In 2011, Grammy Award winner Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra recorded the "Polish Prince" song, a tip of the hat to Vinton, and included it on their Grammy-nominated Not Just Another Polka CD. The song was written by Johnny Prill and was based on the 1978 autobiography The Polish Prince – Bobby Vinton. Acting Vinton appeared in seven acting roles during his singing career, commencing with the beach party movie Surf Party in 1964. In 1965, he played George Reynolds in the episode "Patty and the Newspaper Game" of ABC's sitcom The Patty Duke Show. He was also cast as Jeff McCandles in the 1971 John Wayne film Big Jake and as Ben Young in another Wayne film, The Train Robbers (1973). His last role as a character was as Bobby Gaines in the 1983 episode "Chance of a Lifetime" of the NBC family drama television series Boone, starring Tom Byrd, while his last scripted role as himself was in 1997, appearing in part one of the three part series finale of Coach. Personal life Vinton and his wife, Dolores, have been married since December 17, 1962. They reside in Englewood, Florida, and have five children: Robert (who played Vinton in the 1990 film Goodfellas), Kristin, Christopher, Jennifer Hannah and Rebecca. In 2015, after contracting a serious case of shingles, Vinton retired from live performing and recording. He spoke to his fans and friends in February 2018 on The Cousin Brucie Show on Sirius XM radio, and encouraged all to get a shingles vaccination. He said that he was very happy living in Florida. Several Bobby Vinton Facebook sites are very active with his fans sharing memories and stories. Discography Filmography References External links Classic bands 1935 births Living people American male pop singers American people of Lithuanian descent American people of Polish descent American crooners Duquesne University alumni Epic Records artists Musicians from Pittsburgh People from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Singers from Pennsylvania People from Englewood, Florida