Posted on 02/25/2006 2:50:35 PM PST by lunarbicep
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Darren McGavin at approximately 7:10 A.M. Pacific time today, Saturday 25, 2006. Darren was just three months short of his 84th birthday. While we suspect none of us can imagine a world without the beloved, feisty little red-head, it is time to reflect, give thanks for his life and hold in reverence his memory. Darren is gone, but in many respects he will always be with us: as Carl Kolchak, fighting authority and battling monsters; the grumpy Old Man sending curses over Lake Michigan; as David Ross, the outsider, Grey Holden, captain of the Enterprise, the irascible detective Mike Hammer or any number of memorable guest star appearances, most notably as Joe Bascome on GUNSMOKE and as the washed-up old actor from "Distant Signals."
Please take a moment in your sadness to reflect upon all the ways Darren touched your lives, say a prayer and raise a glass to toast a career which spanned over fifty years and affected us all in ways too numerous to count.
for the trekkies, Darren was married to the lady from episode "Wink of an Eye"
"Its a major award!"
Darren McGavin RIP
"Kolchak: The NighStalker"
"A Christmas Story" Is a classic, we still watch it every year around Christmas.
He will be with us forever.
Someday I hope to own his entire Kolchak series on DVD.
RIP
ROFLMAO!
>>>Oh No. Ralphie's dad. :~ (
And "Murphy Brown's" dad too.
McGavin made an indelible impression as the gambler in "The Natural" as well.
Really?
Where?
How many episodes?
Night Stalker, cheesy, no sex, no extreme violence, no swearing, just kinda fun. The way tv should be. RIP "Night Stalker".
RIP.
Audio Books Presentations
RANDOM HOUSE
Space – by James A. Mitchener (1985)
John D. MacDonald
(Travis McGee novels)
1) The Deep Blue Good-By (1987)
2) The Empty Copper Sea (1987)
3) Pale Gray For Guilt (1987)
4) A Purple Place For Dying (1987)
5) A Deadly Shade of Gold (1988)
6) The Dreadful Lemon Sky (1988)
7) Dress Her In Indigo (1988)
8) The Quick Red Fox (1988)
9) Bright Orange For The Shroud (1989)
10) The Girl in the Brown Paper Wrapper (1989)
11) The Lonely Silver Rain (1989)
12) Nightmare in Pink (1990)
13) The Long Lavender Look (1990)
14) One Fearful Yellow Eye (1990)
15) The Scarlet Ruse (1990)
16) The Turquoise Lament (1991)
17) The Green Ripper (1991
18) Freefall in Crimson (1993)
19) A Tan and Sandy Silence (1993)
BANTAM AUDIO PUBLISHING
1) The Bourne Identity (1987)
2) The Bourne Supremacy (1989)
3) The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)
How did that "they come in threes" superstition ever get started? Absolutely absurd, but if it's repeated often enough, it tends to be taken as fact.
Not a finger!
Darren McGavin was sorely underrated. A great acting presence and distinct voice. Night Stalker and his heartbreaking cameo in Millennium stand out in my mind as wonderful moments in TV history.
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