Darren McGavin

TV Actor

Birthday May 7, 1922

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Spokane, WA

DEATH DATE Feb 25, 2006 (83)

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About

Starred as the eponymous roles of TV's Mike Hammer on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and Kolchak of Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

Before Fame

He was placed in three different orphanages before ending up in a boy's home on a ranch after his parents divorced.

Trivia

In 1960, he starred in a TV series called Riverboat.

Family Life

He married Melanie York in 1944, and together they had four children.

Associated With

He has been compared with Robert Conrad for doing his own stunts.