He also appeared in The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Diamond Head (1962).

As a teen pop singer, he sang hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961.

He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel (1966–1967).

[5][6] In an interview with the News Press of Fort Myers, Florida he said that the area where he lived was "a real neighborhood.

[6] Darren wanted to be an actor and studied in New York City with Stella Adler for a number of years.

[11] He guest starred on an episode of TV's The Web ("Kill and Run") and then Columbia gave him a support role in an "A" picture,[citation needed] the comedy Operation Mad Ball (1957), starring Jack Lemmon and Ernie Kovacs.

He was third billed in a series of films for Columbia: The Gene Krupa Story (1959), a biopic with Sal Mineo; All the Young Men (1960), a Korean War movie with Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier; and Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) with Burl Ives and Shelley Winters, which was a sequel to Knock on Any Door (1949).

Darren had a supporting role in the World War II film The Guns of Navarone (1961), a huge hit at the box office.

[2] Darren had a good support role in a melodrama, Diamond Head (1962) with Charlton Heston.

But with those young ladies (Sandra Dee, Deborah Walley, and Cindy Carol), it was the best prison I think I'll ever be in.

[2][additional citation(s) needed] Darren's seven-year contract with Columbia expired in 1963, and he did not renew it.

[16] That teamed him with Pamela Tiffin, who was also in For Those Who Think Young (1964), a teen film Darren made for United Artists.

[17] Darren went to Europe to make Venus in Furs (1969)[2] for Jess Franco and was reunited with Allen in City Beneath the Sea (1971).

He focused on guest starring on TV series, such as Love, American Style; S.W.A.T., Police Woman, Black Sheep Squadron, The Feather & Father Gang, Charlie's Angels, Police Story, Hawaii Five-O, Vegas, The Love Boat, and Fantasy Island.

He had a role in the TV movie The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975) and the film The Boss' Son (1978).

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Darren was the host of Portrait of a Legend, a weekly show in which he conducted an interview with a popular musician about their career interspersed with classic performance footage of that artist.

Artists who appeared included Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Sly Stone, and Herb Alpert.

[18] From 1983 to 1986 Darren had a regular role as Officer James Corrigan on the television police drama T. J.

"[19] He directed some episodes and launched a career as a director, notably of action-based series, including Hunter, The A-Team, Silk Stalkings, Renegade, and Nowhere Man as well as dramas such as Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place.

In 1998, Darren achieved popularity anew as a singer through his appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the role of holographic crooner and adviser Vic Fontaine.

[26][27] Darren died from congestive heart failure in his sleep, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, on September 2, 2024.

[2][28] In the weeks before his death, Darren was experiencing issues relating to the function of his aortic valve.