“She Wouldn’t Say Yes”
theatrical release 1945
(GI in hospital – no lines
“Kiss and Tell”
theatrical release 1945
(GI standing in line for a kiss)
“A Song To Remember”
theatrical release 1945
(one line; played a Polish peasant)
“Counter-Attack”
theatrical release 1945
(first Russian paratrooper to jump off plane)
“Fear” (uncredited)
theatrical release 1946
(Darren said his character’s name was “Whitey”)
Monogram Pictures: aka “Suspense”
War Department Training Film “The Miracle of Living”
1947
Old Knickerbocker Music Hall; “The Times
Square Story” (Unsold mystery pilot challenging the viewer to guess the guilty party. The pilot episode challenged viewers to guess the murderer of a theatrical agent. With Maureen Stapleton, Jack Lemon, Sallie Gracie, Madeliene Lee. This was one of the first TV programs to experiment with live remote pickups. A combination mystery drama and game show, it was broadcast live from the Old Knickerbocker Music Hall, a Gay Nineties Revue, in New York City.
Lamp Onto My Feet
episode of this religious
series 1949 CBS
Big Town
episode
1950 or 1951
Studio One
episode
1951 CBS
Lights Out
episode
1951 NBC
“Queen for a Day”
theatrical
release
1951
aka: “Horsie”
CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER Series
Regular
05/03/1951 CBS
(aka: CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER)
Darren replaced Richard Carlyle as Casey on 05/03/1951 The series ran until the following year and was broadcast live from New York City.)
Tales of Tomorrow
“The Duplicates”
07/04/1952 ABC
Playhouse 15
“I Forgot to Remember”
1952
Goodyear Television Playhouse “The Witness”
08/17/1952 NBC
Goodyear Playhouse
episode
1952 NBC
Danger
episode
1952 CBS
Armstrong Circle Theatre
“Recapture”
09/02/1952 NBC
Armstrong Circle Theatre was an early anthology series, with stories based on true stories. It was produced from New York. The above photo also includes Barbara Baxley and John Stephen.
Goodyear Playhouse
“Better Than Walking”
10/26/1952 NBC
The Web
“Turn Back”
11/09/1952 CBS
Darren starred as a prizefighter accused of throwing a bout; co-starring Joan Copeland. This original mystery was written by Henry Kane. (see photo in Darren’s Photo Gallery.)
Suspense
“For the Love of Randi”
07/15/1952 CBS
Short Short Drama
“The Double Cross”
03/17/1953 NBC
Mirror
Theatre
“The Enormous Radio”
07/21/1953 NBC
Philco
Playhouse
“The Rainmaker”
08/16/1953 NBC
U.S. Steel
Hour episode
1953 CBS
The Revlon Mirror Theatre episode
1953 NBC
Suspense
“An Affair With A Ghost”
01/26/1954 CBS
TV
Soundstage
“‘XXXX’ Isn’t Everything
04/09/1954 NBC
Kraft
Theatre
“Unequal Contest”
04/29/1954 ABC
I Remember Mama
episode
05/28/1954 CBS
Kraft Theatre
“Blind Alley”
06/10/1954 ABC
Studio
One
“Fandango at War Bonnet”
06/21/1954 CBS
Climax!
“Night of the Heat Wave”
10/25/1954 CBS
Omnibus
episode
11/28/1954 CBS
Campbell TV
Soundstage
episode
1954 NBC
“The Man with the Golden Arm”
theatrical release 1955
“The Court-Martial of Mitchell”
theatrical release 1955
(aka: “One Man Mutiny”)
“Summertime”
theatrical release 1955
(aka: “Summer Madness”
The Passerby
episode
1955 ABC
It’s Always Jan
episode
1955 CBS
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
“Triggers in Leash”
10/16/1955 CBS
Armstrong Circle Theatre
“The Town that Refused to Die”
11/29/1955 NBC
This episode was about the story of Sanford, Maine (pop. 15,700), which rallied its citizens when its major industry collapsed, and placed itself, by almost superhuman effort, on the road back to security and self-respect. Darren McGavin played Carl Broggi, the young man who spearheaded the town’s drive to regain prosperity. Broggi (who was, in 1955, the Commissioner of Industry for the state of Maine), also appeared on the Circle Theatre “actual.”
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
“The Cheney Vase”
12/25/1955 CBS
Armstrong Circle Theatre
“Terror at my Heels”
02/21/1956 NBC
Alcoa Hour
“Archangel Harrigan”
06/24/1965 NBC
Darren portrayed a young man who claimed he could fly and Janice Rule played a native Kentucky woman who believes in him. This unusual romantic comedy was written by Lorenzo Semple, Jr. (see photo in Darren’s Photo Gallery.)
Robert Montgomery
“Sunset Boulevard”
12/03/1956 NBC
Presents
Climax Theatre
episode
1956 CBS
“The Delicate Delinquent”
theatrical
release
1957
“Beau James”
theatrical release 1957
Alcoa Hour
“The Original Miss Chase”
03/17/1957 NBC
Studio One
“First Prize for Murder”
09/16/1957 CBS
“The Case Against Brooklyn”
theatrical release 1958
MIKE HAMMER
Series Regular
01/28/58 CBS
( aka: Mickey Spillane’s “Mike Hammer”)
Mike Hammer
Series Returning
1959
CBS
Studio One
“Fair-Haired Boy”
03/03/1958 CBS
Decision
“Man Against Crime”
09/21/1958 NBC
The Tennessee Ernie
episode
1959
NBC
Ford Show
RIVERBOAT
Series
Regular
09/13/1959 NBC
RIVERBOAT
Series
Returning
09/19/1960 NBC
(Series ran until 01/16/196
Witchcraft
Unsold Revue pilot (guest star)
1960
(Revue was the television division of Universal Studios)
The Islanders
“Island Witness”
02/06/1961 NBC
Stagecoach West
“A Place of Still Waters”
04/11/1961 ABC
Death Valley Days
“The Stolen City”
04/12/1961 NBC
(aka: Western Star Theatre)
Route 66
“The Opponent” (season premiere)
06/02/1961 CBS
Rawhide
“The Incident of the Sendoff”
10/06/1961 CBS
Purex Specials For Women “The Problem Child”
08/31/1962 NBC
(with: Simon Oakland)
U.S. Steel Hour
“Marriage Marks the Spot”
11/14/1962 CBS
The Defenders
“Everybody Else is Dead”
05/11/1963 CBS
HIDE AND SEEK
hour-long series
pilot
1964
(aka: McCAFFREY)
Darren was set to star in this; never aired
“Bullet For A Badman”
theatrical
release
1964
The Virginian
“The Intruders”
03/04/1964 NBC
Alfred Hitchcock Theatre
“A Matter of Murder”
04/03/1964 CBS
Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre “The Game With Glass Pieces”
05/01/1964 NBC
Doctors/Nurses
episode
10/27/1964 CBS
Ben Casey
“Kill the Dream but Spare the Dreamer”
11/02/1964 ABC
The Defenders
“A Taste of Ashes”
11/12/1964 CBS
Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre “Parties to the Crime”
11/27/1964 NBC
“The Great Sioux Massacre theatrical
release
1965
(aka: “The Custer
Massacre,” “The Great Sioux Raid,” “Massacre at the Rosebud”)
The Rogues
“The Diamond-Studded Pie”
01/31/1965 NBC
Gunsmoke
“Twenty Miles From Dodge”
04/10/1965 CBS
Gunsmoke
“The Hostage”
12/04/1965 CBS
(with: Simon Oakland)
Dr. Kildare
“From Nigeria With Love” (Part 1)
12/13/1965 NBC
“In the Roman’s Candle’s Bright Glare
12/21/1965
“When Shadows Fall (Part 3)
12/20/1965
“With this Ring” (Part 4)
12/21/1965
Confidential for Women
Afternoon serial
04/25 – 04/29/1965 ABC
Darren did an entire week as a guest star playing Andy, a young husband who cheats on his wife.
Court-Martial
“All Roads Lead toCallaghan”
05/20/1966 ABC
(filmed at Pinewood Studios, England)
Felony Squad
“The Streets are Lined with Quicksand”
09/12/1966 ABC
Series premiere
Gunsmoke
“Gunfighter, R.I.P.”
10/22/1966 CBS
“Ride the High Wind”
theatrical release 1966
(aka: “African Gold”)
Cimarron Strip
“The Legend of Jud Starr”
09/14/1967 CBS
The Virginian
“The Deadly Past”
09/20/1967 NBC
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. “The Deadly Quest Affair”
10/30/1967 NBC
Mission: Impossible
“The Seal”
11/05/1967 CBS
Custer
“Desperate Mission”
11/08/1967 ABC
“The Outsider”
telefilm/pilot
11/21/1967 NBC
“Mission Mars”
theatrical
release
1968
THE OUTSIDER
Series
Regular
1968-1969 NBC
(the premiere episode, “For Members Only” and the series finale, “Service For One”guest-starred Kathie Browne.)
“The 48-Hour Mile”
and
“Anatomy of a Crime”
were each made from two OUTSIDER episodes)
World of Disney
“Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents” 09/22
– NBC
(two-part episode)
09/29/1968
The Name of the Game
“Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil”
11/01/1968 NBC
(Co-starring Kathie Browne)
“The Challengers”
telefilm
03/28/1969 CBS
The Name of the Game
“Good-bye Harry”
10/24/1969 NBC
Darren replaced Tony Franciosa and was scheduled to step in as a series regular, playing reporter Sam Hardy, but Tony Franciosa returned.
“The Challenge”
telefilm
02/10/1970 ABC
Love American Style
“Love and the Fly”
03/13/1970 ABC
Mannix
“A Ticket to the Eclipse”
09/19/1970 CBS
(season premiere)
The Name of the Game
“The Battle of Gannon’s Bridge”
10/09/1070 NBC
“The Berlin Affair”
telefilm
11/02/1970 NBC
(Co-starring Kathie Browne)
“Tribes”
telefilm
11/10/1970 ABC
(aka: “The Soldier Who Declared Peace”)
Bracken’s World
“Infinity”
11/20/1970 NBC
Matt Lincoln
“Billy”
12/10/1970 ABC
“Mrs. Polifax, Spy”
theatrical
release
1971
“The Death of Me Yet”
telefilm
10/26/1971
ABC Banyon
telefilm/pilot
03/15/1971 NBC
“Cade’s County”
“Homecoming”
09/19/1971 CBS
(series premiere)
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers “The Invasion of Kevin Ireland”
09/26/1971
(with Kathie Browne; series premiere)
“The Night Stalker”
telefilm
01/11/1972 ABC
“Something Evil”
telefilm
01/21/1972 CBS
“The Rookies”
telefilm/pilot
03/07/1972
FATHER ON TRIAL
30-minute comedy
pilot
09/03/1972 NBC
Darren played a widower-judge with six kids who marries a young actress, played by Barbara Feldon; Warner Brothers
“Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole”
telefilm
09/27/1972 ABC
World of Disney
“The High Flying Spy”
10/22, 10/29 NBC
(three-part episode)
11/05/1972
“The Night Strangler”
telefilm; sequel to “The Night Stalk
01/16/1972 ABC
“43 – The Richard Petty Story”
theatrical release 1972
(co-starring Kathie Browne)
(aka: “Smash-Up Alley,” “The Petty Story”)
“The Six Million Dollar Man”
telefilm/pilot
03/03/1973
“Run Stranger Run”
theatrical release 1973
(co-starring Kathie Browne and Simon Oakland)
Darren did not act in this film, but his photograph was used as “George”)
(aka: “Happy Mother’s
Day, Love, George”)
“B Must Die”
theatrical release – Spanish
language 1973
(aka: “Hay que Matar a B”)
This was a co-production of El Iman Films of Madrid and Taurean Films of Zurich – the McGavin’s film company.
The Evil Touch (Australian Thriller-anthology series; 1973-4, hosted by Anthony Quayle;
Episode 6: “A Game of Hearts” 10/21/73 ABC
Episode 11: “George” 11/25/73 ABC
Episode 21; “Gornak’s Prism” 03/03/74 ABC with Kathie Browne
Shaft
“Cop Killer”
01/01/1974
Owen Marshall,
“A Foreigner Among Us”
02/02/1974
Counselor at Law
Police Story
“The Ripper”
02/12/1974 – 09/06/1974
(co-starring Kathie Browne Wild World Special hosted by Alan King, who takes a light-hearted look at ABC’s fall schedule;
Darren interviewed
KOLCHAK:
Series Regular
1974-1975 ABC
THE NIGHT STALKER (aka: THE NIGHT STALKER)
Co-starring Simon Oakland
Episode, “Sentry” guest-starred Kathie Browne
03/28/1975 ABC
(“Night Stalker: Two Tales of Terror” and “Crackle of Death” were each made fromtwo NIGHT STALKER episodes)
“No Deposit, No Return”
telefilm
1976
(aka: “Double Trouble”)
“Law and Order”
telefilm
1976
“Brinks: The Great Robbery”
telefilm
1976
Anyone For Tennyson?
“The Men Who Marched Away: Poetry From Workd War 1”
03/09/1977 PBS
“Airport ’77”
theatrical release 1977
“Zero to Sixty”
theatrical release 1978
Produced by: Katherine
Browne; the working title was “Repo”
“The Users”
telefilm
1978
“Hot Lead and Cold Feet”
theatrical release 1978
Fantasy Island
“The Tiger Jamporie”
11/04/1978
Wonderful World of Disney
“Donovan’s Kid”
01/07 – (two-part drama)
01/14/1979
“Ike”
miniseries
05/03, 04,06/1979
Originally aired as a three-part (six hour) miniseries; syndicated as, “Ike: The War Years,” or, “Eisenhower: The War Years”
Home Again
“The Battle of the Generations”
06/27/1979 NBC
(first of four segments)
“Love for Rent”
telefilm
11/11/1979 ABC
“Waikiki”
telefilm
04/20/1980
“Hanger 18”
theatrical release 1980
(aka: “Invasion Force” – with a new ending)
“The Martian Chronicles” miniseries 1980; Segment “The Martians”. Originally a six-hour/three part miniseries) 01/27, 01/28,
01/29/1980 NBC
Love Boat
“The Panama Special” – 2-hour special 11/01/1980
(filmed aboard the Princess cruise ship on location; co-starring Kathie Browne)
“Firebird 2015 A.D.”
theatrical release 1981
Nero Wolfe
“Gambit”
04/03/1981
Magnum P.I.
“Mad Buck Gibson”
11/26/1981
SMALL & FRYE
Series Regular/Nick
Small
03/07/1983 CBS
Walt Disney Productions
“A Christmas Story”
theatrical release 
1983
Tales of the Unexpected
“Heir Presumptuous” 05/07/1983 UK airdate 30-minute UK anthology series from Angelia Television for ITV network; directed
by Philip Leacock. (This episode was filmed in the US on 16mm film.)
“The Return of Marcus
telefilm
1984
Welby, M.D.”
“The Baron and the Kid”
telefilm
1984
“The Natural”
theatrical release (uncredited) 1984
Tales From the Darkside
“Distant Signals”
1985 NN
“My Wicked, Wicked Ways…
telefilm
1985
The Legend of Errol Flynn”
“Turk 182!”
theatrical release 1985
“Raw Deal”
1986
(aka: “Triple Identity”)
Worlds Beyond
“Voice from the Gallows”
1986
The Hitchhiker
“Nightshift”
03/11/1986 NN
“Power, passion and Murder”
telefilm
1987
“From the Hip”
1987
Great Performances/
“A Table at Ciro’s”
11/00/1987
Tales From the Hollywood Hills
Highway to Heaven
“The Correspondent”
02/24/1988
“Inherit the Wind”
telefilm
1988
“Dead Heat”
theatrical release 1988
“The Diamond Trap”
telefilm
1988
Unclaimed Fortunes
05/11/1989 ABC
Host/special which dramatizes ways in which viewers can actually attempt to reclaim fortunes that may belong to them.
“Around the World in 80 Days”
miniseries
1989
Monsters
“Portrait of an Artist”
1989 NN
Murphy Brown
“Brown Like Me”
11/27/1989
(two-part episode broadcast as part of a 60-minute episode; first of three episodes where Darren plays a recurring role)
Kojak
“It’s Always Something”
1990
“Child in the Night”
telefilm
1990
(aka: “Testimore oculare”
– Italian production)
“By Dawn’s Early Light”
telefilm
1990
“Blood and Concrete”
telefilm
1991
(aka: “Blood and Concrete, A Love Story”
G.M. Mark of Excellence
“Clara”
1991
“Perfect Harmony”
telefilm
1991
Murphy Brown
“Full Circle”
10/14/1991
“Captain America”
theatrical
release
1992
“Happy Hell Night”
theatrical
release
1992
(aka: “Frat Night”)
Murder, She Wrote
“Angel of Death”
05/03/1992
Civil Wars
“Shop ’till You Drop”
1992
Murphy Brown
“I’m Dreaming of a Brown Christmas”
12/14/1992
“Mastergate”
direct-to-cable Showtime
telefilm
1992
“Profiles in Cancer”
special
1992
“The American Clock”
telefilm
1993
(aka: “Arthur Miller’s ‘The American Clock'”)
“Perfect Harmony”
1993
“A Perfect Stranger”
telefilm
1994
(aka: “Danielle Steel’s ‘A Perfect Stranger'”)
“Gargoyles”
voice of G.F.
Benton
1994
“Fudge-A-Mania”
telefilm
1995
“Derby”
telefilm
1995
Sisters
“Judgement Day”
04/01/1995
“Billy Madison”
theatrical release 1995
Burke’s Law
“Who Killed the King of the Country Club?”
07/06/1995
“Gargoyles”
“Silver Falcon” – voice of Dominic Dragon 09/12/1995
The Commish
“Father Image”
12/07 –
(two-part episode)
12/14/1995
“Still Waters Burn”
1996
Grace Under Fire
episode
05/01/1996
Touched By An Angel
“Missing in Action”
04/13/1997
Millennium
“Midnight of the Century”
12/19/1997
“Smalltime”
theatrical release 1998
(aka: “Waiting for the Man”)
X-Files
“Travelers”
03/29/1998 FOX
X-Files
“Agua Mala”
02/21/1999
“Pros and Cons”
theatrical release 1999
Directing Credits
Riverboat
Riverboat
“The Blowup”
01/17/1960
“The Blowup”
01/17/1960
“Happy Mother’s Day, Love George” (aka: “Run Stranger Run”)
“American Reunion”
theatrical release (never released?)
1976
viewed at the Toronto Film Festival 10/23/76
– 16mm
Writing Credits
“American Reunion”
theatrical release (never released?)
1976
Toronto Film Festival 10/23/76
Written with: Katherine
Browne
Host
“Miracles and Other Wonders”
5 episodes
1992
“All the King’s Horses”
– 23 minutes
– Traces the bloodlines of the Clydesdale horses from their native Scotland to present-day. Filmed on location in Scotland.
Game Shows/Talk Show
Password (b/w) – with Carol Burnett
01/15/71 – Virginia Graham – with Kathie Browne
02/08/71 – The Movie Game (host Larry Blyden) – one week/5 episode appearance with Elizabeth Ashley, Lloyd Haynes, Celeste Holm, William Windom
03/16/71 – Merv Griffin (for St. Patrick’s Day – wore green shoes)
03/23/71 – Mike Douglas (NYC)
04/19/71 – “Mantrap” talk show; topic: American women in politics
08/02 – 08/06/71 – “Password” – with Amanda Blake
01/30/72 – “Kid Talk”
*05/22 – 05/27/72 – “Password” with Dina Merrill
03/12 – 03/16/73 – “Password” – with June Lockhart
05/28-06/1/1973 – “It’s Your Bet” – with Kathie Browne
09/11 –15/75 – “Tattletales” – with Kathie Browne
10/07/75 – “Mike Douglas” – a salute to famous monsters
(wearing his Night Stalker clothes)
08/25/75 – “Dinah”
11/1975 – “Don Adams Screen Test” – “playing”
Humphrey Bogart in “To Have and Have Not” – Kathie Browne made an appearance to come in and kiss Darren
1976 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” (#1)
1976 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” (#2)
1976 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” (#3)
05/31 – 06/04/76 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” (#4) Arte Johnson, Christopher Stone, Lynn Anderson, Virginia Graham, Carol Wayne
11/19/76 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” (#5) – Anson Williams,
Virginia Graham, Jimmie Walker, Dick Gautier, Carol Wayne (Friday night episode only; 6th seat)
12/31/76 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” (#6) Jo Anne Worley, Dody Goodman, Pat McCormick, Jimmie Walker, Carol Wayne (Friday night only – 3rd seat)
01/21/77 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” (#7) Jo Anne Worley, Dody Goodman, Pat McCormick, Carol Wayne (Friday night episode only; 3rd seat)
02/25/77 – “Celebrity Sweepstakes” – Jo Anne Worley, Dody Goodman, Pat McCormick, Jimmie Walker, Carol Wayne (Friday night episode only; 3rd seat)
01/04 – 01/08/77 – “Tattletales” – with Kathie Browne – mustache
01/13/77 – “Mike Douglas Show” – Co-host Rex Reed – taped at Chasen’s Restaurant “live” – with Kathie Browne – talked about his 5 TV series
03/22/77 – “Mike Douglas Show” – talked about “Airport ‘77”; did an inspired reading of Edgar A. Poe’s “The Tell-tale Heart”
05/05/79 – Patsy Awards – Darren as a presenter (show taped August, 1978 at Magic Mountain) – recognizing animals in TV and film; hosted by Betty White
1980 – All-Star Family Feud – Kathie introduced from the audience – stars from the Love Boat Special
10/31/80 – “Games People Play” –
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Heublen cocktails (print media)
Carling Black Label beer – film; Camping ad; Sitting in chair on set ad
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)