Where to watch Darren McGavin in the UK
Find every Darren McGavin film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker and his portrayal of the grumpy father given to bursts of profanity in the film A Christmas Story. He appeared as the tough-talking, funny detective in the 1950s television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. From 1959-1961, McGavin starred in the NBC western series Riverboat, first with Burt Reynolds and then with Noah Beery, Jr. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licen…
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- The X-Files (1993) as Agent Arthur Dales
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Martin Tremaine
- Mannix (1967) as Mark
- The Love Boat (1977) as Lawrence Evans
- Love, American Style (1969) as Corbett
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Buck Gibson
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as J. Richard Taggart
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Joe Gillis
- The Virginian (1962) as Mark Troxel
- Climax! (1954) as Walter
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as George Zarko
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Sheridan Westcott
- Millennium (1996) as Henry Black
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Prof. Felix Holman
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Highway to Heaven (1984) Cast
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Bill Starbuck
- Rawhide (1959) as Jed Hadley
- Route 66 (1960) Cast
- Gargoyles (1994) as G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
- Studio One (1948) as Will Sorrell
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) Cast
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Sheriff Milt Singleton
- The Defenders (1961) as Howard Potter
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Jesse Gil McCray
- Monsters (1988) as Hubert
- Tales from the Darkside (1984) as Van Conway
- Murphy Brown (1988) as Bill Brown
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Viktor Karmak
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Old Man
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Will Helmick
- Omnibus (1952) Cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Red Hillman
- Felony Squad (1966) Cast
- Burke's Law (1994) as Conrad Hill
- The Commish (1991) Cast
- Suspense (1949) as Ted Larson
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) as Carl Kolchak
- Police Story (1973) as Matt Hallett
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) as McClain
- Fallen Angels (1993) as Old Man
- Cimarron Strip (1967) Cast
- Riverboat (1959) as Captain Grey Holden
- The Outsider (1968) as David Ross
- Grace Under Fire (1993) as Grace's Dad
- The Match Game (1962) as Self
- The Rogues (1964) as Amos Champion
- Stagecoach West (1960) Cast
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) as Mike Hammer
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973) as Self
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951) Cast
- Civil Wars (1991) Cast
- Bracken's World (1969) Cast
- The Evil Touch (1973) Cast
- Night Stalker (2005) Cast
- The Islanders (1960) as Phil
- Custer (1967) Cast
- Raw Deal (1986) as Chief Harry Shannon
- Around the World in 80 Days (1989) as Benjamin Mudge
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as John Jay Forrest
- The Natural (1984) as Gus Sands (uncredited)
- Death Valley Days (1952) as Zacharias Gurney
- Ike (1979) as Gen. George S. Patton
- Billy Madison (1995) as Brian Madison
- The Alcoa Hour (1955) Cast
- The Martian Chronicles (1980) as Sam Parkhill
- Worlds Beyond (1986) as Harry Hewart
- Airport '77 (1977) as Stan Buchek
- A Christmas Story (1983) as The Old Man
- The Night Stalker (1972) as Carl Kolchak
- Buckskin (1958) Director
- Dead Heat (1988) as Dr. Ernest McNab
- Captain America (1990) as General Fleming
- Casey, Crime Photographer (1951) as Jack Casey
- Special for Women (1960) as The Social Worker
- Summertime (1955) as Eddie Yaeger
- By Dawn's Early Light (1990) as Condor
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Most-watched Darren McGavin films currently: Raw Deal (1986), The Natural (1984), Billy Madison (1995), Airport '77 (1977), A Christmas Story (1983).
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Selected TV credits: The X-Files (1993), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Mannix (1967), The Love Boat (1977).
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