James Darren

James William Ercolani, known by his stage name James Darren, is 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 Gidget (1959) and its sequels, 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 achieved hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel (1966–1967). He appeared in the regular role of Officer III James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1983–1986) and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999).

8 June 1936

Born on the same birth date (8 June 1936): Kenneth G. Wilson

Born on the same birth day (8 June): Alexandre Tuffèri • Billie Dawe • Ernst Enno • Fernand Fonssagrives • Gaby Morlay • Herb Adderley • John Everett Millais • John Smeaton • Jonathan Potter • José Antonio Camacho • Nikos Konstantopoulos • Pierre-André Fournier • Seán McCaughey • Tim Berners-Lee • Timea Bacsinszky

Born in the same month (June 1936): Assia Djebar • Benjamin Adekunle • Bruce Dern • D. Ramanaidu • Edith Pearlman • Enn Vetemaa • George Radda • Kris Kristofferson • Lucille Clifton • Marisa Galvany • Mick O'Dwyer • Nancy Dussault • Vince Camuto