Darrell Fetty
Biography
Darrell Fetty, an American actor, screenwriter and producer, was born in Milton, West Virginia, and after college moved to Los Angeles, where his first screen role came on the drama Room 222. He went on to guest star in many television series, among them Happy Days, Starsky & Hutch, Kojak and The Streets of San Francisco. His film work includes Stunts, Blood Beach (1980), The Wind and the Lion (1975), in which he played a junior diplomat, and Big Wednesday (1978), where he appeared as the surfer Waxer. He received an Emmy nomination for the History miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. Fetty also wrote screenplays, including Freeway, Trouble Bound and State Park, and music videos for MTV, and in the late 1990s he became a writer and producer for television, working on Viper, The Sentinel, Silk Stalkings and Mutant X.
78years old
Turns 79 on May 20in 218 days
- Born Milton
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 20 years1975 to 1995
Every film, newest first
- 1995The MaddeningIMDb rating 4.8
- 1980Blood BeachIMDb rating 4.5
- 1978Big WednesdayIMDb rating 7.1
- 1975The Wind and the LionIMDb rating 6.8
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First role
Darrell Fetty began his screen career with his first role on the high school drama Room 222 after moving to Los Angeles upon finishing college.
Behind the camera
Fetty wrote independent features including Freeway and Trouble Bound, the latter co-written with Francis Delia, and used the pseudonyms Neal M. Noble and Jesse Ballard on other scripts.
Darrell Fetty movies on Netflix
The Maddeningas Truman
Blood Beachas Hoagy
Big Wednesdayas Jim 'Waxer' King
The Wind and the Lionas Dreighton
Worked with
Darrell Fetty shares two films with Steve Kanaly, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Steve Kanaly2 films together, 1975 to 1978
Steve Kanaly's page Big Wednesday1978IMDb rating 7.1Fetty as Jim 'Waxer' KingKanaly as Sally's Husband
The Wind and the Lion1975IMDb rating 6.8Fetty as DreightonKanaly as Capt. Jerome
Burt Reynolds1 film together, 1995
Burt Reynolds's page The Maddening1995IMDb rating 4.8Fetty as TrumanReynolds as Scudder
Sean Connery1 film together, 1975
Sean Connery's page The Wind and the Lion1975IMDb rating 6.8Fetty as DreightonConnery as Raisuli
Robert Englund1 film together, 1978
Robert Englund's page Big Wednesday1978IMDb rating 7.1Fetty as Jim 'Waxer' KingEnglund as "Fly"
Gary Busey1 film together, 1978
Gary Busey's page Big Wednesday1978IMDb rating 7.1Fetty as Jim 'Waxer' KingBusey as Leroy Smith
Geoffrey Lewis1 film together, 1975
Geoffrey Lewis's page The Wind and the Lion1975IMDb rating 6.8Fetty as DreightonLewis as Gummere
John MiliusDirector, 2 films, 1975 to 1978
All films by John Milius Big Wednesday1978IMDb rating 7.1Fetty as Jim 'Waxer' King
The Wind and the Lion1975IMDb rating 6.8Fetty as Dreighton
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