What is Bob Denver?
{{Infobox person | name = Bob Denver | image = Bob Denver 1997.jpg | caption = Bob Denver in 1997 | birth_name = Robert Osbourne Denver | birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|1|9}} | birth_place = [[New Rochelle, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|9|2|1935|1|9}} | death_place = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Pneumonia]] caused by [[throat cancer]] [[surgery]] | restingplace = Cremated | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1959–1997 | spouse = Maggie Ryan (1960–1966; 2 children)<br />Jean Webber (1967–1970)<br />Carole Abrahams (1972–1975; 1 child)<br />Dreama Peery (1979–2005; 1 child) }} '''Bob Denver''' (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. He was best known for his roles as Gilligan on the 1960s television series ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' and Maynard G. Krebs on the earlier ''[[Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]''. He appeared on many other shows including ''The Good Guys'', ''Dusty's Trail'', and ''Far-Out Space Nuts'', but these could not match his success as Gilligan. In 1998, he was arrested for [[marijuana]] possession and in 2005, he underwent heart surgery. After that he learned he had [[cancer]]. Before he became an actor, Denver worked as a [[mailman]] and a [[high school]] teacher. {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Denver, Bob}} [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York (state)]] [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in North Carolina]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Deaths from surgical complications]] [[Category:Deaths from throat cancer]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:Actors from New Rochelle, New York]] [[Category:Actors from Long Beach, California]] [[Category:Actors from Texas]]