Denny Miller

Denny Miller

4/25/1934 – 9/9/2014Bloomington, Indiana, USA

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. 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.

Filmography (81 titles)

Tarzan: Lord of the MoviesMovie

Tarzan: Lord of the Movies

Tarzan (Archive Footage) · 2017

In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan RossMovie

In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross

Self · 1998

Investigating Tarzan10.0Movie

Investigating Tarzan

Self · 1997

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of TarzanMovie

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan

Tarzan (archive footage) · 1996

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman7.6Show

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Noah McBride · 1993

Blacke's Magic6.8Show

Blacke's Magic

Sonny Schreiber · 1986

Murder, She Wrote7.5Show

Murder, She Wrote

Nils Anderson · 1984

More Than Murder4.9Movie

More Than Murder

Tallahassee · 1984

Brainwash6.3Movie

Brainwash

Uwe · 1983

Hardcastle and McCormick6.5Show

Hardcastle and McCormick

Blake · 1983

Shooting Stars5.0Movie

Shooting Stars

1983

Voyagers!7.5Show

Voyagers!

Little John · 1982

Knight Rider7.5Show

Knight Rider

Big Ed Barton · 1982

Matt Houston6.3Show

Matt Houston

Jerry Fenton · 1982

Simon & Simon6.7Show

Simon & Simon

Gilbert Dunn · 1981

Magnum, P.I.7.3Show

Magnum, P.I.

Leon Platt · 1980

When the Whistle Blows5.0Show

When the Whistle Blows

1980

Beyond Westworld5.4Show

Beyond Westworld

Earl Case · 1980

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe6.8Show

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980

Caboblanco5.3Movie

Caboblanco

Horst · 1980

Stone7.5Show

Stone

1980

Hart to Hart6.9Show

Hart to Hart

Trammell · 1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century7.0Show

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Saurus · 1979

The Norseman3.4Movie

The Norseman

Rauric · 1978

Flying High6.3Show

Flying High

1978

Vega$6.9Show

Vega$

1978

Battlestar Galactica7.1Show

Battlestar Galactica

Ser 5-9 · 1978

The Runaways6.5Show

The Runaways

1978

Dr. Scorpion7.0Movie

Dr. Scorpion

The Dane · 1978

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?6.0Show

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977