Acting
Darren McGavin
- Titles
- 86movies72TV shows
- Career
Active from 1945 to 1995, busiest in 1972 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 54top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
A Christmas Story75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.2, average 5.2
- Coming of Age2.1, average 2.9
- Violence3.8, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Fast-Paced 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Sentimental 3
- Supernatural Crime 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Tension 3
- Private Investigator 3
- Nostalgic Television 2
- Rural Setting 2
- 1970s Horror 2
- Political Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Simon OaklandActorKolchak: The Night Stalker, The Night Stalker, Happy Mother's Day, Love George, Demon and the Mummy, The Night Strangler, +1 more- SStan ColeEditorA Christmas Story, From the Hip, Turk 182!, The American Clock, Derby
Bob ClarkWriterA Christmas Story, From the Hip, Turk 182!, The American Clock, Derby
Kathie BrowneActorHappy Mother's Day, Love George, The 48-Hour Mile, Berlin Affair, 43: The Richard Petty Story
Melville ShavelsonWriterIke, Ike, Beau James, Here Comes the Judge
Don WeisDirectorKolchak: The Night Stalker, Demon and the Mummy, Zero to Sixty, Crackle of Death
Paul ZazaComposerA Christmas Story, From the Hip, Turk 182!, The American Clock
Boris SagalDirectorMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Ike, Ike
Leslie H. MartinsonDirectorSmall & Frye, Mrs. Pollifax — Spy, The Challengers
Dana ElcarActorThe Death of Me Yet, Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Claude AkinsActorThe Night Stalker, The Baron and the Kid
Philip CareyActorThe Great Sioux Massacre, Crackle of Death
Movies and TV shows
1502000s
2 titles · average score 52
57
TV show
48
as Red (archive footage)
1990s
28 titles · average score 63
63
as Brian Madison
57
as John Henry Phillips
66
TV show · as George Zarko
80
TV show · as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
84
TV show · as Agent Arthur Dales
47
as Henry Collins
57
as Hank Dick
as Albert Kroll
71
TV show
38
as General Fleming
67
as Condor
as Wainwright
1980s
25 titles · average score 64
71
as E.K. Hornbeck
54
as Chief Walter Vadney
61
as Dr. Ernest McNab
60
as Craig Duncan
57
as Chief Harry Shannon
57
as Jack Beamer
as Dr. David Jennings
75
as The Old Man
TV show
67
TV show · as Sam Parkhill
52
as Harry Forbes
1970s
38 titles · average score 62
67
TV show · as Gen. George S. Patton
57
as Stan Buchek
as James McNally
TV show · as Carl Kolchak
70
as Carl Kolchak
TV show · Director
71
as Carl Kolchak
52
as Paul Worden
71
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
59
as Farrell
66
as Drake
1960s
29 titles · average score 68
64
TV show · as Corbett
TV show · as David Ross
as David Ross
70
TV show · as Mark
77
TV show · as J. Richard Taggart
46
as Captain Frederick William Benton
63
as Sam Ward
81
TV show · as Sheridan Westcott
69
TV show · as Sam Evans / Mark Troxel
62
TV show · as Prof. Felix Holman
70
TV show
1950s
22 titles · average score 68
68
TV show · as Captain Grey Holden
73
TV show · as Mike Hammer
as Pete Harris
63
as Mike Damon
62
as Charley Hand
69
as Eddie Yaeger
as George Peters
81
TV show · as Red Hillman / Lyle Endicott
73
TV show · as Joe Bascome / Lon Gorman
48
TV show · as Walter
TV show · as Joe Gillis
1940s
6 titles · average score 62
61
TV show · as Ted Larson
63
TV show · as Will Sorrell / Johnny Quigg
TV show · as Bill Starbuck
64
as Student (uncredited)
60
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
as Balancing hobbyist