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 ...

James Darren, crooning teen idol in surfing film Gidget and later in The Guns of Navarone His Gidget theme launched a singing career complete with screaming fans, but ‘at times, it was Chinese torture ...

James Darren, Gidget teen idol actor who rose to fame in the 1950s, has died at 88, according to Nancy Sinatra, who counted him among her closest friends. Per outlet reports, his son, Inside Edition ...