"The Time Tunnel" Actor & Singer James Darren 1936-2024 Memorial Video

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 the youth and beach-culture film Gidget (1959) and its sequels. He also appeared in 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 sang 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 had the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1982-1986) and performed as Vic Fontaine, a recurring role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998-1999).
On September 2, 2024, Darren died from heart failure in his sleep at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 88. In the weeks before his death, Darren was experiencing issues relating to the function of his aortic valve. His doctors judged his condition too fragile to undergo surgery and repair it.
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James Darren a Great Actor. R.I.P.

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Going to miss James Darren - hugs to his wife and family.. What a handsome actor and singer!

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What a body of work.. 😢🙏… here’s looking at you..

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Beautiful 😢😢😢😢

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Jim Corrigan de Hooker 😢 R.I.P.

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He will be so missed! R.I.P. Jim!

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This was a lot of work for you to do. I bet he would have been very appreciative.