Although director Bob Clark wanted Jack Nicholson to play the Old Man in "A Christmas Story," Darren McGavin made the role his own, bringing to it great warmth and wackiness, humor and heart.

Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Ian Petrella and Melinda Dillon were the Parkers in "A Christmas Story," partly filmed in Cleveland in 1983. (Turner Classic Movies) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It was ...

Every Christmas, television audiences are reminded of actor Darren McGavin thanks to his portrayal of "The Old Man" in the holiday perennial A Christmas Story (1983), and while that may be the ...

As Billingsley tells People magazine in a new interview, it's also going to be a tribute to his co-star Darren McGavin, who played his dad ("The Old Man") on camera and died in 2006 at age 83.

McGavin died at 83 years old of cardiovascular disease in 2006, and 2022’s sequel "A Christmas Story Christmas" is dedicated to his memory. Darren McGavin said of "A Christmas Story" in the ...

You have questions. I have some answers. I have been watching the series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” with Darren McGavin. I have seen him in other movies, but that was a while back. Can you ...

Do you watch Ralphie ask The Old Man for an air rifle every December? Darren McGavin (1922-2006), who starred as Ralphie’s dad in “A Christmas Story” (1983), was born 101 years ago today ...

Billingsley has called the sequel a tribute to McGavin, who died in 2006 at the age of 83. "It very much is, in many ways, a love letter to the Old Man character and to Darren himself," he told ...

An employee at the “A Christmas Story” home in Ohio lost his wedding ring while packing leg lamps and other merch meant for fans of Jean Shepherd’s sensational 1983 holiday comedy.

Every Christmas, television audiences are reminded of actor Darren McGavin thanks to his portrayal of "The Old Man" in the holiday perennial A Christmas Story (1983), and while that may be the ...