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Darren McGavin’s Milestones
| Starred as "Kolchak, the Night Stalker" (ABC) | |
| Starred as "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" (syndicated) | |
| Starred in TV series "Riverboat" (NBC) | |
| Starred in TV series spin-off of "The Outsider" (NBC) | |
| 1945 | Film debut in "A Song to Remember" |
| 1945 | Professional acting debut in "Liliom" for the Actors Lab in Hollywood |
| 1948 | New York stage debut in "The Old Lady Says No!" |
| 1949 | Played Happy in Broadway production of "Death of a Salesman" |
| 1951 - 1952 | Made TV series debut as "Crime Photographer" (CBS) |
| 1955 | Had breakthrough feature film roles in "Summertime" and "The Man With the Golden Arm" |
| 1957 | First directed for the New York stage, "Respect for Joey" |
| 1959 | First directed for TV with episodes of "Bucksin" |
| 1967 | TV-movie debut, "The Outsider" (NBC) |
| 1972 | First played Kolchak in the ABC TV-moive pilot "The Night Stalker" |
| 1973 | Directed and produced feature film "Happy Mother's Day, Love George" |
| 1983 | Played the father in "A Christmas Story" |
| 1983 | Tried sitcoms with "Small & Frye" (CBS) |
| 1985 | Returned to the New York stage after 20 year absence in "California Dog Fight" |
| 1989 | Hosted first of several "Unclaimed Fortunes" specials (ABC) |
| 1989 | Made first of several appearances as father of "Murphy Brown" (CBS) |
| 1994 | Did voice work for animated "Gargoyles" syndicated series |
| 1994 | Hosted first of several "Mysteries of the Ancient World" specials (CBS) |
| 1995 | Played father to Adam Sandler in "Billy Madison" |
| 1998 | Made guest appearance on "The X-Files" (Fox) |
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