(During filming, Darren McGavin, who plays The Old Man in the ... also appeared in the 2022 sequel, “A Christmas Story Christmas.” In that movie, his character has become a police officer.

Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson ... of the grumpy father given to bursts of profanity in the film A Christmas Story. He appeared as the tough-talking, funny detective in the 1950s ...