James Darren, Star of ‘Gidget’ and ‘T.J. Hooker’ Dies at 88
James Darren, the actor best known as the heartthrob Moondoggie in the Gidget movies, has died at the age of 88.
The former Hollywood teen star, who also starred on television in the cop drama T.J. Hooker and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, died peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Monday following a heart-related illness, his family said.
His son Jim Moret, an Inside Edition correspondent, told The Hollywood Reporter: “I always thought he would pull through because he was so cool. He was always cool.”