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 ...

James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting ... He reprised his role as Moondoggie in “Gidget Goes Hawaiian” and again in “Gidget Goes to Rome,” though he was tired of the ...

James Darren, best known for a wide range of television ... Darren acted in the role of Moondoggie and sang the title track ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor James Darren, the former teen idol and pop singer who played the dreamy surfer Moondoggie in three Gidget movies before starring on television on The Time Tunnel and T ...

James Darren, an actor, director, and singer best known for his role as Moondoggie in the 1959 movie Gidget, died Monday at age 88. “I always thought he would pull through because he was so cool.

James Darren, the actor known for his teen idol role Moondoggie in the Gidget film series, and husband to Evy Norlund, passed away on Monday, September 2, at 88. Jim Moret, Darren’s eldest son ...

James Darren portrayed certain characters over the years that became famous at one point. The best among them was Jeffrey "Moondoggie" Matthews, who appeared in the comedy film, Gidget.

Darren was born James Ercolani in 1936 and grew up in South ... But to young movie fans of the late 1950s, he would be remembered best as Moondoggie, the dark-haired surfer boy in the smash ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- James Darren, the former teen idol and pop singer known for his role as Moondoggie in the "Gidget" films from the late '50s and early '60s, died Monday. He was 88.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite ... he would be remembered best as Moondoggie, the dark-haired surfer boy in the smash 1959 release “Gidget.” ...