Gilligan&#… Editing Denny Scott Miller 1 You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are editing an old version of this page. If you save it, any changes made since this version will be lost. You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3A%20Miller.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C250px%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Miller.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Miller%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9149046825f60a7a927aae" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/9/95/Miller.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140721225410" width="239" height="306" class="image thumb alignRight" data-image-name="Miller.jpg" data-image-key="Miller.jpg" type="image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><b>Denny Scott Miller</b> was born April 25, 1934 in Bloomington, Indiana. A former collegiate basketball player at UCLA, Miller was discovered on Sunset Boulevard, while working at a furniture store by a Hollywood agent who signed him with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His screen test was directed by legendary Hollywood director, George Cukor. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1959, Denny became the first blond Tarzan in "Tarzan, the Ape Man" in 1959 film, a cheapie/quickie which lifted most of its footage from earlier Johnny Weissmuller movies. Miller had been recommended by someone else considered for the role, William Smith, of the TV series, <i>Laredo</i>. MGM had Miller under contract for twenty months; in that time, he worked only eight weeks as Tarzan. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Miller guest-starred twice on CBS's <i>Gilligan's Island</i> and on the TV series, <i>I Dream of Jeannie</i>. In later years, he wrote an autobiography titled "Didn't You Used To Be...What's His Name?" and a book about obesity in the United States called "Toxic Waist?...Get To Know Sweat!". He lived with his second wife, Nancy, in Las Vegas, Nevada and taught classes in relaxation. In January 2014, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; he passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 9, 2014, at the age of 80. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Episode(s)</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Big%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Big%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBig%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9149046825f60a7a927aae" href="/wiki/Big_Man_on_a_Little_Stick" title="Big Man on a Little Stick">Big Man on a Little Stick</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Our%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Our%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOur%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-9149046825f60a7a927aae" href="/wiki/Our_Vines_Have_Tender_Apes" title="Our Vines Have Tender Apes">Our Vines Have Tender Apes</a> </li></ul> <p /> Loading editor Actors Guest Stars Deceased Actors Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> {{Reflist}} <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> {{DEFAULTSORT:}} <nowiki></nowiki> <!-- --> <span class="plainlinks"></span> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ∞ ‘ “ ’ ” «» ¤ ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ $ ₫ ₯ € ₠ ₣ ƒ ₴ ₭ ₤ ℳ ₥ ₦ № ₧ ₰ £ ៛ ₨ ₪ ৳ ₮ ₩ ¥ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ View this template This field is a spam trap. DO NOT fill it in! Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes