Bobby Darin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 14, 1936
- Died
- December 20, 1973 (aged 37)
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
Biography
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor in film and television. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. He started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis. He recorded his first million-selling single, "Splish Splash", in 1958. That was followed by "Dream Lover", "Mack the Knife", and "Beyond the Sea", which brought him worldwide fame. In 1962 he won a Golden Globe Award for his first film, Come September, co-starring his first wife, actress Sandra Dee. During the 1960s, he became more politically active and worked on Robert F. Kennedy's Democratic presidential campaign. He was present on the night of June 4/5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles at the time of Kennedy's assassination. During the same year, he discovered he had been raised by his grandmother, not his mother, and that the woman he thought was his sister was actually his mother. Those events deeply affected Darin and sent him into a long period of seclusion. Although he made a successful comeback (in television) in the early 1970s, his health was beginning to fail, as he had always expected, following bouts of rheumatic fever in childhood. The knowledge of his vulnerability had always spurred him on to use his musical talent while still young. He died at the age of 37 after a heart operation in Los Angeles.
Known For
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Filmography
The True Buddy Holly Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
In Concert Series: Bobby Darin
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Movie · as Eddie
Bobby Darin: Mack is Back
Movie
The Bobby Darin Show
TV · 15 eps
The Marshal of Madrid
Movie · as Billy Dobbs
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
Movie · as Self
Night Gallery
TV · 1 ep
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Happy Ending
Movie · as Franco
The Barbara McNair Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gunfight in Abilene
Movie · as Cal Wayne
Stranger in the House
Movie · as Barney Teale
Bobby Darin in London
Movie · as Self
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That Funny Feeling
Movie · as Tom
Run for Your Life
TV · as Mark Shepherd · 1 ep
Captain Newman, M.D.
Movie · as Cpl. Jim Tomkins
Burke's Law
TV · as Roland Trivers (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Judy Garland Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hell Is for Heroes
Movie · as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
Pressure Point
Movie · as Patient
State Fair
Movie · as Jerry Dundee
If a Man Answers
Movie · as Eugene Wright
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Come September
Movie · as Tony
Too Late Blues
Movie · as John 'Ghost' Wakefield
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
Pepe
Movie · as Bobby Darin
Shadows
Movie · as Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
The Music Shop
TV · 9 eps
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Party
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Startime
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bob Crosby Show
TV · 1 ep
The Dick Clark Show
TV · as Self · 9 eps
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 2 eps
American Bandstand
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Beat
TV · 4 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Bobby Darin · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps