Actor Darren McGavin, star of ‘A Christmas Story,’ TV’s ‘Night
February 26th, 2006
Actor Darren McGavin, star of ‘A Christmas Story,’ TV’s ‘Night Stalker,’ dies at 83
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feb 26 2006 8:11AM GMT
Actor was best known as grouchy ‘Christmas Story’ dad (The Salt Lake Tribune)
1922-2006 Darren McGavin LOS ANGELES - Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in the TV series ‘’Mike Hammer,'’ played a grouchy dad in the holiday classic ‘’A Christmas Story'’ and had other strong roles in such films as ‘’The Man with the Golden Arm'’ and ‘’The Natural,'’ died Saturday. He was 83.