James Darren

James Ercolani
1936 -
American born Phildelphia, Pennsylvania

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. A better actor than most of his contemporary teenage heartthrobs, he nevertheless found it difficult to escape the teen-idol image he got in pictures like Gidget (1959) and Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961). He also gained fame in the early and mid-1960s as a singer, with several hits to his credit, including "Goodbye Cruel World" and "Her Royal Majesty". His film work tapered off in the 1960s, but he did much TV work and had two hit series, "The Time Tunnel" (1966) in the 1960s and "T.J. Hooker" (1982) in the 1980s. Spouse Evy Norlund (1960 - present) 2 sons, Gloria Terlitsky (1955 - 1959) (divorced) 1 son.

"The Time Tunnel" (2006) , Random Acts (2001) , "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1999) , "Melrose Place" (1999) , "Diagnosis Murder" (1997) , "Silk Stalkings" (1994) , "Renegade" (1992) , "Raven" (1992) , T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986) , "T.J. Hooker" (1986) , "One Day at a Time"(1983) , "Fantasy Island" (1982) , Scruples (1981) , "The Love Boat" (1981) , Turnover Smith (1980) , "Vega$" (1980) , "Hawaii Five-O" (1979) , The Boss' Son (1978) , "Police Story" (1977) , "Charlie's Angels" (1977) , "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1977) , "Police Woman" (1976) , "S.W.A.T." (1976) , The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975) , "Love, American Style" (1971) ,City Beneath the Sea (1971) , Paroxismus (1969) , The Man from the 25th Century (1968) , "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"(1966) , "The Flintstones" (1965) , The Lively Set (1964) , For Those Who Think Young (1964) , Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964) , Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) , Diamond Head (1963), Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) , The Guns of Navarone (1961) , Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) , All the Young Men (1960) , Because They're Young (1960) , The Gene Krupa Story (1959) , Gidget (1959) , "The Donna Reed Show" (1959) ,Gunman's Walk (1958) , The Tijuana Story (1957) , The Brothers Rico (1957) , Operation Mad Ball (1957) , "The Web" (1957) , Rumble on the Docks (1956)