Darren McGavin, Father in "Christmas Story" Dies at 83

[Craig3410]

http://www.darrenmcgavin.net /

On his site; not anywhere else (yet).

[yorkiemommie1]

1. two of my favorites , don knotts, and darren mcgavin

so sad.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. sad, sad, sad. Darren McGavin, amazing character actor, superb in

Christmas Story. RIP. MKJ

:cry:

[aquart]

3. Darren McGavin, the real Night Stalker.

Which I will watch in reruns every single time I see it.

[CoffeeCat]

6. I loved Night Stalker...

...it was such a novel program.

I was a young child when I watched it, but it mesmerized me. It was so scary.

McGavin was wonderful as "Kolchack" the unstoppable 'monster detective.'

RIP buddy...you made me smile, you entertained me and best of all--you slayed the werewolves and vampires.

[pdurod1]

17. me too

[aquart]

30. It was scary but friendly.

I loved that.

[cascadiance]

18. He was the motivation for the X-Files...

Read a lot of Chris Carters' commentaries on the X-Files, and he cites on a number of occasions the Darren McGavin and the Night Stalker as being his inspiration. The X-Files I think still motivate us all to continue to help get the "truth that is out there" to all of us, that is the stark reality facing us today. May he R.I.P. Thanks for being there and giving us hope Darren!

[Scairp]

31. I always watched it too

When I was a kid I never missed that show. I just loved it. Strange that both he and Don Knotts died today. Wonder who will be the third?

[mitchum]

4. Rest In Peace

As a child of the 60s and 70s, I always found Mr McGavin to be a comforting presence

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. I can only hope that Heaven includes a Major Award

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

8. Laughing and crying, thanks for posting! n/t

MKJ

[dweller]

14. "NOT A FINGER!"

...he will be missed...


RIP
dp

[ThoughtCriminal]

5. "This nut thinks he's a vampire!"

"This is NEWS! We are a NEWSpaper! We Print NEWS!"

When you remember lines (approximately) from a ealy 70's pilot, it's a great character.

Kolchak should have covered Dick Cheney.

[tatertop]

10. He was born to play that part. Wonderful.

[tatertop]

9. He had a wonderful wife, married thirty plus years

And they owned a riverboat in France that they both loved.
Alas, nothing lasts forever.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

11. That's two

Hollywood superstition says that deaths always come in threes.

Is Bob Hope still dead?

[MikeDuffy]

12. He was great in "Clara"

an Arthur Miller play that I saw on PBS(?) in ~1991. It was so good that I have often wished that I had taped it...

[Bigmack]

13. "Fra-geel-ay... it must be Italian!"

[SammyWinstonJack]

24. !

:rofl: I loved him in "A Christmas Story" He was great.

[unkachuck]

15. sorry to that....n/t

[Patsy Stone]

16. That's two

Old celebs look out! Who's number three gonna be?

RIP, Darren and Don.

[Lifelong Protester]

19. "Sonsabitches, BUMPASES!!!

One of my favorite lines....

And also.

"The duck, it's, um, SMILING!"

[Lifelong Protester]

21. and to add to this...

I remember the series Riverboat being played late at night (in reruns) and watching it with my mom and sister. We really enjoyed that show, and I thought he was sooooo handsome!!

[Kool Kitty]

23. I loved "Riverboat" and I had

a huge crush on him in that series.

[RoyGBiv]

20. Damnit ...

This is too much. Two of my heroes in one day.

[corporatemedia]

22. This story should be posted and re-posted every 2 hours for an entire day.

[EMAN51]

25. "I told you not to use Lifeboy"

Funniest line in the movie. He was excellent.

[Kerrytravelers]

26. You fruugentimetizen!

Cursing the Darren McGavin way!

[JanusAscending]

28. I named one of my sons after him!

Loved him as Mike Hammer!! It's the strangest thing, I was thinking about him early today before I'd heard about his death. Weird, but this happens very often with me. :cry:

[Nomen Tuum]

27. I remember Riverboat too

real classy show and a real classy guy!

RIP, Carl :-(

[bedazzled]

29. i loved when he was cursing at the furnace in christmas story...

reminded me of my own dad. he had such a beautiful voice, so much presence in everything he did.

another irreplaceable talent lost, sigh

[Bigmack]

33. You mean....?

" In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan."

[catmandu57]

32. Old man Parker

He'll be old man Parker forever, if we don't go up in a ball of nuclear fire, they'll be showing Christmas Story in perpetuity.