The X-Files
Agua Mala
Sunday 21 February 1999 on FOX

Arthur Dales summons Mulder and Scully to his holiday home in Florida where he is concerned over the disappearance of his neighbors. Despite the raging hurricane, Mulder and Scully head out to investigate and discover several strange deaths caused by an octopus-like sea creature that swam in...

Burt Reynolds, Darren McGavin's costar in Riverboat (1963), once said of him, "I will say this about McGavin. He is going to be a very disappointed man on the first Easter after his death." (edit) In addition to making appearances on The X-Files, Darren McGavin also guested on Chris Carter's Millennium, playing Frank Black's estranged father. (edit) After Tony Franciosa was fired from The Name of the Game, Darren McGavin was one of the actors who occasionally filled in on the series. The others were Peter Falk, Robert Culp, and Robert Wagner. (edit) Darren McGavin appeared in two films directed by Otto Preminger: The Man With the Golden Arm and The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell. (edit) Darren McGavin received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at The 79th Annual Academy Awards in 2007. (edit)

Darren McGavin: (describing the quality of his early series "Casey, Crime Photographer") It was so bad that it was never re-run, and that’s saying something when you recall the caliber of television programs in those days. (edit) Darren McGavin: (on Carl Kolchak) The day he was fired from the New York Journal in 1955, he was wearing a seersucker suit, a black string tie, and a white shirt with a button-down collar. So, he's still wearing 'em. He hasn't bought a suit of clothes since he was fired. What he's saying to the world is beautiful: "The heck with you, brother—I'll get my story anyway." (edit) Darren McGavin: (describing the appeal of his characters) The public identifies with a loser. President Nixon only got 43 percent of all the votes in the November elections. That makes losers out of 57 percent of the voters. Besides, the country has been built by losers; guys who failed and kept on going; guys who were losers in the east and decided to move West, and, before that, guys who were losers in their native countries and decided to come to America. (edit) Darren McGavin: (describing why Kolchak: The Night Stalker ended) The Night Stalker only lasted one year because I didn't want to do it any more. The pain in doing that show was excruciating. It was shot from 4:00 in the afternoon until 5:00 in the morning. At the time, no one knew ABC was on the air. It was last in the ratings. (edit) Darren McGavin: (when asked by a reporter if a weekly horror series could work) We can make it fun. As for the horror side, we’re not going to show much. I don’t believe papier-mâché masks or rubber fins induce fear, so you’re not going to see much of the monsters, but you’ll see what he’s done, and the fear he creates in others. (edit)

Star
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Carl Kolchak	Mike Hammer (1958) Mike Hammer
Riverboat Grey Holden	Small & Frye Nick Small
The Martian Chronicles Sam Parkhill	The Outsider David Ross

Recurring Role
Disneyland Barney B. Duncan

Guest Star
Alcoa Hour The Archangel Harrigan Harrigan	Alcoa Hour The Original Miss Chase Arthur Bryan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Cheney Vase Lyle Endicott	Alfred Hitchcock Presents Triggers in Leash Red Hillman
Banyon Pilot Lt. Pete McNeil	Ben Casey Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer

Director
Riverboat The Blowup	The Evil Touch A Game of Hearts