James MacArthur Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a TV Land Award for Coolest Crime Fighting Team with Jack Lord for "Hawaii Five-O" in 2006
• Won a 2nd place Golden Laurel Award for Top New Male Personality in 1963
• Was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film for "The Young Stranger" in 1958
• Started out in summer stock stage productions before making his screen acting debut in the 1955 TV production of "Deal a Blow" and its 1957 film remake "The Young Stranger․"
• Best known for his role as Dan "Danno" Williams in the 1968 TV series "Hawaii Five-O․"
• Appeared in a number of classic Disney films, including "Kidnapped," "Third Man on the Mountain," and "Swiss Family Robinson․"
• Got his role on "Hawaii Five-O" after creator Leonard Freeman remembered him from his performance in "Hang 'Em High․"
• His favorite episode of "Hawaii Five-O" was "Retire in Sunny Hawaii Forever" because his mother, Helen Hayes, guest starred as Danno's Aunt Clara and helps the detectives solve a murder