About
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 Gidget (1959) and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Diamond Head (1962). As a teen pop singer, he achieved hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel (1966–1967). He appeared in the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1983–1986) and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999).
Key details
| Born |
James William Ercolani 8 June 1936 Lower Moyamensing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
|
| Died |
2 September 2024 (aged 88) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
|
| Zodiac | Gemini |
| Tags | Add tag |
Family members
Spouse 2
Children 2
Parents
Siblings
Other family members
Connections
Friends & associates
Other relationships 1
James Darren has also been romantically linked to:
James Darren dating history
3
Children
2Scholars
Family
Parents
Siblings
Children
Other family members
Friends & associates
Missing information for James Darren
Lists
Facts and figures
Similar profiles
Activity
Top contributors today
- wdweditorial · 27 posts · 47 points
Tags
Featured contributors
Couples by country
USA · UK · Canada · Australia · France · Germany · India · China · South Korea · Japan · Spain · MexicoCouples by decade
1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020s
