James Darren Autographs
James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was 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 the youth and beach-culture film Gidget (1959) and its sequels. He also appeared in 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 sang 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 had the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1982–1986) and performed as Vic Fontaine, a recurring role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999).
James William Ercolani was born in Philadelphia, on June 8, 1936. He was of Italian descent and grew up in South Philadelphia near where Fabian and Frankie Avalon lived. In an interview with the News Press of Fort Myers, Florida he said that the area where he lived was "a real neighborhood. It made you feel that you could be successful, too." He mentioned that Al Martino and Eddie Fisher were from the neighborhood.
Darren wanted to be an actor and studied in New York City with Stella Adler for a number of years. He also occasionally sang although he later said "I wasn't really a singer. I was a kid in Philly whose dad would take him to bars and nightclubs and I would get up and sing two songs."
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Traded items with a signature of James Darren
The most expensive item with a signature of James Darren (RARE!! “The Time Tunnel" James Darren (+3) Hand Signed 10X8 B&W Photo COA) was sold in March 2025 for $299.99 while the cheapest item (James Darren Signed 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 Autographed Page Gidget Moondoggie) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2023. The month with the most items sold (12) was September 2024 with an average selling price of $40.00 for an autographed item of James Darren. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $299.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.50 was September 2009. In average, an autographed item from James Darren is worth $21.72.
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