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  1. Darren McGavin was born William Lyle Richardson on May 7, 1922, in Spokane, Washington.
  2. He originally studied architecture at the University of the Pacific and theatre at the HB Studio in New York City.
  3. He is best known for his role as Mike Hammer in the 1958–1959 television series, Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer.
  4. In 1955, he starred in Summertime and The Man with the Golden Arm.
  5. He became a household name and received much critical acclaim for his role in Riverboat, from 1959 to 1961.
  6. He also starred as Carl Kolchak in the 1974 television series Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
  7. In 1976, he appeared in the film No Deposit, No Return and the following year starred in Airport ’77.
  8. He portrayed “the Old Man” in Bob Clark’s A Christmas Story in 1983.
  9. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his recurring guest-star role in the sitcom Murphy Brown.
  10. McGavin starred as Oliver Spencer in the original pilot film for The Six Million Dollar Man in 1973.
  11. He directed the film Happy Mother’s Day, Love George in 1973.
  12. He appeared as Mark Troxel on The Virginian in 1964.
  13. He was cast as the lead in the supernatural-themed television film The Night Stalker in 1972.
  14. He narrated a number of audiobooks, notably the Robert Ludlum Jason Bourne Trilogy and John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series.
  15. He was a staunch liberal and an active Democrat.