James Darren

ActorDirector Jun 8 (died age 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1950–2022 (72 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. He wanted to be an actor and studied in New York City with Stella Adler for a number of years. He would also occasionally sing although he later said "I wasn't really a singer. I was a kid in Philly whose dad would take him to bars and nightclubs and I would get up and sing two songs…

Known For

Film

The A-Team

Director

Film

The Guns of Navarone

Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos

Film

Beverly Hills, 90210

Director

Film

Lucky

Paulie

Film

Walker, Texas Ranger

Director

Film

The Time Tunnel

Tony Newman

Film

Werewolf

Director

Film

Renegade

Director

Filmography

Acting (62)

Movies (29)

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

2018

as Self

7.0

New Dimensions

2018

as Self

Lucky

2017

as Paulie

7.3

T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport

1986

as Officer Jim Corrigan

Aliens From Another Planet

1982

as Tony Newman

3.5

Scruples

1981

as Vito Orsini

Turnover Smith

1980

as Georgie Green

The Boss' Son

1978

as Buddy Weistein

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975

as Orlando

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as James Darren

City Beneath the Sea

as Dr. Talty

Venus in Furs

as Jimmy Logan

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

1964

as Yogi Bear ('Ven-e, Ven-o, Ven-a') (singing voice)

6.4

The Lively Set

1964

as Casey Owens

For Those Who Think Young

1964

as Gardner "Ding" Pruitt III

5.3

Gidget Goes to Rome

1963

as Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)

Diamond Head

as Paul Kahana

The Guns of Navarone

as Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos

7.3

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

1961

as Jeffrey "Moondoggy" Matthews

4.6

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

as Nick Romano

All the Young Men

as Pvt. Cotton

Because They're Young

as Self

Gidget

as Moondoggie

The Gene Krupa Story

as Eddie Sirota

Gunman's Walk

as Davy Hackett

The Tijuana Story

as Mitch

Operation Mad Ball

as Pvt. Widowskas

The Brothers Rico

as Johnny Rico

Rumble on the Docks

as Jimmy Smigelski

Television (33)

The Shuttlepod Show

as Self

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Diagnosis: Murder

as Councilman Matthew Watson

7.1

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Vic Fontaine

Melrose Place

Renegade

as Lou Delgado

T. J. Hooker

as Officer Jim Corrigan

T. J. Hooker

as Dan Danko

Vega$

The Love Boat

as Tony Streeter

Charlie's Angels

as David Barzak

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

6.0

Baa Baa Black Sheep

1976

as Lt. Col. Rod Towers

S.W.A.T.

Dinah!

as Self

Police Woman

as Rick Matteo

Police Story

as Roger Lewis

Love, American Style

as Roger Barnes

The Barbara McNair Show

1969

as Self

Hawaii Five-O

as Johnny Munroe

Malibu U

as Self

The Time Tunnel

as Tony Newman

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964

as Omir

7.7

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self - Co-Host

5.4

The Flintstones

1960

as Jimmy Darrock (voice)

The Donna Reed Show

as Buzz Berry

The Dick Clark Show

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

The Oscars

as Self

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Crew (16)

Television (16)

Savannah

Director

Nowhere Man

Director

Walker, Texas Ranger

Director

Melrose Place

Director

Renegade

Director

Raven

Director

Silk Stalkings

Director

Beverly Hills, 90210

Director

Hardball

Director

Something Is Out There

Director

Werewolf

Director

Stingray

Director

Hunter

Director

The A-Team

Director

T. J. Hooker

Director

Police Story

Director