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

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.

2005年9月6日 · Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy castaway Gilligan on the 1960s TV show “Gilligan’s Island,” made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died. He was 70.

Bob Denver was widely known for essaying the role of the bumbling yet good-natured first mate, Gilligan, on the cult television show ‘Gilligan’s Island’. Denver’s role as the goatee-sporting beatnik, Maynard G. Krebs, on ‘The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis’, was …

Bob Denver. Actor: Gilligan's Island. 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.

In the early days of television, Bob Denver was one of a handful of actors who created two iconic characters on two successful TV series. First, he created the original television beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the series “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”.

2024年9月26日 · Bob Denver gained millions of fans worldwide while portraying Gilligan on Gilligan's Island from 1964 to 1967, but he was so much more than the beloved fictional character trapped on an uncharted...

2005年9月6日 · Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy castaway Gilligan on the 1960s TV show "Gilligan's Island" made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died. He was 70.

Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver (January 9, 1935 - September 2, 2005) was a television actor best known for playing Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Gilligan on Gilligan's Island...

American actor Bob Denver was best known for his iconic roles in two classic American television situation comedies, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Gilligan's Island . Both shows were hits in their original runs and remained popular in syndicated reruns for many years, keeping Denver and his off-beat characters in the public eye.