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Darren McGavin Acting Filmography (85)
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1999·Mr. Stanford
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997·Mr. Parker (archive footage)
Small Time
1996·Sam
Billy Madison
1995·Brian Madison
Derby
1995·Lester Corbett
A Perfect Stranger
1994·John Henry Phillips
Mysteries of the Ancient World
1994
The American Clock
1993·Older Arthur Huntington
Mastergate
1992·Folsom Bunting
Happy Hell Night
1991·Henry Collins
Clara
1991·Albert Kroll
Blood and Concrete
1991·Hank Dick
Perfect Harmony
1991·Mr. Hobbs
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991·actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
By Dawn's Early Light
1990·Condor
Captain America
1990·General Fleming
Child in the Night
1990·Os Winfield
Unclaimed Fortunes II
1990·Host
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990·Wainwright
Dead Heat
1988·Dr. Ernest McNab
The Diamond Trap
1988·Chief Walter Vadney
Inherit the Wind
1988·E.K. Hornbeck
From the Hip
1987·Craig Duncan
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987·A. Z. Nathan
Raw Deal
1986·Chief Harry Shannon
Turk 182!
1985·Det. Kowalski
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985·Dr. Gerrit Koets
The Baron and the Kid
1984·Jack Beamer
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984·Dr. David Jennings
The Natural
1984·Gus Sands (uncredited)
A Christmas Story
1983·The Old Man
Firebird 2015 A.D.
1981·Red
Hangar 18
1980·Harry Forbes
Waikiki
1980·Capt. McGuire
Ike
1979·Gen. George S. Patton
Donovan's Kid
1979·Timothy Donovan
Love for Rent
1979·Coach John Martin
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978·Mayor Ragsdale
Zero to Sixty
1978·Michael Nolan
The Users
1978·Henry Waller
Airport '77
1977·Stan Buchek
No Deposit, No Return
1976·Duke
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976·James McNally
Crackle of Death
1976·Carl Kolchak
Law and Order
1976·Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
Demon and the Mummy
1976·Carl Kolchak
B. Must Die
1975·Pal Kovak
The Night Strangler
1973·Carl Kolchak
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973·Oliver Spencer
The Night Stalker
1972·Carl Kolchak
Here Comes the Judge
1972·Judge
Something Evil
1972·Paul Worden
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972·Dr. Lou Grazzo
The Rookies
1972·Sgt. Eddie Ryker
43: The Richard Petty Story
1972·Lee Petty
Sam Cade
1972
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971·Farrell
The Death of Me Yet
1971·Joe Chalk
Banyon
1971·Lieutenant Pete Cordova
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971·Darren McGavin (uncredited)
The Challenge
1970·Jacob Gallery
Tribes
1970·Drake
The Challengers
1970·Jim McCabe
Berlin Affair
1970·Paul Killian
The 48-Hour Mile
1970·David Ross
Anatomy of a Crime
1969·David Ross
Mission Mars
1968·Col. Mike Blaiswick
Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968·Barney B. Duncan
The Outsider
1967·David Ross
The Great Sioux Massacre
1965·Captain Frederick William Benton
African Gold
1965·Mike Gregory
Bullet for a Badman
1964·Sam Ward
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961·Fred
Disneyland '59
1959·Self
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958·Pete Harris
The Delicate Delinquent
1957·Mike Damon
Beau James
1957·Charley Hand
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955·Louie
Summertime
1955·Eddie Yaeger
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955·Capt. Russ Peters
A Word to the Wives...
1955·George Peters
Queen for a Day
1951·Dan
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945·The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
Your Next Job
1945·Balancing hobbyist
A Song to Remember
1945·Student (uncredited)