Darren McGavin, the dad in A Christmas Story, RIP

[Professor Steve]

Man...Don Knotts, and now the dad from A Christmas Story too! What a bad day!

http://www.darrenmcgavin.net

[bankholdup]

RIP...

[electriclite]

Anyone who was ever an X-Phile (raises hand) will also know that his short-lived TV series, "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" was the inspiration for the show. He even guest starred in the episodes "Agua Mala" and "Travelers"


RIP

[Digifruitella]

Wow, RIP. I just saw him on Sci-Fi channel in the show "Kolchak" I believe was the name, on Friday.

[jeo4]

Rest in Peace. :(

[AngelDust06]

Rest In Peace...You will forever be missed.

[Trifid]

This isn't a good day at all...Rest in peace Mr. McGavin.

[dman476]

Really a bad day.
I loved this guy, he was fucking awesome.
Always will I remember him as Kolchak - I will watch some episodes to honor him. But at least he died at a ripe age (83).
Also, he was great in Alfred Hitchcock Presents and of course, Christmas sotry.
Don Knotts was also an awesome guy, sucks that he too died.
I say an RIP for both of them. They will be remembered...

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by electriclite
Anyone who was ever an X-Phile (raises hand) will also know that his short-lived TV series, "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" was the inspiration for the show. He even guest starred in the episodes "Agua Mala" and "Travelers"

And played Murphy Brown's dad (excellent casting), the DI in Tribes and was in my favorite Magnum, P.I. episode (for what that's worth), playing a Hemmingwayesque writer named Mad Buck Gibson, who was dying and wanted to go out on his own terms, trying to hang glide an almost certainly impossible distance between two islands.

He was, quite simply, money in the bank.

[Patrick Bateman]

Sad day, indeed.

My favourite character that Mr. McGavin played was unquestionably, "Kolchak the Night Stalker". Which I grew up watching as re-runs on the Sci Fi Channel. His role as the father in "A Christmas Story" goes without saying. And I also liked him in another father role, in "Billy Madison". I personally would have loved to have seen him return in some role on the short lived, and quickly cancelled "Night Stalker" television show that ran on ABC, but it just wasnt meant to be.

Great actor, and it's sad to see him go.

Rest in Peace, Mr. McGavin.

Thanks for the memories.

[LoomisFan]

Originally posted by Patrick Bateman
Sad day, indeed.

My favourite character that Mr. McGavin played was unquestionably, "Kolchak the Night Stalker". Which I grew up watching as re-runs on the Sci Fi Channel.

Easily one of my top ten favorite TV shows of all time.
http://tvcrazy.net/images/Darren-McGavin.jpg
R.I.P.
Christ, I think I'm actually gonna cry...

[A.J. Hakari]

I can only hope that Darren is hanging in space over Lake Michigan with the tapestry of obscenities he wove.

R.I.P. :(

[Nachokoolaid]

He was Sandler's dad in Billy Madison. I don't know if it's true, but I always like to think that the character of Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore was named after him as an homage. It may not be true, but it's a nice thought.

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
I can only hope that Darren is hanging in space over Lake Michigan with the tapestry of obscenities he wove.

"My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium, a master."

[Lynn7]

He was pure genius in A Christmas Story and will always live on through that movie- he must've known that. :)

[A.J. Hakari]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
"My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium, a master."

"Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an Oldsmobile man."

[Sigur509]

Originally posted by Lynn7
He was pure genius in A Christmas Story and will always live on through that movie- he must've known that. :)

Could not have said it better myself.

R.I.P

[Damone]

My mom liked him enough back in the day to name me after him.

RIP

[RustyRazor]

"FRA-JEE-LAY. That's French."
"I think that's "fragile"."


One of the best there was.
R.I.P.

[Mr.HyDe807]

Damn, this really sucks. On of the coolest movie dads, and hes gone....

R.I.P Mr. McGavin, you were the best!

"YOU USED UP ALL THE GLUE........ON PURPOSE!"