Gender
Male
Born
May 07, 1922
Spokane, Washington, USA
Died
Feb 25, 2006
Los Angeles, California, USA
Performer
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Relations
Husband of
Melanie York (1944 - 1969); divorced, 4 children
Husband of
Kathie Browne (1969 - 2003); her death
Comments
His theatre debut was in the 1944 Off-Broadway play, "No Rhyme, No Reason". Beginning in 1949, he toured as Happy for 18 months in the road company of "Death of a Salesman". He also worked extensively in regional and summer stock theatre. In 1989, he starred in the Off-Broadway hit "The Night Hank Williams Died."

TV and film roles included the reporter in "The Night Stalker", Frank Sinatra’s oily dealer in the drug-addiction drama "The Man With the Golden Arm" and Mr. Parker in "A Christmas Story".
  • CREDITS
    Dinner at Eight (Sep 27, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
    • Performer: Darren McGavin [Larry Renault]
    PlayComedyRevival
    Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole (Oct 05, 1961 - Dec 16, 1961)
    • Starring: Darren McGavin [1st Lieutenant Stanley Poole]
    PlayOriginal
    Two for the Seesaw (Jan 16, 1958 - Oct 31, 1959)
    • Performer: Darren McGavin
      • Jerry Ryan - Replacement
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Tunnel of Love (Feb 13, 1957 - Feb 22, 1958)
    • Performer: Darren McGavin [Dick Pepper]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Lovers (May 10, 1956 - May 12, 1956)
    • Performer: Darren McGavin [Chrysagon de la Crux]
    PlayOriginal
    The Innkeepers (Feb 02, 1956 - Feb 04, 1956)
    • Performer: Darren McGavin [David McGregor]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Rainmaker (Oct 28, 1954 - Feb 12, 1955)
    • Performer: Darren McGavin [Bill Starbuck]
    PlayRomanceOriginal
    My 3 Angels (Mar 11, 1953 - Jan 02, 1954)
    • Performer: Darren McGavin [Alfred]
    PlayComedyOriginal
Dinner at Eight (Sep 27, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
  • Performer: Darren McGavin [Larry Renault]
PlayComedyRevival
Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole (Oct 05, 1961 - Dec 16, 1961)
  • Starring: Darren McGavin [1st Lieutenant Stanley Poole]
PlayOriginal
Two for the Seesaw (Jan 16, 1958 - Oct 31, 1959)
  • Performer: Darren McGavin
    • Jerry Ryan - Replacement
PlayDramaOriginal
The Tunnel of Love (Feb 13, 1957 - Feb 22, 1958)
  • Performer: Darren McGavin [Dick Pepper]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Lovers (May 10, 1956 - May 12, 1956)
  • Performer: Darren McGavin [Chrysagon de la Crux]
PlayOriginal
The Innkeepers (Feb 02, 1956 - Feb 04, 1956)
  • Performer: Darren McGavin [David McGregor]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Rainmaker (Oct 28, 1954 - Feb 12, 1955)
  • Performer: Darren McGavin [Bill Starbuck]
PlayRomanceOriginal
My 3 Angels (Mar 11, 1953 - Jan 02, 1954)
  • Performer: Darren McGavin [Alfred]
PlayComedyOriginal

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