Variety

James Darren, Teen Idol Actor in ‘Gidget,’ Singer and Director, Dies at 88

James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting in youth-oriented movies like “Gidget” to becoming an actor in TV shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “T.J. Hooker” and a singer and ...
Los Angeles Times

James Darren, TV director who played Moondoggie in the ‘Gidget’ films, dies at 88

James Darren, the teen idol who famously played dreamy surfer Moondoggie in the “Gidget” films of the 1950s and 1960s and segued into roles behind the camera, has died. He was 88. Darren died Monday ...
Yahoo

James Darren, aka Moondoggie From "Gidget," Passes Away at 88

When Hollywood released "Gidget" in 1959 it unleashed one of the first waves of mainstream attention and popularity for surfing in America. All of a sudden, that young teenage girl from Malibu was ...
UPI

James Darren, known as Moondoggie in 'Gidget,' Star Trek's DS9, dies at 88

Sept. 3 (UPI) --James Darren, best known for a wide range of television shows and movies from Gidget to T.J. Hooker and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, died on Monday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los ...
FOX8 Cleveland

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer and director, dies at 88

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol ...