Bob Denver Biography (1935-)

Born January 9, 1935, in New Rochelle, NY; married Maggie Ryan, 1960 (divorced, 1966); married Jean Carole Webber, 1967 (divorced, 1970); married Dreama Peery, 1976; children: (first marriage) Patrick, Megan; (second marriage) Emily; (third marriage) Colin. Addresses: Agent: Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Contact: Nationwide Entertainment Services, Inc., 2756 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 449,Las Vegas, NV 89014-2100.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: January 9, 1935; New Rochelle, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Maynard G. Krebs, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (also known as Dobie Gillis), CBS, 1959-1963
Gilligan, Gilligan's Island, CBS, 1964-1967
Rufus Butterworth, The Good Guys, CBS, 1968-1970
Dusty, Dusty's Trail, syndicated, 1973
Voice of Gilligan, The New Adventures of Gilligan (animated), ABC,1974-1977
Junior, The Far Out Space Nuts, CBS, 1975-1977
Voice of Gilligan, Gilligan's Planet (animated), CBS, 1982-1983
Various characters, Twilight Theater (also known as Steve Martin's Twilight Theater), NBC, 1982
Movies
Gilligan, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, NBC, 1978
Gilligan, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, NBC, 1979
Gilligan, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, NBC, 1981
Dr. Dudley Plunkett, The Invisible Woman, NBC, 1983
Milton Feld, High School U.S.A., NBC, 1983
Maynard G. Krebs, Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis, CBS, 1988
Himself, Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of theLongest Three Hour Tour in History (also known as Surviving Gilligan's Island), CBS, 2001
Pilots
Maynard G. Krebs, Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?, CBS, 1977
Oliver Hopkins, Scamps, NBC, 1982
Twilight Theatre II, NBC, 1982
The Real Trivial Pursuit, ABC, 1985
Specials
Gilligan, Gilligan's Island: Marooned, 1964
The Bob Goulet Show Starring Robert Goulet, ABC, 1970
The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, NBC, 1981
The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
Friday Night Surprise!, NBC, 1989
Himself/Gilligan, Gilligan's Island: Underneath the Grass Skirt (documentary), 1999
Himself, Gilligan's Island: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
TV Guide's Truth behind the Sitcoms 2, Fox, 2000

Episodic
Dr. Paul Garrett, "If You Can't Believe the Truth...," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1963
Lieutenant Tenner, "An Enterprising Young Man," The Farmer's Daughter, ABC, 1963
Dudley J. Wash, "The Darlings Are Coming," The Andy Griffith Show,CBS, 1963
Dudley J. Wash, "Mountain Wedding," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1963
Dudley J. Wash, "Divorce, Mountain Style," The Andy Griffith Show,CBS, 1964
Harold, "My Son the Genie," I Dream of Jeannie, NBC, 1967
Earl, "Love and the Hitchhiker," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970
Guest, Kraft Music Hall, 1970
"Love and the Cake," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971
"Love and the Baby Derby," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
"Love and the Eat's Cafe," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
Jason, "Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
Morris Binstock, "Eagleman/Children of Mentu," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1980
Francis Elkins, "House of Dolls/Wuthering Heights," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982
"The Magic Camera/Mata Hari/Valerie," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982
Norman Lomax, "A Dress to Remember," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
Tim Kearns, "Love Island/The Sisters," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983
Gilligan, "Gilligidge Island," The New Gidget, syndicated, 1987
Gilligan, "Somewhere over the Rerun," ALF, NBC, 1987
Willy Gilligan, "Now, Sit Right Back, and You'll Hear a Tale," Baywatch, syndicated, 1992
Himself, "The Graduation," Evening Shade, CBS, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman, 1993
Himself, "The Herm from Ipanema," Herman's Head, Fox, 1994
Himself, "Gilligan," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network,1994
Himself, "Sherwood Schwartz--A Loving Tribute," Roseanne, ABC, 1995
Gilligan, "Mommy 'n' Meego," Meego, CBS, 1997
Himself, "Islands: Bee Stung Lips and Deserted Island Tips," Road Rules, 1997
Voice of himself, "Simpson Tide," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1998
Film Appearances
(As Robert Denver) MacIntosh, A Private's Affair, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
(As Robert Denver) Emmett, Take Her, She's Mine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
Kelp, For Those Who Think Young, United Artists, 1964
Willie Owens, Who's Minding the Mint?, Columbia, 1967
Bertram Webb, Did You Hear the One about the Traveling Saleslady?,Universal, 1968
Choo Choo Burns, The Sweet Ride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Dusty, The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West, Topar, 1976
Bartender, Back to the Beach, Paramount, 1987
Stage Appearances
The Foreigner, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1985
Radio Appearances
Host (with Dreama Denver), Weekend with Denver & Denver, 1997
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Himself, TV Land Presents Blast from the Past, 2001
WRITINGS
Autobiography
Gilligan, Maynard and Me, 1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, June 19, 1998, p. 14; September 11, 1998, p.22
U.S. News & World Report, October 19, 1998, p. 14

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