--- name: "James Darren" canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-darren" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 June 1936" died: "2 September 2024" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T04:01:39.702149+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # James Darren Actor. Born 8 June 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 2 September 2024. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 June 1936, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - **Died:** 2 September 2024 - **Also known as:** James & Evy, James & Gloria, James William Ercolani - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Darren, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1345794, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201626/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/100318 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*The Guns of Navarone*](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography James Darren, born James William Ercolani on 8 June 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American actor, singer and television director. He died on 2 September 2024. He studied acting in New York with Stella Adler and was signed to a contract by Columbia Pictures in 1956 after being discovered by Joyce Selznick. His film debut came in *Rumble on the Docks* (1956). Darren appeared as Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos in *The Guns of Navarone* (1961). He played Moondoggie in the *Gidget* films (1959–63) and Tony Newman in the television series *The Time Tunnel* (1966–67). Later credits include the role of Vic Fontaine in *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993) and directing episodes of *The A-Team* (1983) and *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990). He also pursued a singing career with several hit singles in the early 1960s. *Sources: theguardian.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), Fi1m 74, as Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md) ## Complete filmography (58) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Lucky* (2017), as Paulie - *Savannah* (1996), series, Director - *Nowhere Man* (1995), series, Director - *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Councilman Matthew Watson - *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, Director - *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, as Vic Fontaine — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md) - *Renegade* (1992), series, as Lou Delgado · Director - *Melrose Place* (1992), series, Director - *Raven* (1992), series, Director - *Silk Stalkings* (1991), series, Director - *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, Director - *Hardball* (1989), series, Director - *Something Is Out There* (1988), series, Director - *Werewolf* (1987), series, Director - *T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport* (1986), as Officer Jim Corrigan - *Stingray* (1985), series, Director - *Hunter* (1984), series, Director - *The A-Team* (1983), series, Director - *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Officer Jim Corrigan, Dan Danko · Director - *Aliens From Another Planet* (1982), as Tony Newman - *Scruples* (1981), as Vito Orsini - *Turnover Smith* (1980), as Georgie Green - *The Boss' Son* (1978), as Buddy Weistein - *Vega$* (1978), series, Actor - *Fantasy Island* (1978), series, as Michael Duvall - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Tony Streeter - *Battle of the Network Stars* (1976), series, Actor - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as David Barzak - *Baa Baa Black Sheep* (1976), series, as Lt. Col. Rod Towers - *The Lives of Jenny Dolan* (1975), as Orlando - *S.W.A.T.* (1975), series, Actor - *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Rick Matteo - *Police Story* (1973), series, as Roger Lewis · Director - *Mooch Goes to Hollywood* (1971), as James Darren - *City Beneath the Sea* (1971), as Dr. Talty - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Roger Barnes - *Venus in Furs* (1969), as Jimmy Logan - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Johnny Munroe - *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Tony Newman - *The Lively Set* (1964), as Casey Owens - *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, as Omir - *Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!* (1964), as Yogi Bear ('Ven-e, Ven-o, Ven-a') (singing voice) - *For Those Who Think Young* (1964), as Gardner "Ding" Pruitt III - *Gidget Goes to Rome* (1963), as Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews) - *Diamond Head* (1962), as Paul Kahana - *Gidget Goes Hawaiian* (1961), as Jeffrey "Moondoggy" Matthews - *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), as Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md) - *Let No Man Write My Epitaph* (1960), as Nick Romano - *The Flintstones* (1960), series, as Jimmy Darrock (voice) - *All the Young Men* (1960), as Pvt. Cotton - *The Gene Krupa Story* (1959), as Eddie Sirota - *Gidget* (1959), as Moondoggie - *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Buzz Berry, Kip Dennis / Jim Bryce - *Gunman's Walk* (1958), as Davy Hackett - *The Tijuana Story* (1957), as Mitch - *The Brothers Rico* (1957), as Johnny Rico - *Operation Mad Ball* (1957), as Pvt. Widowskas - *Rumble on the Docks* (1956), as Jimmy Smigelski ## Gallery - ![James Darren](https://film.one/media/person/1240661/gallery-b91367883dc8.jpg) James Darren — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/James_Darren_%281966%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![James Darren at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. Friday, April 24, 2015.](https://film.one/media/person/1240661/gallery-a96144d0c9c5.jpg) James Darren at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. Friday, April 24, 2015. — Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/James_Darren_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![James Darren at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. Friday, April 24, 2015.](https://film.one/media/person/1240661/gallery-df6303a0d545.jpg) James Darren at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. Friday, April 24, 2015. — Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Chiller_Theatre_Expo%2C_Parsippany%2C_NJ_4-24-15_%2816657845334%29.jpg/1280px-Chiller_Theatre_Expo%2C_Parsippany%2C_NJ_4-24-15_%2816657845334%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Photo of guest star James Darren as Buzz Berry and Shelley Fabares as Mary Stone from the television program The Donna Reed Show. (1959)](https://film.one/media/person/1240661/gallery-98a7e7a878e5.jpg) Photo of guest star James Darren as Buzz Berry and Shelley Fabares as Mary Stone from the television program The Donna Reed Show. (1959) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/James_Darren_Shelley_Fabares_Donna_Reed_Show_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![James Darren](https://film.one/media/person/1240661/gallery-a90714ae818b.jpg) James Darren — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/james-darren