Acting
Darren McGavin
- Titles
- 85movies74TV shows
- Career
Active from 1945 to 1996, busiest in 1972 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 53top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Kolchak: The Night Stalker90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.7
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.1average 3.7
- Mystery4.5average 4.1
- Wholesome3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.4
- Psychological4.8, average 5.6
- Coming of Age2.3, average 3.0
- Eroticism1.1, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Fast-Paced 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Tension 3
- Private Investigator 3
- Supernatural Crime 3
- Sentimental 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Nostalgic Americana 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Simon OaklandActorKolchak: The Night Stalker, The Night Stalker, The Night Strangler, Happy Mother's Day, Love George, Demon and the Mummy, +1 more
Bob ClarkWriterA Christmas Story, Turk 182!, The American Clock, From the Hip, Derby- SStan ColeEditorA Christmas Story, Turk 182!, The American Clock, From the Hip, Derby
Kathie BrowneActorHappy Mother's Day, Love George, The 48-Hour Mile, 43: The Richard Petty Story, Berlin Affair
Melville ShavelsonWriterIke, Ike, Beau James, Here Comes the Judge
Don WeisDirectorKolchak: The Night Stalker, Demon and the Mummy, Crackle of Death, Zero to Sixty
Paul ZazaComposerA Christmas Story, Turk 182!, The American Clock, From the Hip
Boris SagalDirectorMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Ike, Ike
Leslie H. MartinsonDirectorSmall & Frye, The Challengers, Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Lee RemickActorIke, Ike
Ian RichardsonActorIke, Ike
Paul GleasonActorIke, Ike
Movies and TV shows
1512000s
1 title · average score 43
TV show
1990s
29 titles · average score 59
as Brian Madison
as John Henry Phillips
as Narrator
TV show · as George Zarko
TV show · as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
TV show · as Agent Arthur Dales
as Hank Dick
as Mr. Hobbs
as Henry Collins
as General Fleming
as Condor
as Wainwright
1980s
26 titles · average score 60
as E.K. Hornbeck
as Dr. Ernest McNab
as Chief Walter Vadney
as Harry Shannon
as Jack Beamer
as Dr. David Jennings
TV show · as Martin Tremaine
as The Old Man
TV show
TV show · as Sam Parkhill
as Harry Forbes
1970s
38 titles · average score 64
as Michael Nolan
as Stan Buchek
TV show · as Carl Kolchak
TV show · as Alvin Hazeltine
as Carl Kolchak
as Carl Kolchak
as Paul Worden
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
as Farrell
as Jacob Gallery
as Drake
1960s
30 titles · average score 64
as David Ross
TV show · as Corbett
TV show · as David Ross
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
as David Ross
TV show · as Mark
TV show · as J. Richard Taggart
as Captain Frederick William Benton
as Sam Ward
TV show · as Sheridan Westcott
TV show · as Mark Troxel / Sam Evans
1950s
21 titles · average score 66
TV show · as Captain Grey Holden
TV show · as Jed Hadley
TV show · as Mike Hammer
as Pete Harris
as Mike Damon
as Charley Hand
as Eddie Yaeger
as George Peters
TV show · as Lyle Endicott / Red Hillman
TV show · as Will Helmick / Joe Bascome
TV show · as Jack Casey
1940s
6 titles · average score 61
TV show · as Ted Larson
TV show · as Tom Kendall / Johnny Quigg
TV show · as Bill Starbuck
as Student (uncredited)
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
as Balancing hobbyist