Nancy Sinatra pays tribute to US actor James Darren: Godspeed, sweet Jimmy

James Darren and his wife Evy Norlund (Harry Harris/AP)

Nancy Sinatra has remembered US actor James Darren as one of her “dearest, closest friends in all the world” following his death aged 88.

Darren rose to fame starring as Moondoggie in the 1959 comedy Gidget and more recently played Vic Fontaine in the 1990s sci-fi series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.