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Darren McGavin

1922 - 2006

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Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor. McGavin began his career working as a set painter for Columbia Pictures. In 1954, he originated roles in Broadway productions of My Three Angels and The Rainmaker, followed by film roles in David Lean's Summertime and Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm (both 1955). On television, McGavin portrayed the title character in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958–1959), and starred in Riverboat (1959–1961) and Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Darren McGavin is the 6,712th most popular actor (up from 6,802nd in 2024), the 10,389th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,052nd in 2019) and the 3,091st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Darren McGavin ranks 6,713 out of 13,578. Before him are Rakesh Roshan, Matthew Lewis, Lee Hye-ri, Ron Livingston, Jenny Slate, Chace Crawford, and Elsa Zylberstein. After him are KJ Apa, Martita Hunt, Mike Mazurki, Barbara Shelley, and John Castle.

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Among people born in 1922, Darren McGavin ranks 394. Before him are Gustav Freij, Tony Leblanc, Charles Brown, Pierre Blondiaux, Antoine Blondin, and Endre Tilli. After him are Emil Wolf, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, Rauf Hajiyev, Pauline Baynes, Nicholas Katzenbach, and Beverly Pepper. Among people deceased in 2006, Darren McGavin ranks 344. Before him are Gun Röring, Boz Burrell, Hanka Bielicka, Ann Richards, Elton Dean, and Gunnar Åkerlund. After him are Moira Shearer, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, Ron Greenwood, Lou Jones, Proof, and Martin David Kruskal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Darren McGavin ranks 10,393 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Godwin (1956), David M. Walker (1944), Aaron Neville (1941), Ron Livingston (1967), Jenny Slate (1982), Chace Crawford (1985), DeHart Hubbard (1903), and Robert Lighthizer (1947). After him are Len Wiseman (1973), Tim Kaine (1958), Anita Louise (1915), and Shari Arison (1957).

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Among actors born in United States, Darren McGavin ranks 3,092. Before him are Mia Sara (1967), Mark Valley (1964), Laura La Plante (1904), Ron Livingston (1967), Jenny Slate (1982), and Chace Crawford (1985). After him are Anita Louise (1915), Rachel Nichols (1980), Ashley Benson (1989), Ethan Phillips (1955), Janine Turner (1962), and Asia Kate Dillon (1984).

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