Bobby Darin
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1936-05-14
- Died
- 1973-12-20
- Place of birth
- New York, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Walden Robert Cassotto
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
TV Shows (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Ironside
1967
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Roland Trivers (uncredited)
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mark Shepherd
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
American Bandstand
1957
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Night Gallery
1970
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Bobby Darin
Startime
1959
as Self
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
The Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
The Big Party
1959
as Self
The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
The Grammys
1959
as Self
The Music Shop
1959
The Big Beat
1957
The Bob Crosby Show
1958
Movies (23)
Too Late Blues
1961
as John 'Ghost' Wakefield
Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
Come September
1961
as Tony
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
as Eddie
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
as Cpl. Jim Tomkins
The Happy Ending
1969
as Franco
Pressure Point
1962
as Patient
Judy Garland Duets
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Pepe
1960
as Bobby Darin
Shadows
1960
as Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
State Fair
1962
as Jerry Dundee
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Tom Milford
Gunfight in Abilene
1967
as Cal Wayne
The Marshal of Madrid
1972
as Billy Dobbs
Stranger in the House
1967
as Barney Teale
If a Man Answers
1962
as Eugene Wright
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971
as Self
In Concert Series: Bobby Darin
2006
as Self (archive footage)
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
1962
as Self
Bobby Darin in London
1967
as Self
Bobby Darin: Mack is Back
1973
The True Buddy Holly Story
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003
as Self (archive footage)
About Bobby Darin
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… With 52 credits spanning from 1948 to 2012, Bobby Darin has appeared in 23 films and 29 TV shows.
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- Too Late Blues (1961) — as John 'Ghost' Wakefield
- Hell Is for Heroes (1962) — as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
- Come September (1961) — as Tony
- Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973) — as Eddie
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) — as Cpl. Jim Tomkins
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