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Edgar Raymond Darby Hinton (born August 19, 1957) is an American actor. His parents were actor Ed Hinton (1919–1958) and Marilyn Mau Hinton (1922–1982). Both of his sisters, Darcy and Daryn Hinton, were actresses from childhood.Everett Aaker, Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary, page 210, McFarland, Incorporated, 2017 Hinton is best known for playing Israel Boone on Daniel Boone.Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present (Seventh Edition), page 234, Ballantine Books, 1999
When Hinton was six years old, his mother dropped him off at 20th-Century Fox to audition for a part in The Sound of Music, and then she went to park the car. Hinton made a mistake, stood in line for Daniel Boone auditions, and so impressed the casting department that he was signed for the role of Israel Boone, though they had been looking for an older boy for the part. He was on the series from 1964 to 1970, and became especially close to Fess Parker, who played his father. Hinton had been only a year old when his own father died, and Parker became a father figure to him.
After Daniel Boone ended, Hinton continued acting. He was in the 1978 film Goodbye, Franklin High,Hal Erickson, The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001, 2nd ed., page 218, McFarland, Inc., 2010 the 1979 ABC special When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion,When the West Was Fun, The Star, June 5, 1979, pages 4 and 5 the 1981 martial arts film Firecracker Bill & Karen Palmer, The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, page 117, Scarecrow Press, 1995 and the 1985 film Malibu Express. From 1985 to 1986, Hinton played Ian Griffith on Days of Our Lives. In 2015, Hinton appeared as David G. Burnet in Texas Rising, which was shown on History, Darby Hinton, at Reel Cowboys website and in 2019 he played Philip Fuller in the Hallmark Channel film Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses. Terrace, Vincent, Television Movies of the 21st Century, page 73, McFarland, Inc., 2021
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