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Bobby Darin

Acting
Known For

37 Years Old

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Born

New York, New York, USA on 14th May 1936

Died

20th December 1973

All Credits

Kraft Music Hall Image
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Merv Griffin Show Image
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Jack Benny Program Image
The Jack Benny Program
Bobby Darin
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Run for Your Life Image
Run for Your Life
Mark Shepherd
Night Gallery Image
Night Gallery
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Dick Clark Show Image
The Dick Clark Show
Self
This Is Your Life Image
This Is Your Life
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Image
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
The Flip Wilson Show Image
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Ironside Image
Ironside
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The Barbara McNair Show
Self
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Burke's Law Image
Burke's Law
Roland Trivers (uncredited)
American Bandstand Image
American Bandstand
Self
The Midnight Special Image
The Midnight Special
Self
The Judy Garland Show Image
The Judy Garland Show
Self
ABC Stage 67 Image
ABC Stage 67
Self
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The Music Shop
No Image
The Big Party
Self
The Grammys Image
The Grammys
Self
Hell Is for Heroes Image
Hell Is for Heroes
Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
The Bobby Darin Show Image
The Bobby Darin Show
Come September Image
Come September
Tony
Pepe Image
Pepe
Bobby Darin
Captain Newman, M.D. Image
Captain Newman, M.D.
Cpl. Jim Tomkins
Pressure Point Image
Pressure Point
Patient
Shadows Image
Shadows
Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Gunfight in Abilene Image
Gunfight in Abilene
Cal Wayne
If a Man Answers Image
If a Man Answers
Eugene Wright
That Funny Feeling Image
That Funny Feeling
Tom Milford
Too Late Blues Image
Too Late Blues
John 'Ghost' Wakefield
The Happy Ending Image
The Happy Ending
Franco (as Robert Darin)
The Marshal of Madrid Image
The Marshal of Madrid
Billy Dobbs
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The Big Beat
Cop-Out Image
Cop-Out
Barney Teale
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The Bob Crosby Show
State Fair Image
State Fair
Jerry Dundee
Happy Mother's Day, Love George Image
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Eddie
Judy Garland Duets Image
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute Image
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
Self
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The True Buddy Holly Story
Self (archive footage)
Goin' Back to Indiana Image
Goin' Back to Indiana
Self
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2 Image
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
In Concert Series: Bobby Darin Image
In Concert Series: Bobby Darin
Self (archive footage)
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Bobby Darin in London
Self
Bobby Darin: Mack is Back Image
Bobby Darin: Mack is Back