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Darren McGavin

Actor · 59 credits · 21 in highly-rated films

Best known for A Christmas Story (1983)

Frequent collaborators: Simon Oakland, Melinda Dillon, Kathie Browne

Best Darren McGavin movies by genre

Movies (58 total, ranked by score)

  1. A Christmas Story

    1983 · ★ 7.2 (1,438 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    1

  2. The Night Stalker

    1972 · ★ 6.9 (133 votes)

    Mystery, Horror, Thriller

    2

  3. The Man with the Golden Arm

    1955 · ★ 7.2 (258 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    3

  4. Billy Madison

    1995 · ★ 6.2 (1,853 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. The Night Strangler

    1973 · ★ 6.7 (82 votes)

    TV Movie, Horror, Mystery

    5

  6. Summertime

    1955 · ★ 6.7 (171 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. The Six Million Dollar Man

    1973 · ★ 6.7 (90 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, TV Movie

    7

  8. Raw Deal

    1986 · ★ 5.9 (930 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    8

  9. By Dawn's Early Light

    1990 · ★ 6.5 (68 votes)

    TV Movie, Action, Drama

    9

  10. My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

    1985 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    10

  11. Dead Heat

    1988 · ★ 6.2 (239 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Action

    11

  12. Beau James

    1957 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Inherit the Wind

    1988 · ★ 7.3 (11 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    13

  14. 43: The Richard Petty Story

    1972 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    1955 · ★ 6.8 (46 votes)

    Drama, War

    15

  16. Bullet for a Badman

    1964 · ★ 6.3 (23 votes)

    Western

    16

  17. Brinks: The Great Robbery

    1976

    Crime, TV Movie

    17

  18. Hot Lead & Cold Feet

    1978 · ★ 5.9 (36 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Family

    18

  19. Airport '77

    1977 · ★ 5.6 (339 votes)

    Action, Drama, Thriller

    19

  20. Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

    1987 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

    20

  21. The Delicate Delinquent

    1957 · ★ 6.4 (34 votes)

    Comedy

    21

  22. Tribes

    1970 · ★ 6.2 (10 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    22

  23. The Baron and the Kid

    1984 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    23

  24. The Challengers

    1970 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama, Action

    24

  25. Crackle of Death

    1976 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Horror, TV Movie, Thriller

    25

  26. Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    1971 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy

    26

  27. Blood and Concrete

    1991 · ★ 5.7 (28 votes)

    Crime, Comedy

    27

  28. Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

    1961 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, TV Movie

    28

  29. Law and Order

    1976 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    29

  30. Child in the Night

    1990 · ★ 5.6 (18 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.