Darren McGavin

William Lyle Richardson, known professionally as Darren McGavin, was an American film, stage, and television actor best known for his portrayal of the grumpy but loving father in the film A Christmas Story, and for the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

THE X-FILESS5, E15

Travelers

While researching unsolved killings in which the victims' organs were removed, Mulder uncovers a species-altering experiment that may be traced back to his own father.
THE X-FILESS6, E13

Agua Mala

As a hurricane bears down on the Florida coast, the agents search for a sea monster that Arthur Dales believes is responsible for the disappearance of a couple and their son.
MURDER, SHE WROTES8, E20

Angel of Death

Jessica consoles a playwright after his wife's suicide, then realizes that he was the intended victim of a family member's murder.
GUNSMOKES12, E6

Gunfighter, R.I.P.

A gunfighter hired to kill Marshal Dillon is wounded trying to save the life of an aged Chinese.
MAGNUM, P.I.S2, E9

Mad Buck Gibson

Mad Buck Gibson, an old friend of Robin Masters and a legend in his own time for his earthy novels and macho existence, arrives in Hawaii and it becomes Magnum's lot to protect the hell-raiser from himself.
GUNSMOKES11, E12

The Hostage

Four escaped convicts capture Marshal Matt Dillon and hold him hostage in their flight to the Mexican border.

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