Bob Denver Biography
| Born as | Robert Osbourne Denver |
| Occup. | Actor |
| From | USA |
| Spouse | Dreama Perry (1959–2007) |
| Born | January 9, 1935
New Rochelle, New York, USA |
| Died | September 2, 2005
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA |
| Cause | Complications from cancer |
| Aged | 70 years |
Bob Denver, born upon January 9, 1935, in New Rochelle, New York City, was an American actor best recognized for his television roles in the 1960s, specifically as the adorable, bumbling Gilligan on the hit tv series "Gilligan's Island" and as Maynard G. Krebs, the beatnik sidekick of Dobie Gillis on "The Many Likes of Dobie Gillis." With a career that spanned 4 decades, Denver appeared in a variety of flicks, television shows, and stage manufacturings, developing himself as a cherished icon in popular culture.
Denver grew up in Brownwood, Texas, where he played senior high school football and also later on went to Loyola University in Los Angeles on a sports scholarship. While there, he discovered his interest for acting when he landed his initial function in an university manufacturing of "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial." After making a level in political science in 1957, Denver continued to go after acting as well as took different chores to sustain himself.
His advancement function came in 1959 when he was cast as the unusual Maynard G. Krebs on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis." The character, a beatnik chum of Dobie Gillis, played by
Dwayne Hickman, quickly became a fan favorite, as well as Denver's representation of the fun-loving, goatee-wearing Krebs made him a home name. The program ran for 4 seasons until 1963.
In 1964, Denver landed his most well-known function as Gilligan, the lovably inefficient and also accident-prone first friend of the S.S. Minnow on "Gilligan's Island." In this famous comedy, Denver starred along with Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper, Jim Backus as the millionaire Thurston Howell III, Natalie Schafer as his wife Lovey,
Tina Louise as Ginger Grant, Dawn Wells as Mary Ann Summers, and Russell Johnson as the Professor. Although the show just ran for 3 periods, finishing in 1967, it got extraordinary success in submission and made Denver sustaining popularity.
After "Gilligan's Island," Denver took place to star in other tv programs, such as "Dusty's Trail" as well as "Far Out Space Nuts," however none of these jobs might match the popularity of his famous roles as Gilligan or Maynard G. Krebs. Denver likewise made various guest looks on prominent 1970s and 1980s television programs, consisting of "Fantasy Island," "The Love Boat," and also "ALF.".
In his personal life, Denver was wed four times, with his final marital relationship to Dreama Perry Denver in 1979 lasting up until his fatality in 2005. He had four youngsters, two from a previous marital relationship and 2 with Dreama. After transferring to Princeton, West Virginia, in the late 1990s, Denver managed a radio terminal owned by his other half and made periodic looks at local occasions and charity fundraisers.
On September 2, 2005, Bob Denver passed away at the age of 70 because of issues from cancer treatment. His death noted the end of a period for millions of followers who had actually matured with Gilligan as well as Maynard G. Krebs as their precious tv buddies. Today, Bob Denver's heritage resides on with the continued appeal of "Gilligan's Island" as well as the various tv programs, movies, and phase manufacturings in which he showed up.
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Related authors: Tina Louise (Actress), Dwayne Hickman (Actor), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)
Filmography:
- 1959 A Private's Affair (Comedy, Music)
- 1963 Take Her, She's Mine (Comedy)
- 1964 For Those Who Think Young (Comedy, Romance)
- 1967 Who's Minding the Mint? (Comedy, Romance)
- 1968 Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
- 1968 The Sweet Ride (Drama)
- 1976 The Wackiest Wagon Train In The West (Comedy, Western)
- 1977 Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? (Comedy, TV Movie)
- 1978 Rescue from Gilligan's Island (Comedy, Adventure, TV Movie)
- 1979 The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (TV Movie, Comedy)
- 1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (Comedy, Family, TV Movie)
- 1983 The Invisible Woman (Comedy, Science Fiction, TV Movie)
- 1983 High School U.S.A. (TV Movie, Romance, Comedy)
- 1988 Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (Comedy, TV Movie)
- 2001 Surviving Gilligan's Island (Comedy, Drama)
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