Actor
Denny Miller
Born April 25, 1934 in Bloomington, Indiana, USADied September 9, 201418 films
Born in Bloomington, Indiana, on April 25, 1934, Denny Miller's family eventually settled in Los Angeles. As a 6'4" college student, Miller found success as the star player of UCLA's basketball team and earned a degree in physical education from the university. Following a stint in the Army, by chance Miller was discovered by a talent agent in 1958 while working a summer job and signed a multi-year contract with MGM. Miller's first starring film role was Tarzan, the Ape Man, released by MGM in 1959.
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Although Miller's film career never achieved great momentum, he did lots of television, including guest appearances on Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch, Wonder Woman, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, to name a few. Until 2005, Miller was seen on Gorton's commercials as the Gorton's fisherman. After a lengthy battle with ALS, Denny Miller passed away on September 9, 2014, at age 80.
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First watchThe Party19687.3as 'Wyoming Bill' KelsoHrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
18 films as actor- 1984More Than MurderTallahassee
- 1983BrainwashUwe
- 1983Shooting Stars
- 1980CaboblancoHorst
- 1978The NorsemanRauric
- 1978Dr. ScorpionThe Dane
- 1977Danger in ParadiseRoss
- 1975Nick and NoraGarrity
- 1974The Island at the Top of the WorldTown Guard
- 1974The Dion BrothersRex
- 1972Buck and the PreacherFloyd
- 1972Doomsday MachineCol. Don Price
- 1971Making ItSkeeter
- 1968The Party'Wyoming Bill' Kelso
- 1961Fury RiverCooper
- 1961Love in a Goldfish BowlOscar Flegler
- 1959Tarzan, the Ape ManTarzan
- 1958Some Came RunningDewey Cole (uncredited)