Darren McGavin

All Movies of Darren McGavin

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  4.3
  Billy Madison
  In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.
  Character: Brian Madison

   1995

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  Captain America
  During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America." Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain Amer...
   1990

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  4.0
  By Dawn's Early Light (TV)
  The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange.
   1990

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  Around the World in 80 Days (TV Miniseries)
  TV Miniseries. 3 Episodes. Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to prove his contention that a man can go around the world in 80 days. After betting his entire fortune, he takes his new butler (a man hoping for a quite life) on a tour of ...
   1989

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  The Diamond Trap (TV)
  Two New York police detectives (Howard Hesseman, Ed Marinaro) recruit a gallery worker (Brooke Shields) to help them head off a jewel heist.
  Character: Chief Walter Vadney

   1988

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  Inherit the Wind (TV)
  Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
  Character: E.K. Hornbeck

   1988

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  6.9
  From the Hip
  Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearan...
  Character: Craig Duncan

   1987

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  5.5
  Raw Deal
  Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Ka...
   1986

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  6.5
  Turk 182!
   1985

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  The Baron and the Kid (TV)
  The Baron (Johnny Cash) is a legendary pool hustler, back in town after a long absence. He encounters a young punk who's got more swagger than skill at pool, and who turns out to be his son.
  Character: Jack Beamer

   1984

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  7.7
  A Christmas Story
  Humorist Jean Shepard's vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in Indiana during the 1940s. The main story involves nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas -- and is waging an all-out...
   1983

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  5.0
  Airport '77
  In this entry in the AIRPORT diaster-film franchise, a jumbo jet crashes into the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. As the plane becomes submerged, all the passengers aboard must find some way out. Like its predecessors, this film f...
  Character: Stan Buchek

   1977

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  Hay que matar a B.
  In a fictitious South American country there's lots of political tension, the labor-unions have all their members on strike. The public demands the return of politician B. from exile. However private trucker Pal can't afford to st...
   1975

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  Shaft (TV Series)
   1973

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  7.5
  The Night Stalker (TV)
  An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire.
  Character: Carl Kolchak

   1972

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  5.4
  Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
  Mrs. Emily Pollifax of New Jersey goes to the CIA to volunteer for spy duty, being in her own opinion, expendable now that the children are grown and she's widowed. And being just what the department needed (someone who looks and ...
  Character: Farrell

   1971

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  The Challengers (TV)
  Character: Jim McCabe

   1970

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  Tribes (TV)
  Among the new recruits in a U.S. Marine basic-training platoon is Adrian, a long-haired member of the hippie generation, opposed to blind allegiance to authority and the complete opposite of Gunnery Sergeant Tom Drake, who is assi...
   1970

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  The Outsider (TV Series)
  David Ross is a orphaned, ex-con, loner living in a world that loaths and makes a living as a private investgator in Los Angeles to tackle his financial problems and other people's problems as well.
  Character:  David Ross 26 episodes, 1968-1969

   1968

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  4.9
  Mission Mars
  Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.
  Character: Col. Mike Blaiswick

   1968

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  The Outsider (TV)
  Darren McGavin playing David Ross, a hard-nosed, private eye/ex-con hired to tail a woman in an embezzling case which takes a turn when he finds himself the prime suspect when the woman is found dead in his own office, by his gun.
   1967

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  Custer (TV Series)
  In 1868, after the Civil War, Custer takes charge of a mix of ex-Confederates and criminals, the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays, Kansas. His boss General Terry doesn't like his methods or his long blond hair, but he manages to ...
  Character:  Jeb Powell 1 episode, 1967

   1967

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  The Legend of Jud Starr (TV)
   1967

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  Bullet for a Badman
   1964

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  5.5
  Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
  TV Series (1961-1966). 5 Seasons. 191 episodes. The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his s...
  Character:  Prof. Felix Holman 4 episodes, 1965

   1961

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  The Delicate Delinquent
  Sydney L. Pythias (Jerry Lewis), a 'juvenile delinquent' who is mistaken for a gang member. Mike Damon (Darren McGavin), a police officer who tries to straighten him out by putting him through police training. After a difficult tr...
   1957

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  Beau James
  The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s. Used by professional politicians and money-grabbers, Walker himself was "stupid but clean", although his open affair with Betty Compton cost him dear.
   1957

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  Mike Hammer (TV Series)
  TV Series (1956-1959) 78 episodes. The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt&qu...
   1956

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  7.0
  The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
  The true story of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneering crusader for the Army's fledgling air corp. In spite of an impressive performance during the First World War, the commanders of America's armed forces still think of the airpl...
  Character: Capt. Russ Peters

   1955

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  7.1
  Summertime
  Jane Hudson, a jaunty as well as attractive middle-aged secretary from Akron, Ohio, has finally made it to Venice, Italy, for her long-awaited dream vacation. Never-married Jane is a self-described "independent type" who's content...
  Character: Eddie Yaeger

   1955

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  7.3
  The Man With the Golden Arm
  Frankie Machine is a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict. When he returns home from jail, he struggles to find a new livelihood and to avoid slipping back into addiction.
  Character: Louie

   1955