The NIght Stalker departs...
"Captain Leo Winwood and I had a relationship that was long and bloody, like the Crusades, only without the chivalry."
"You know, I once thought about entering the priesthood"
"Then the Inquisition ended, and all of the fun went out of it for you."
He was Carl Kolchak. He saved us all from monsters, despite his own reservations. He was a favorite from my youth, and now he is gone from us.
First, we lost Don Knotts, who made cowardice an art form, and now we have lost Darren McGavin, who turned the coward into a reluctant hero.
He was quite prolific in his career. He played the Captain of the Enterprise, albeit not the one you immediately think of - the one from the 60's tv show, "Riverboat". He played Mike Hammer. He appeared in a ton of westerns. He was Arthur Dales on X-Files. He played the dad on "A Christmas Story". But, to me, he will always be Carl Kolchak, fighting authority figures and battling monsters, and never being believed.
Thank you, Mr. McGavin, for the gift you have given us. Rest in peace, Kolchak....
"You know, I once thought about entering the priesthood"
"Then the Inquisition ended, and all of the fun went out of it for you."
He was Carl Kolchak. He saved us all from monsters, despite his own reservations. He was a favorite from my youth, and now he is gone from us.
First, we lost Don Knotts, who made cowardice an art form, and now we have lost Darren McGavin, who turned the coward into a reluctant hero.
He was quite prolific in his career. He played the Captain of the Enterprise, albeit not the one you immediately think of - the one from the 60's tv show, "Riverboat". He played Mike Hammer. He appeared in a ton of westerns. He was Arthur Dales on X-Files. He played the dad on "A Christmas Story". But, to me, he will always be Carl Kolchak, fighting authority figures and battling monsters, and never being believed.
Thank you, Mr. McGavin, for the gift you have given us. Rest in peace, Kolchak....
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