Bobby Darin
Born
May 14, 1936
Died
December 20, 1973 (37 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York, New York, USA
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.
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Known For
The True Buddy Holly Story
Self (archive footage)
2012
In Concert Series: Bobby Darin
Self (archive footage)
2006
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
2003
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Eddie
1973
The Bobby Darin Show
(15 episodes)
1973
Bobby Darin: Mack is Back
1973
The Midnight Special
Self · (1 episode)
1972
The Marshal of Madrid
Billy Dobbs
1972
Goin' Back to Indiana
Self
1971
Night Gallery
(1 episode)
1970
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1970
The Happy Ending
Franco (as Robert Darin)
1969
The Barbara McNair Show
Self · (1 episode)
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968
Cop-Out
Barney Teale
1967
Bobby Darin in London
Self
1967
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
Gunfight in Abilene
Cal Wayne
1967
ABC Stage 67
Self · (1 episode)
1966
Run for Your Life
Mark Shepherd · (1 episode)
1965
That Funny Feeling
Tom Milford
1965
Captain Newman, M.D.
Cpl. Jim Tomkins
1963
The Judy Garland Show
Self · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Roland Trivers (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1963
Pressure Point
Patient
1962
If a Man Answers
Eugene Wright
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
Hell Is for Heroes
Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
1962
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
Self
1962
State Fair
Jerry Dundee
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
1961
Too Late Blues
John 'Ghost' Wakefield
1961
Come September
Tony
1961
Pepe
Bobby Darin
1960
Shadows
Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
1960
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Big Party
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Music Shop
(9 episodes)
1959
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (2 episodes)
1958
The Bob Crosby Show
(1 episode)
1958
The Dick Clark Show
Self · (9 episodes)
1958
American Bandstand
Self · (1 episode)
1957
The Big Beat
(4 episodes)
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1952
The Jack Benny Program
Bobby Darin · (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (3 episodes)
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1948