James Darren (born James William Ercolani; June 8, 1936) is an American actor, director, and singer best known for Gidget (1959), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Lucky (2017).
He was married to Gloria Terlitsky, currently married to Evy Norlund and has three children, including Jim Moret.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1956: Rumble On The Docks as Jimmy Smigelski
- 1957: Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Widowskas
- 1957: The Brothers Rico as Johnny Rico
- 1957: The Tijuana Story as Mitch
- 1958: Gunmans Walk as Davy Hackett
- 1959: Gidget as Jeffrey Matthews/Moondoggie
- 1961: Gidget Goes Hawaiian as Moondoggie
- 1963: Gidget Goes To Rome as Moondoggie
- 1959: Kovacs On Music as Various
- 1959: The Gene Krupa Story as Eddie Sirota
- 1960: All The Young Men as Pvt. Cotton
- 1960: Let No Man Write My Epitaph as Nick Romano
- 1961: The Guns of Navarone as Spyros Pappadimos
- 1962: Diamond Head as Paul Kahana
- 1963: Under The Yum Yum Tree as James Darren
- 1964: For Those Who Think Young as Gardner 'Ding' Pruitt III
- 1964: Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! as Yogi Bear (singing voice)
- 1964: The Lively Set as Casey Owens
- 1969: Venus in Furs as Jimmy Logan
- 1971: City Beneath the Sea as Dr. Talty
- 1974: Mooch as James Darren
- 1975: The Lives Of Jenny Dolan as Orlando
- 1978: The Boss Son as Buddy Weinstein
- 1980: Turnover Smith as Georgie Green
- 1981: Scruples as Vito
- 2001: Random Acts as Allen
- 2017: Lucky as Paulie
Television Roles
- 1957: The Web as Tony Roberts
- 1959: The Lineup as Vezey
- 1959-1961: The Donna Reed Show as Kip Dennis/Jim Bryce/Buzz Berry (2 episodes)
- 1965: The Flintstones as Jimmy Darrock
- 1966: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Omir
- 1966-1967: The Time Tunnel as Dr. Tony Newman
- 1971: Love, American Style as Roger Barnes
- 1975: SWAT as Joey Wade
- 1976: Police Woman as Rick Matteo
- 1977: Black Sheep Squadron as Lt. Col. Rod Towers
- 1977: The Feather And Father Gang as Praeger
- 1977: Charlie's Angels as David Barzak
- 1977: Police Story as Roger Lewis
- 1978-1979: Hawaii Five-O as Johnny Munroe (2 episodes)
- 1979-1982: Fantasy Island as Claude Duvalle/Brian Holmes/Michael Duvall (3 episodes)
- 1980: Vegas as Paul Bracken
- 1981: The Love Boat as Tony Streeter
- 1982-1986: T.J. Hooker as Officer Jim Corrigan/Dan Danko (66 episodes)
- 1983: One Day at a Time as Roger Alexander
- 1992: Raven as Billy Sharp
- 1992: Renegade as Lou Delgado
- 1997: Diagnosis: Murder as Councilman Matthew Watson
- 1998-1999: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vic Fontaine (5 episodes)
- 1999: Melrose Place as Tony Marlin
Shorts
- 1968: The Man From The25th Century as Tomo/Robert Prentiss
Director
- 1986: T.J. Hooker
- 1986: The A-Team
- 1987: Stingray
- 1987-1988: Werewolf (8 episodes)
- 1987-1991: Hunter (7 episodes)
- 1988: Police Story Gladiator School
- 1988: Something is Out There
- 1990: Hardball
- 1992: Tequilla And Bonetti
- 1992-1993: Raven (4 episodes)
- 1993: Walker, Texas Ranger
- 1994: Renegade
- 1994-1995: Silk Stalkings (3 episodes)
- 1995: Nowhere Man
- 1996: Beverly Hills, 90210
- 1996-1997: Savannah (4 episodes)
- 1996-1997: Melrose Place (2 episodes)
