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, 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







Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ NR
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Self (archive footage)★ NR
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Judy Garland Duets 2005Self (archive footage)★ NR
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Self (archive footage)★ 8
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Eddie★ 6
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The Bobby Darin Show 1973★ NR
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The Midnight Special 1972Self★ 7.8
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Billy Dobbs★ NR
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Self★ NR
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Night Gallery 1970★ 7.8
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The Flip Wilson Show 1970Self★ 4.8
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The Happy Ending 1969Franco (as Robert Darin)★ 6
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Self★ NR
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Self★ 6.5
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Cop-Out 1967Barney Teale★ 5.3
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Self★ NR
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Ironside 1967★ 6.8
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Gunfight in Abilene 1967Cal Wayne★ 6.5
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ABC Stage 67 1966Self★ 6.2
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Run for Your Life 1965Mark Shepherd★ 7.2
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That Funny Feeling 1965Tom Milford★ 5.9
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Captain Newman, M.D. 1963Cpl. Jim Tomkins★ 6.5
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Self★ 8
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Burke's Law 1963Roland Trivers (uncredited)★ 6
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Pressure Point 1962Patient★ 6.6
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If a Man Answers 1962Eugene Wright★ 5.9
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Hell Is for Heroes 1962Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby★ 6.5
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Self★ 7.3
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State Fair 1962Jerry Dundee★ 4.9
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Too Late Blues 1961John 'Ghost' Wakefield★ 6.5
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Come September 1961Tony★ 6.8
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Pepe 1960Bobby Darin★ 6.2
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Shadows 1960Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)★ 6.9
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The Big Party 1959Self★ NR
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The Music Shop 1959★ NR
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Kraft Music Hall 1958Self★ 4.7
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The Bob Crosby Show 1958★ NR
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The Dick Clark Show 1958Self★ 5.5
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American Bandstand 1957Self★ 8.4
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The Big Beat 1957★ NR
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Self★ 6
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The Oscars 1953Self★ 7
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This Is Your Life 1952Self★ 6.5
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Bobby Darin★ 7.8
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What's My Line? 1950Self - Mystery Guest★ 6.9