Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The previous James Darren , who played Vic Fontaine onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , is retrieve by William Shatner and their fellowStar Trekactors . Darren passed out on September 2 , 2024 , at the age of 88 . A former stripling heartthrob and star ofGidget , The Time Tunnel , T.J. Hooker , and numerous other films , idiot box serial publication , and leg performances , Darren was a beloved actor , singer , and manager . James Darren is pull through by his wife Evy , his sons Jim Moret , Christian Darren , and Tony Darren , five grandchildren , and one goddaughter .
On X , William Shatner yield testimonial to hisT.J. Hookerco - star , James Darren , yell him"a wonderful man - so talented ; so lie with . “Check outMr . Shatner ’s X postbelow :
Nana Visitor , who played Major Kira Nerys onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , also lovingly retrieve her co - star , James Darren . see outNana ’s X postbelow :
Robert Picardo , who played The Doctor onStar Trek : Voyager , called fellow Philadelphia native James Darren an"extraordinary and talented gentleman’s gentleman . “Check outPicardo ’s X postbelow :
As Quark onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , Armin Shimerman co - star with James Darren , who called his friend"the paradigm of kindness” . Check out Shimerman ’s X post below :
Star Trek : EnterpriseandThe D - Con Chamber ’s Dominic Keating host James Darren on his former podcast , The Shuttlepod Show , and called the late star"a legend and a Gand . “Check out Keating ’s XTC post below .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine had the biggest plaster cast of characters of any Trek show , stand for that Captain Sisko had numerous allies in the Dominion War .
Why James Darren’s Vic Fontaine Was Important To Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
There’s no one in Star Trek like Vic Fontaine, pally.
As Vic Fontaine , James Darren was a rum presence onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine . Vic was a ego - cognizant holograph who resided in a recreation of a Las Vegas gambling casino . Wise , compassionate , gifted , and already quick to lend his friends an pinna , Vic became a trusted booster toDS9 ’s bunch , including Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) . Thanks to Vic ’s friendly advice from the heart , severalDS9characters receive love or , in the instance ofEnsign Nog ( Aron Eisenberg ) , are able-bodied to overcome harm and regain the bounce in their step .
James Darren only joinedStar Trek : Deep Space Nineat the end of season 6 , andVic Fontaine seem in just 7 episode . look back , it ’s noteworthy what an unerasable impact Darren and Vic made onDS9 in such a short amount of prison term . Vic Fontaine infusedDS9with sixties retro cool , and in his own way , the holographical crooner embodied theoptimistic values ofStar Trek . Vic Fontaine was a unequaled creation ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , and there will never be another like him , or like James Darren , again .
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