James Darren starred in ‘Gidget,’ ‘T.J. Hooker’ and plenty of different tasks.
Well-liked ’60s music and appearing star James Darren died on Monday, in accordance with his son Jim Moret. Along with sharing an X submit confirming the information, Moret spoke to The Hollywood Reporter to share particulars of the Gidget star’s remaining days.
Darren was just lately hospitalized to bear an aortic valve substitute. (In line with the Mayo Clinic, “The aortic valve helps hold blood flowing within the appropriate course by way of the guts. A broken or diseased aortic valve can have an effect on blood stream to the remainder of the guts and physique.”) Nevertheless, the surgical procedure couldn’t be carried out attributable to Darren’s weakened state. After returning residence, he needed to be hospitalized once more at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Middle. He died in his sleep on Monday whereas being handled on the facility.
Darren was a multi-talented artist, breaking out each within the pop music world and the film enterprise. He appeared in movies like Rumble on the Docks, Gunman’s Stroll, All of the Younger Males, Diamond Head and The Weapons of Navarone. His most notable cinematic appearances got here within the three theatrical Gidget films: Gidget, Gidget Goes Hawaiian and Gidget Goes to Rome. Concurrently along with his movie profession, he had hit songs, together with “Goodbye Merciless World,” “Her Royal Majesty,” “Conscience” and “Gidget.” His 1960 monitor “Let’s Fall in Love” has additionally gained prominence over time.
He finally turned a profitable TV actor, as properly. Darren starred on T.J. Hooker as Officer Jim Corrigan, Star Trek: Deep Area 9 as Vic Fontaine, Melrose Place as Tony Marlin, and The Time Tunnel as Dr. Tony Newman. He additionally popped up within the unique Hawaii 5-O, the unique One Day at a Time, Charlie’s Angels, The Love Boat, Analysis: Homicide and the unique Fantasy Island.
After his passing, Nancy Sinatra was amongst those that honored the late actor/singer, writing: “One among my dearest, closest pals in all of the world, of all my life has handed away. Godfather to my daughter, AJ. Wishing him a quick [and] stunning journey by way of the Universe [and] past. Godspeed, candy Jimmy. My coronary heart is torn however full of affection for Evy, Christian, Anthony [and] Jimmy Jr.”