Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935 â€" September 2, 2005) was an
American comedic actor who portrayed Gilligan on the 1964â€"1967
television series Gilligan's Island, and beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on
the 1959â€"1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.Denver was born
January 9, 1935, in New Rochelle, New York, but raised in Brownwood,
Texas. He graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles, California
with a degree in political science. He acted in college productions at
Loyola and met fellow student Dwayne Hickman, with whom he later
co-starred in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. After graduation, he
coached physical education and taught mathematics and history at
Corpus Christi School, a Roman Catholic elementary school in Pacific
Palisades, California.Most of Denver's acting career was in
television, though he also appeared in several films and on Broadway.
He was widely associated with the title character that he played in
the 1960s television series Gilligan's Island, and he continued to
appear as Gilligan in several movies, as a guest on other television
series, in personal appearances, and as a voice actor in the animated
version of the series.
American comedic actor who portrayed Gilligan on the 1964â€"1967
television series Gilligan's Island, and beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on
the 1959â€"1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.Denver was born
January 9, 1935, in New Rochelle, New York, but raised in Brownwood,
Texas. He graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles, California
with a degree in political science. He acted in college productions at
Loyola and met fellow student Dwayne Hickman, with whom he later
co-starred in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. After graduation, he
coached physical education and taught mathematics and history at
Corpus Christi School, a Roman Catholic elementary school in Pacific
Palisades, California.Most of Denver's acting career was in
television, though he also appeared in several films and on Broadway.
He was widely associated with the title character that he played in
the 1960s television series Gilligan's Island, and he continued to
appear as Gilligan in several movies, as a guest on other television
series, in personal appearances, and as a voice actor in the animated
version of the series.
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