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James Darren

1936 - 2024

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). James Darren is the 4,692nd most popular actor (up from 5,281st in 2024), the 7,439th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,699th in 2019) and the 2,152nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, James Darren ranks 4,692 out of 13,578. Before him are Patrick Kilpatrick, Ben Chaplin, Millie Perkins, May Britt, Ed Helms, and Jimmy Durante. After him are Bill Smitrovich, Luke Hemsworth, Irina Alfyorova, Charles Shaughnessy, Minami Takayama, and Gustaf Skarsgård.

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Among people born in 1936, James Darren ranks 383. Before him are Anatoly Mikhaylov, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Guillermo Escalada, Míriam Colón, Carlos Blixen, and Vladimir Maslachenko. After him are Tony Nash, John Shalikashvili, Revaz Gabriadze, Stephen E. Ambrose, Georg Sterzinsky, and Darlene Hard. Among people deceased in 2024, James Darren ranks 361. Before him are Earl Holliman, Serge Vohor, Helen Fisher, Hugo Villanueva, Imerio Massignan, and Jean-Claude Gaudin. After him are Hama Amadou, Toini Pöysti, Jon McBride, Janis Paige, Willi Giesemann, and Atsuko Tanaka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Darren ranks 7,441 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick Kilpatrick (1949), Hal Needham (1931), Mary Ritter Beard (1876), Millie Perkins (1938), Ed Helms (1974), and Jimmy Durante (1893). After him are Bill Smitrovich (1947), Hassler Whitney (1907), George Ord (1781), Mary Watson Whitney (1847), Robert Durst (1943), and Chris Wedge (1957).

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Among actors born in United States, James Darren ranks 2,153. Before him are Sandy Dennis (1937), Jeffrey Donovan (1968), Patrick Kilpatrick (1949), Millie Perkins (1938), Ed Helms (1974), and Jimmy Durante (1893). After him are Bill Smitrovich (1947), Aria Giovanni (1977), Victor Sen Yung (1914), Pamela Sue Martin (1953), Mary Beth Hurt (1946), and Margaret Qualley (1994).

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