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
59/100
- Highest rated
Kolchak: The Night Stalker90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Wholesome3.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.2
- Coming of Age2.2, average 2.9
- Family Dynamics4.0, average 4.7
- Eroticism1.3, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Fast-Paced 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Tension 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Supernatural Crime 3
- Private Investigator 3
- Sentimental 3
- Intrigue 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Simon OaklandActorKolchak: The Night Stalker, The Night Stalker, Demon and the Mummy, Happy Mother's Day, Love George, 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, 43: The Richard Petty Story, Berlin Affair, The 48-Hour Mile
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, The Challengers, Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Kent SmithActorThe Night Stalker, Your Next Job
Claude AkinsActorThe Night Stalker, The Baron and the Kid
Jim DaleActorHot Lead & Cold Feet, The American Clock
Movies and TV shows
1512000s
1 title · average score 43
43
TV show
1990s
29 titles · average score 59
47
as Brian Madison
55
as John Henry Phillips
as Narrator
44
TV show · as George Zarko
83
TV show · as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
76
TV show · as Agent Arthur Dales
55
as Hank Dick
75
as Mr. Hobbs
44
as Henry Collins
24
as General Fleming
67
as Wainwright
69
as Condor
1980s
26 titles · average score 60
69
as E.K. Hornbeck
56
as Chief Walter Vadney
33
as Dr. Ernest McNab
45
as Craig Duncan
45
as Harry Shannon
68
as Jack Beamer
as Dr. David Jennings
80
as The Old Man
TV show
68
TV show · as Sam Parkhill
42
as Harry Forbes
1970s
38 titles · average score 65
48
as Stan Buchek
52
as Pal Kovak
90
TV show · as Carl Kolchak
87
as Carl Kolchak
TV show · as Alvin Hazeltine
80
as Carl Kolchak
43
as Paul Worden
72
as Dr. Lou Grazzo
60
as Farrell
68
as Drake
69
as Jacob Gallery
1960s
30 titles · average score 64
as David Ross
43
TV show · as Corbett
TV show · as David Ross
44
as Col. Mike Blaiswick
as David Ross
71
TV show · as Mark
79
TV show · as J. Richard Taggart
43
as Captain Frederick William Benton
62
as Sam Ward
54
TV show · as Sheridan Westcott
70
TV show · as Sam Evans / Mark Troxel
1950s
21 titles · average score 66
46
TV show · as Captain Grey Holden
50
TV show · as Jed Hadley
74
TV show · as Mike Hammer
51
as Pete Harris
60
as Mike Damon
60
as Charley Hand
82
as Eddie Yaeger
as George Peters
85
TV show · as Lyle Endicott / Red Hillman
76
TV show · as Joe Bascome / Will Helmick
TV show · as Jack Casey
1940s
6 titles · average score 61
62
TV show · as Ted Larson
64
TV show · as Johnny Quigg / Tom Kendall
TV show · as Bill Starbuck
61
as Student (uncredited)
58
as The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
as Balancing hobbyist