Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin
Birth name	William Lyle Richardson
Born	May 7, 1922 in San Joaquin, California, USA
Died	February 25, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA from natural causes
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards	1 nomination for Primetime Emmy

Darren McGavin was an American actor.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer	Mike Hammer	1958–1959	1
Riverboat	Grey Holden	1959–1961	1	2
The Outsider	David Ross	1968–1969	1
Kolchak: The Night Stalker	Carl Kolchak	1974–1975	1
Small & Frye	Nick Small	1983	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Route 66	Johnny Copa	1x28 - The Opponent	June 2, 1961
Rawhide	Jed Hadley	4x02 - The Sendoff	October 2, 1961
The Nurses	Fitz Condon	3x06 - Hildie	October 27, 1964
Ben Casey		4x11 - Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer	November 30, 1964
Gunsmoke	Will Helmick	10x29 - Twenty Miles from Dodge	April 10, 1965
Gunsmoke	Lon Gorman	11x12 - The Hostage	December 4, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Felix Holman	5x26 - From Nigeria with Love (1)	December 13, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Felix Holman	5x27 - In the Roman Candle's Bright Glare (2)	December 14, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Felix Holman	5x28 - When Shadows Fall (3)	December 20, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Felix Holman	5x29 - With This Ring (4)	December 21, 1965
The Felony Squad	Leslie Gorman	1x01 - The Streets Are Paved with Quicksand	September 12, 1966
Gunsmoke	Joe Bascome	12x06 - Gunfighter, R.I.P.	October 22, 1966
Mission: Impossible	J. Richard Taggart	2x09 - The Seal	November 5, 1967
Mannix	Mark	4x01 - A Ticket to the Eclipse	September 19, 1970
Nero Wolfe	Arnold Zeck	1x10 - Gambit	April 3, 1981
Magnum, P.I.	Mad Buck Gibson	2x09 - Mad Buck Gibson	November 26, 1981
Tales from the Darkside	Van Conway	2x08 - Distant Signals	November 17, 1985
Highway to Heaven	Hale Stoddard	4x19 - The Correspondent	February 24, 1988
Monsters	Hubert	2x02 - Portrait of the Artist	October 8, 1989
Murphy Brown	Bill Brown	2x10/11 - Brown Like Me	November 27, 1989
Murphy Brown	Bill Brown	4x06 - Full Circle	October 14, 1991
Civil Wars	Noah Caldecott	1x10 - Shop 'Til You Drop	January 29, 1992
Murder, She Wrote	Martin Tremaine	8x20 - Angel of Death	May 3, 1992
Murphy Brown	Bill Brown	5x12 - I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas	December 14, 1992
Sisters	Judge Harrison Bradford	5x19 - Judgement Day	April 1, 1995
The Commish	Terry Boyle	5x03 - Father Image (1)	December 7, 1995
The Commish	Terry Boyle	5x04 - Father Image (2)	December 14, 1995
Grace Under Fire	Dad	3x23 - Take Me to Your Breeder	May 1, 1996
Touched by an Angel	George Zarkko	3x24 - Missing in Action	April 13, 1997
Millennium	Henry Black	2x10 - Midnight of the Century	December 19, 1997
The X-Files	Arthur Dales	5x15 - Travelers	March 29, 1998
The X-Files	Arthur Dales	6x13 - Agua Mala	February 21, 1999

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Night Stalker	Carl Kolchak	January 11, 1972	ABC Movie of the Week
Something Evil	Paul Worden	January 21, 1972	CBS Friday Night Movie
The Night Strangler	Carl Kolchak	January 16, 1973	ABC Movie of the Week

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Raw Deal	Harry Shannon	June 6, 1986

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Tattletales		September 8-12, 1975
Tattletales		January 3-7, 1977

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (1990)

Murphy Brown: Brown Like Me