Bob Denver

Bob Denver

American actor (1935–2005)
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Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was an American comedic actor who portrayed Gilligan on the 1964–1967 television series Gilligan's Island, and beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

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Bob Denver was born on Wednesday, 9 January 1935 in New Rochelle, NY. His full name at birth was Robert Osbourne Denver. He was best known as an actor. Denver's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Friday, 2 September 2005 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the age of 70. He is buried at Cremated. Bob attended high school at Brownwood Senior High School, Brownwood, TX (1953). For university, he studied at Political Science, Loyola University. He was 5' 8" (173 cm) tall with a slim build. He had dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $20,000,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Capricorn.

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Full name at birth
Robert Osbourne Denver
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Claim to fame
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Gilligans Island
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Date of birth
9 January 1935
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Place of birth
New Rochelle, NY
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Date of death
2 September 2005
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Age
70 (age at death)
Place of death
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Cause of death
Pneumonia
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Resting place
Cremated
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Occupation
Actor, Voice Artist
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5' 8" (173 cm)
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Net worth
$20,000,000 USD
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High school
Brownwood Senior High School, Brownwood, TX (1953)
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University
Political Science, Loyola University
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(on his late "Gilligan's Island" (1964) co-star, Alan Hale Jr.) "He was a big, lovable man who made everybody feel good. He had a great time with his life."
  • On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, Bob's friend from the _"Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The" (1959)_ show, former actress-turned-California State Senator Sheila James Kuehl, who played boy-crazy Zelda Gilroy on the show, was granted her request that the Senate adjourn in Denver's memory.
  • In contrast to more egoistical TV stars -- especially William Shatner on "Star Trek" (1966) -- Denver often went out of his way to help his fellow cast members on "Gilligan's Island" (1964). This is included trying to give Dawn Wells an equal share of publicity as Tina Louise and demanding that she and Russell Johnson be given an equal credit in the show's title sequence.
  • Graduated from Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles.
  • On Oct. 15, 1976, while preparing to appear in a stage production of Woody Allen`s "Play It Again, Sam" at the Tidewater Dinner Theatre in Norfolk, VA, was charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant, refusal to submit to a breath and blood alcohol tests, and driving without an operator`s license.
  • Denver`s son, Patrick Denver played Young Gilligan in one of the episodes of "Gilligan`s Island" (1964) during a dream sequence.

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