James Darren

James Darren

​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...

Known For

The Guns of Navarone

as Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos

Lucky

as Paulie

Gunman's Walk

as Davy Hackett

Cast Credits

Lucky

as Paulie

T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport

as Officer Jim Corrigan

Scruples

as Vito Orsini

Turnover Smith

as Georgie Green

The Boss' Son

as Buddy Weistein

Venus in Furs

as Jimmy Logan

The Lively Set

as Casey Owens

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

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

For Those Who Think Young

as Gardner "Ding" Pruitt III

Gidget Goes to Rome

as Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)

Diamond Head

as Paul Kahana

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

as Jeffrey "Moondoggy" Matthews

The Guns of Navarone

as Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos

All the Young Men

as Pvt. Cotton

The Gene Krupa Story

as Eddie Sirota

Gidget

as Moondoggie

Gunman's Walk

as Davy Hackett

The Brothers Rico

as Johnny Rico

Operation Mad Ball

as Pvt. Widowskas

Rumble on the Docks

as Jimmy Smigelski