"A Christmas Story," which started as a low-budget film that had a modest showing at the box office in 1983, is now an undisputed holiday classic and a must-watch for many families each season. The ...

LOS ANGELES -- Darren McGavin was painting a movie set in 1945 when he learned of an opening for a small role in the show, climbed off his ladder, and returned through Columbia's front gates to land ...

MGM/Everett From left: Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Ian Petrella and Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story (1983) Peter Billingsley is remembering his onscreen A Christmas Story mom, Melinda ...

It's been almost 40 years since Ralphie got his beloved BB gun (and nearly lost an eye), his father won a "major award" leg lamp and poor Flick stuck his tongue to a frozen pole in 1983's "A Christmas ...

When it comes to identifying holiday hits, it’s hard to find a more deserving flick than the 1983 classic “A Christmas Story.” Starring Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin and Peter Billingsley, the iconic ...

Whenever an actor becomes an iconic character, it’s difficult to reconcile them playing other parts. Sometimes it’s even impossible to realize that they’re the ones in other movies. That’s what fans ...

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 ...

Warner Bros. puts new wrapping on one of Hollywood's best holiday flicks, an adaptation of Jean Shepherd's hilarious tale of a 1940s family Christmas featuring a lovably blustery dad (Darren McGavin), ...

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. Darren’s ...