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James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films including the youth and beach-culture film Gidget (1959) and its sequels.
2 days ago · By Will Dudding. Published Sept. 3, 2024 Updated Sept. 4, 2024, 10:31 a.m. ET. James Darren, an actor and singer whose starring role as a California surfer in the “Gidget” movies made him one ...
1 day ago · James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film "Gidget," died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a ...
2 days ago · James Darren poses for a picture on June 22, 1983. James Darren, an actor, director and singer who had his breakout role of Moondoggie in the 1959 movie “Gidget,” died Monday at age 88 ...
2 days ago · James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88.
2 days ago · James Darren, the teen idol who famously played dreamy surfer Moondoggie in the “Gidget” films of the 1950s and 1960s and segued into roles behind the camera, has died. He was 88. Darren died ...
James Darren. Actor: The Guns of Navarone. Tall, good-looking James Darren was a student of acting coach Stella Adler and made his name in the 1950s in a series of teenage-themed films.
3 days ago · James Darren, ‘Gidget’ Surfer and Cop on ‘T.J. Hooker,’ Dies at 88. The 'Time Tunnel' star also was a pop singer and a crooning hologram on 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.'
1 day ago · KLCC. 136 W 8th Ave. Eugene OR 97401. 541-463-6000. klcc@klcc.org. Contact Us. FCC Applications. Actor and singer James Darren, a teen heartthrob in the 1960s, died this week at the age of 88. Tall, dark and handsome, he starred in three of the "Gidget" beach movies.
2 days ago · Darren was born James Ercolani in 1936 and grew up in South Philadelphia, not far from such fellow teen idols of the 1950s and ’60s as Fabian and Frankie Avalon. Singing came easy to him, and at ...