Darren McGavin 1 credits

Born May 7, 1922 in Spokane

Died February 25, 2006

Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor. McGavin began his career working as a set painter for Columbia Pictures. In 1954, he originated roles in Broadway productions of My Three Angels and The Rainmaker, followed by film roles in David Lean's Summertime and Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm (both 1955). On television, McGavin portrayed the title character in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958–1959), and starred in Riverboat (1959–1961), starred in the made for television movie, The Challenge (1970), and Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975).

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