985
Gus Gilbert, The Night Hank Williams Died, Orpheum Theatre, 1989
Phil Gorski, Greetings, John Houseman Theatre, 1994
Major Tours
The Late Christopher Bean, U.S.O. Tour, 1946
Happy, Death of a Salesman, national tour, 1949-51
Professor Harold Hill, The Music Man, summer tour, 1962
Murray Burns, A Thousand Clowns, summer tour, 1964
Harry Roat, Jr., Wait Until Dark, winter tour, FL, 1967
Stage Director (except where indicated)
Co-Producer, Dark Legend, President Theatre, New York City, 1952
With Respect for Joey, Theatre Guild, New York City, 1957
The Happiest Man Alive, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1962
A Thousand Clowns, summer tour, 1964
Fairy Tale, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, 1966
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Tech Sargeant, A Song to Remember, Columbia, 1945
The Kid, Kiss and Tell, Columbia, 1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes, Columbia, 1945
Counter-Attack, Columbia, 1945
(Uncredited) Student, Fear, Monogram, 1946
Queen for a Day (also known as Horsie), United Artists, 1951
Eddie Jaeger, Summertime (also known as Summer Madness), United Artists, 1955
Russ Peters, The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (also known as One Man Mutiny), Warner Bros., 1955
Louie, The Man with the Golden Arm, United Artists, 1955
Mike Damon, The Delicate Delinquent, Paramount, 1957
Charlie Hand, Beau James, Paramount, 1957
Pete Harris, The Case Against Brooklyn, Columbia, 1958
Sam Ward, Bullet for a Bad Man, Universal, 1964
Captain Benton, The Great Sioux Massacre (also known as The Great Sioux Raid and The Custer Massacre), Columbia, 1965
Mike Gregory, Ride the High Wind (also known as African Gold), Emerson, 1966
Colonel Mike Blaiswick, Mission: Mars, Associated Artists, 1968
Farrell, Mrs. Polifax-Spy, United Artists, 1971
The Petty Story, Rowland-Lasko, 1972
Pal Kovak, B Must Die, 1973
Happy Mother's Day, Love George (also known as Run, Stranger, Run), Cinema 5, 1973
Duke, No Deposit, No Return (also known as Double Trouble),Buena Vista, 1975
Carl Kolchak, Crackle of Death, Universal, 1976
Stan Buchek, Airport '77, Universal, 1977
Mayor Ragsdale, Hot Lead and Cold Feet, Walt Disney, 1978
Repo, 1980
Michael Nolan, Zero to Sixty, First Artists, 1980
Harry Forbes, Hanger 18 (also known as Invasion Force), SunClassic, 1980
Red, Firebird 2015 A.D., Brian Distributing Corporation, 1981
The Old Man, A Christmas Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Gus Sands, The Natural, TriStar, 1984
Detective Kowalski, Turk 182!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Shannon, Raw Deal (also known as Triple Identity), De Laurentiis, 1986
Craig Duncan, From the Hip, De Laurentis, 1987
Dr. Ernest McNab, Dead Heat, New World Pictures, 1988
General Fleming, Captain America, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1990
Fergus, In the Name of Blood, 1990
Hank Dick, Blood and Concrete (also known as Blood and Concrete: A Love Story), IRS Releasing, 1991
Happy Hell Night, Quest Entertainment, 1992
Brian Madison, Billy Madison, Universal, 1995
Paddy, Still Waters Burn, San Jose Motion Pictures, 1998
Small Time (also known as Waiting for the Man), 1998

Film Work
Producer and director, Happy Mother's Day-Love, George (also knownas Run, Stranger, Run), Cinema V, 1973
Director, American Reunion, Darren McGavin Company, 1976
Television Appearances
Series
Casey, Crime Photographer, CBS, 1951-52
Mike Hammer, Mike Hammer, (also known as Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer"), syndicated, 1957-59
Captain Grey Holden, Riverboat, NBC, 1959-61
David Ross, The Outsider, NBC, 1968-69
Carl Kolchak, Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1974-75
Nick Small, Small & Frye, CBS, 1983
Agent Arthur Dales, The X Files, Fox, 1998
"For the Love of Randi," Suspense, CBS, 1952
"The Witness," Goodyear Television Playhouse, NBC, 1952
"Better Than Walking," Goodyear Television Playhouse, NBC, 1952
"The Rainmaker," The Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1953
"An Affair with a Ghost," Suspense, CBS, 1954
Walter, "Night of the Heat Wave," Climax!, CBS, 1954
Red Hillman, "Triggers in Leash," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS,1955
Lyle Endicott, "The Cheney Vase," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS,1955
"Sunset Boulevard," Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1956
Harrigan, "The Archangel Harrigan," The Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1956
"The Original Miss Chase," The Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1957
Jed Hadley, "The Sendoff," Rawhide, CBS, 1961
"Marriage Marks the Spot," The United States Steel Hour, 1962
Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1963-64
"The Intruders," The Virginian, NBC, 1964
Lon Gorman, "The Hostage," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
Will Helmick, "Twenty Miles From Dodge," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
"The Diamond-Studded Pie," The Rogues, NBC, 1965
Joe Bascome, "Gunfighter, R.I.P," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966
"Desperate Mission," Custer, ABC, 1967
J. Richard Taggart, "The Seal," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1967
Viktor Karmak, "The Deadly Quest Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,NBC, 1967
"The Deadly Past," The Virginian, NBC, 1967
Jud Starr, "Legend of Jud Starr," Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1967
"Homecoming," Cade's County, CBS, 1971
Games People Play, NBC, 1980
Mad Buck, "Mad Buck Gibson," Magnum P.I., CBS, 1981
Philigree, "Gambit," Nero Wolfe, NBC, 1981
Van Conway, Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1985
"Nightshift," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1986
"Voice from the Gallows," Worlds Beyond, Brent Walker, 1986
Bill Brown, "Brown Like Me," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1989
Bill Brown, "Brown Like Me: Part 2," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1989
"As of the Artist," Monsters, syndicated, 1989
Bill Brown, "Full Circle," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991
Martin Tremaine, Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991
Bill Brown, "I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992
"Shop 'Til You Drop," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
Voice of G. F. Benton, Gargoyles, Buena Vista Television, 1994
Voice of Dominic Dracon, "The Silver Falcon," Gargoyles, Buena Vista Television, 1994
Judge (Greg), Sisters, NBC, 1994
Conrad Hill, "Who Killed the King of the Country Club?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1995
Old Man, "Fly Paper," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1995
Dad, Grace Under Fire, ABC, 1995
Henry Black, "Midnight of the Century," Millennium, Fox, 1997
George Zarko, "Missing in Action," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
Pilots
David Ross, The Outsider, 1967
Banyon, NBC, 1971
The Rookies, ABC, 1972
Carl Kolchak, The Night Stalker, ABC, 1972
Carl Kolchak, The Night Strangler, ABC, 1973
Movies
Jim McCabe, The Challengers, CBS, 1970
Jacob Gallery, The Challenge, ABC, 1970
The Forty-Eight Hour Mile, 1970
Killian, The Berlin Affair, C. C. C. Studios, 1970
Tribes (also known as The Soldier Who Declared Peace), Fox,1970
The Death of Me Yet, ABC, 1971
Paul Worden, Something Evil, Primetime Entertainment, 1972
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole, ABC, 1972
Oliver Spencer, The Six Million Dollar Man (also known as Cyborg: The Six Million Dollar Man), ABC, 1973
Law and Order, 1976
James McNally, Brinks: The Great Robbery, Quinn Martin Productions, 1976
The Users, 1978
Ike: The War Years, 1978
Coach John Martin, Love for Rent, 1979
Donovan's Kid, 1979
Waikiki, 1980
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D., 1984
The Baron and the Kid, CBS, 1984
Dr. Gerrit Koets, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, CBS, 1985
A. D. Nathan, Power, Passion and Murder, Zenith Productions, 1987
Chief Walter Vadney, The Diamond Trap, CBS, 1988
E. K. Hornbeck, Inherit the Wind, NBC, 1988
Condor, By Dawn's Early Light, HBO, 1990
Os Winfield, Child in the Night, CBS, 1990
Leonard Wainwright, It's Always Something, ABC, 1990
Roland Hobbs, Perfect Harmony, The Disney Channel, 1991
Senator Folsom Bunting, Mastergate, Showtime, 1992
Older Arthur Huntington, The American Clock (also known as Arthur Miller's "The American Clock"), TNT, 1993
John Henry Phillips, A Perfect Stranger (also known as DanielleSteel's "A Perfect Stranger"), NBC, 1994
Terry Boyle, The Commish: Father Image, ABC, 1995
Lester Corbett, Derby, ABC, 1995
Buzzy Tubman Sr., Fudge-a-Mania, ABC, 1995
Specials
A. D. Nathan, A Table at Ciro's, 1987
Host, Unclaimed Fortunes, ABC, 1989
Host, Unclaimed Fortunes II, ABC, 1990
Albert Kroll, Clara, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Host, Miracles and Other Wonders, CBS, 1992
Host, The Incredible Discovery of Noah's Ark, CBS, 1993
Host, Miracles and Other Wonders, CBS, 1993
Host, Mysteries of the Ancient World, CBS, 1994
Miniseries
General George S. Patton, Ike, 1979
Sam Parkhill, The Martian Chronicles, Charles Fries Productions, 1980
Mr. Mudge, Around the World in 80 Days, NBC, 1989
Television Director
Episodic
"Cousin Casey," Buckskin, NBC, 1959
"Sally's Old Beau," Buckskin, NBC, 1959
"Diamonds Ahead," Riverboat, NBC, 1960
"Queen of Spades," Death Valley Days, syndicated, 1960
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
The Deep Blue Good-By, Random, 1995
WRITINGS
Screenplays
American Reunion, Darren McGavin Company, 1976

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