(Gray News) – James Darren, a longtime film and TV actor, singer, and director, has reportedly died.
Darren’s family told Variety that the 88-year-old, known for his role in the 1959 film “Gidget,” died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
The actor portrayed Moondoggie in the surf-themed movie “Gidget.” Darren also sang the theme song for the film and later went on to release numerous albums throughout a successful singing career.
Darren also worked as a director and appeared in TV shows like “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and law enforcement drama “T.J. Hooker.”
A cause of death was not immediately released.
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