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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="200544-20534052735f60a7a456c9a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20actor%5Cn%7Cimage%20%20%3D%20Miller.jpg%7Cthumb%7C250px%20%20%5Cn%7Ccaption%20%3D%20Denny%20Miller%20made%20two%20guest%20appearances%20on%20the%20%5C%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%5C%22%20TV%20series%2C%20in%20different%20roles.%5Cn%7Cgender%20%20%3D%20Mele%5Cn%7Coccupation%20%3D%20Actor%5Cn%7Cyearsactive%20%3D%201959-2014%2C%20his%20death%5Cn%7Cbirthname%20%20%3D%20Dennis%20Linn%20Miller%5Cn%7Cborn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%7B%7Bbirth%20date%7C1934%7C4%7C25%7D%7D%5Cn%7Cbirth_place%20%3D%20Bloomington%2C%20Indiana%2C%20U.S.%5Cn%7Cdied%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%7B%7Bdeath%20date%20and%20age%7C2014%7C9%7C9%7C1934%7C4%7C25%7D%7D%5Cn%7Cdeath_place%20%3D%20Las%20Vegas%2C%20Nevada%2C%20U.S.%5Cn%7Cseries%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%27%27%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%27%27%20TV%20series%5Cn%7Ccharacter%20%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BDuke%20Williams%5D%5D%20%27%27%5C%22%5B%5BBig%20Man%20on%20a%20Little%20Stick%5D%5D%5C%22%27%27%20%28Season%201%29%20%5C%2F%20%5B%5BTongo%20the%20Ape%20Man%5D%5D%20in%20%27%27%5C%22%5B%5BOur%20Vines%20Have%20Tender%20Apes%5D%5D%5C%22%27%27%20%28Season%203%29%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20actor%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​ <table class="infobox actor" data-rte-style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-attribs=" class=infobox actor style= background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Denny Scott Miller </th></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align:center;"> <td class="sb-both" colspan="2" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-both colspan=2"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Miller.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Miller%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-20534052735f60a7a456c9a" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/9/95/Miller.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140721225410" width="239" height="306" class="image" data-image-name="Miller.jpg" data-image-key="Miller.jpg" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Denny Miller made two guest appearances on the "Gilligan's Island" TV series, in different roles. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Personal Information </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Birthname:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Dennis Linn Miller </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Gender:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Mele </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Born:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:none" style="display:none" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:none">(<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="bday" data-rte-attribs=" class=bday">1934-04-25</span>)</span>April 25, 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Birthplace:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Died:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">September 9, 2014<span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:none" style="display:none" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:none">(<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="dday deathdate" data-rte-attribs=" class=dday deathdate">2014-09-09</span>)</span> (aged 80) </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Deathplace:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Occupation/<br data-rte-washtml="1" />Career:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Years active:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">1959-2014, his death </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Character/Series involvement </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Series:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-20534052735f60a7a456c9a" class="new" title="Gilligan's Island (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2lsbGlnYW4lMjdzX0lzbGFuZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Gilligan's Island</a></i> TV series </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Character played:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Duke%20Williams%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Duke%20Williams%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDuke%20Williams%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-20534052735f60a7a456c9a" href="/wiki/Duke_Williams" title="Duke Williams">Duke Williams</a> <i>"<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="200544-20534052735f60a7a456c9a" href="/wiki/Big_Man_on_a_Little_Stick" title="Big Man on a Little Stick">Big Man on a Little Stick</a>"</i> (Season 1) / <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tongo%20the%20Ape%20Man%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tongo%20the%20Ape%20Man%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTongo%20the%20Ape%20Man%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-20534052735f60a7a456c9a" href="/wiki/Tongo_the_Ape_Man" title="Tongo the Ape Man">Tongo the Ape Man</a> in <i>"<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="200544-20534052735f60a7a456c9a" href="/wiki/Our_Vines_Have_Tender_Apes" title="Our Vines Have Tender Apes">Our Vines Have Tender Apes</a>"</i> (Season 3) </td></tr> </table> ​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><b>Denny Scott Miller</b> was born April 25, 1934. A former collegitate 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, NV, 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><p /> Loading editor Actors Guest Stars Living 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. 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