- Moondoggie - Wikipedia
In the three motion pictures Gidget, Gidget Goes Hawaiian and Gidget Goes to Rome, Moondoggie is portrayed by James Darren, the only character to be played by the same actor in all three films
- James Darren Created a Legend With His ‘Gidget’ Character . . .
There was perhaps no bigger Hollywood character in surfing's history than the one created by James Darren in the movie 'Gidget ' This is Moondoggie explained
- James Darren, Moondoggie in the Gidget films, dies at 88 . . .
James Darren, the teen idol who famously played dreamy surfer Moondoggie in the “Gidget” films of the 1950s and 1960s and segued into roles behind the camera, has died
- James Darren Dead: Moondoggie in Gidget, Singer, Director . . .
James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting in youth-oriented movies like “ Gidget ” to becoming an actor in TV shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “T J Hooker” and a singer and
- James Darren, Gidgets Moondoggie, Dies at 88 - Extra
Already a fan favorite receiving bags of mail every week, he became a bona fide teen idol as Moondoggie, Gidget's hunky boyfriend in "Gidget" (1959)
- James Darren, actor in ‘Gidget’ and ‘TJ Hooker,’ dies at 88 . . .
In “Gidget,” Darren played Moondoggie, a surfer who rescues the main character from a bed of kelp and eventually becomes her romantic interest He also appeared in two later Gidget movies: 1961’s
- Who Played Moondoggie In Gidget? - Looper
Moondoggie from "Gidget" was portrayed by none other than Hollywood legend James Darren Darren was born in Philadelphia in 1936 and began his career as a screen actor in "Rumble on the Docks "
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