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Bob Denver

General Information (Bob Denver)

Mostly Credited As:	Bob Denver
Birth Name:	Robert Denver
Date Of Birth:	January 09, 1935 (Age 70)
Country Of Birth:	USA
Birth Place:	New Rochelle, New York
Date Of Death:	September 02, 2005
Cause Of Death:	Throat Cancer (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

Bob Denver was attending college at Loyola-Marymount University, in Los Angeles, when he got into acting. At first, Denver wasn't sure he wanted to be an actor, but gradually gave in, deciding that's what he was going to do for a career. Before he became established, he worked as a mailman and teacher. He then got a screen test for the part of Maynard G. Krebs and to his surprise won the part. After four years on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959), Denver got his most famous part of Gilligan, in "Gilligan's Island" (1964). After Gilligan's three-year run ended he did a few other television shows (including the Gilligan wannabe "Dusty's Trail" (1973)) and Broadway plays. On September 2, 2005, he died of complications related to cancer treatment at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina. He had most recently lived in Princeton, West Virgina. He is survived by his wife Dreama, and four children.

Bob Denver TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: Gilligan's Planet(1982)	As: Gilligan -- [Voice]
Show: Far Out Space Nuts(1975)	As: Junior
Show: The New Adventures of Gilligan(1974)	As: Gilligan (voice) -- [Voice]
Show: Dusty's Trail(1973)	As: Dusty
Show: The Good Guys(1968)	As: Rufus Butterworth
Show: Gilligan's Island(1964)	As: Gilligan
Show: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(1959)	As: Maynard G. Krebs

Episode Cast Credits

Show: E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
	• Gilligan's Island	03x50: (Dec/12/1999)	As	Himself
Show: The Simpsons (1989)
	• Simpson Tide	09x19: (Mar/29/1998)	*Voiced*	Himself
Show: Roseanne (1988)
	• Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute	07x26: (May/24/1995)	As	Jackie Harris (Tag Scene), [Uncredited]
Show: Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
	• Gilligan	01x02: (Apr/22/1994)	*Voiced*	Himself
Show: Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
	• Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant	01x10: (Sep/10/1993)	As	Himself
Show: Baywatch (1989)
	• Now, Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale	02x16: (Feb/24/1992)	As	Gilligan
Show: ALF (1986)
	• Somewhere Over the Rerun (a.k.a.) The Ballad of Gilligan's Island	02x02: (Sep/28/1987)	As	Gilligan
Show: Fantasy Island (1977) (1978)
	• Love Island / The Sisters	06x21: (May/07/1983)	As	Tim Kearns
	• The Magic Camera / Mata Hari / Valerie	05x12: (Jan/16/1982)	As	Don Winters
	• House of Dolls / Wuthering Heights	05x11: (Jan/09/1982)	As	Francis Elkins
	• Eagleman / Children of Mentu	03x23: (May/17/1980)	As	Morris Binstock
Show: I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
	• My Son, the Genie	03x13: (Dec/12/1967)	As	Harold
Show: Make Room for Daddy (1953)
	• The Persistent Cop	11x30: (Apr/27/1964)	As	Herbie
Show: The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
	• Divorce, Mountain Style	04x25: (Mar/30/1964)	As	Dudley D. Wash
Show: Dr. Kildare (1961)
	• If You Can't Believe the Truth	03x03: (Oct/10/1963)	As	Dr. Paul Garrett