Denny Miller
Actor
Biography
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
Some Came Running
as Dewey Cole (uncredited) 1958
The Island at the Top of the World
as Town Guard 1974
Buck and the Preacher
as Floyd 1972
Caboblanco
as Horst 1980
Doomsday Machine
as Col. Don Price 1972
The Norseman
as Rauric 1978
The Dion Brothers
as Rex 1974
Tarzan, the Ape Man
as Tarzan 1959
Brainwash
as Uwe 1983
More Than Murder
as Tallahassee 1984
Making It
as Skeeter 1971
Shooting Stars
1983
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Oscar Flegler 1961
Dr. Scorpion
as The Dane 1978
Fury River
as Cooper 1961
Nick and Nora
as Garrity 1975