Darrell Fetty

Darrell Fetty
Born	Milton, West Virginia, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles
Alma mater	Marshall University
Occupation	Screenwriter Actor Singer Film Producer
Years active	1974-present
Spouse(s)	Carolyne McCoy (divorced) Joyce Ingalls (1984-2015; her death)

Darrell Fetty is an American actor, screenwriter and Emmy-nominated producer for his work on the History miniseries Hatfields & McCoys which has received a total of 16 nominations. He resided in Los Angeles, California with his wife, the former model/actress Joyce Ingalls (whom he married in 1984; a marriage lasting until her death), and continues to work in film, television, and theater.

Darrell Fetty was born in Milton, West Virginia. and attended one of the last one-room school-houses in America at Ball’s Gap, West Virginia. He graduated from Milton High School and Marshall University, both located in West Virginia. As a kid, he got his first role in a church play with his parents. He started piano lessons in the third grade, and, a couple of years later, began playing for the church choir. In his teens, Fetty put several rock bands together. With the help of his guitarist friend Yancey Burns, he formed The Satisfied Minds and they released one single on Plato Records.

Moving to Los Angeles after college graduation, Fetty landed his first role on the then-popular high school drama Room 222 and began acting regularly in television and feature films. His TV appearances include guest-starring roles on Happy Days, Starsky & Hutch, Barnaby Jones, The Facts of Life, One Day at a Time, Eight is Enough, Kojak, The Streets of San Francisco, thirtysomething, CHiPs, Knots Landing, The Gangster Chronicles, Centennial and Hawaii 5-0. Among his theatrical movies were featured roles in Stunts and Blood Beach. Fetty co-starred in the John Milius films Big Wednesday as a surfer called "Waxer" and in The Wind and the Lion as a bumbling junior diplomat.

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