Acting · New York, New York, USA · Born May 14, 1936
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.
The True Buddy Holly Story
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieIn Concert Series: Bobby Darin
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJudy Garland Duets
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHappy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
as Eddie
TVThe Bobby Darin Show
1973
MovieBobby Darin: Mack is Back
1973
TVThe Midnight Special
1972
as Self
MovieThe Marshal of Madrid
1972
as Billy Dobbs
MovieThe Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971
as Self
TVNight Gallery
1970
TVThe Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
MovieThe Happy Ending
1969
as Franco
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
as Self
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
MovieStranger in the House
1967
as Barney Teale
Bobby Darin in London
1967
as Self
TVIronside
1967
MovieGunfight in Abilene
1967
as Cal Wayne
TVABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Mark Shepherd
MovieThat Funny Feeling
1965
as Tom Milford
MovieCaptain Newman, M.D.
1963
as Cpl. Jim Tomkins
TVThe Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Roland Trivers (uncredited)
MoviePressure Point
1962
as Patient
MovieIf a Man Answers
1962
as Eugene Wright
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
MovieHell Is for Heroes
1962
as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
MoviePresident Kennedy's Birthday Salute
1962
as Self
MovieState Fair
1962
as Jerry Dundee
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
MovieToo Late Blues
1961
as John 'Ghost' Wakefield
MovieCome September
1961
as Tony
MoviePepe
1960
as Bobby Darin
MovieShadows
1960
as Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
The Big Party
1959
as Self
TVStartime
1959
as Self
The Music Shop
1959
TVKraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
The Bob Crosby Show
1958
TVThe Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
TVAmerican Bandstand
1957
as Self
The Big Beat
1957
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVThis Is Your Life
1952
as Self
TVThe Jack Benny Program
1950
as Bobby Darin
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
