Bob Denver, Gilligan of Gilligan's Island,Dies

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[RobAce]

He was a good man, and a funny actor. I still love to watch Gilligans Island when I get the chance. He will be missed.

 

[featherfingers]

I remember watching "Gilligan's Island" when it first appeared on TV back in the early 60s. I never got tired of those episodes, even though I've seen them about 1000 times each since then. Rest In Peace, Bob.

 

[venray]

Rest in Peace, Bob.....

 

[milagros317]

I remember him first as Maynard G. Krebs, the beatnik friend of Dobie Gillis on the "The Dobie Gillis Show."

He was a very funny actor. May he rest in peace.

 

[unclebill]

Very sad news. I had no idea he was 70 years old. Now Gilligan can be reunited with his big buddy, the Skipper.

 

[TKpervert]

Damn !! He wasn't a particulary talented actor, but I sure did like the guy.
I too will remember him as Maynard.

 

[tkrexx]

Another Icon of my youth passes, again reminding me of my own mortality. I will miss Bob...Even tho I will still laugh at his bumbling on reruns of his island.

Whatever happened to "Dusty's Trail?" Lasted about a year.

Rxx

 

[TKpervert]

Do a Google on Dusty's Trail. There's 28 zillion hits.

 

[daddy]

A very sad day! Gilligan was always a huge part of my everyday viewing for the last...cough..cough...30+ years (or since it first aired shall we say).
Loved him as Maynard on Dobie also. He was a genius in disguise.

RIP Bob Denver...you will be missed.

peace out,
daddy

 

[the_Baron]

slowly but surely, the passage of time is reuniting these folks for a happy new adventure on a new island.

the skipper, gilligan, thurston and lovey are all together now.

such innocence as portrayed in the show.....its a lost era.

rest in peace Bob. you finally made it off the island!

 

[Mitchell]

I was saddened to hear of Bob Denver's passing. At 70, he was too young to go. Gilligan's Island was one of my favorite shows duing my childhood. Rest In Peace, Mr Denver, you were a fine actor, and will be missed.

Mitch

 

[Dave2112]

I had the fortunate pleasure of meeting Mr. Denver on a few occasions back in the mid-'80's. He had bought some farmland in the lower Catskills in southern New York State, outside the town right over the mountain from where I lived at the time, and much of my family still does.

Several times a year, Bob Denver would spend a few weeks at the place, which was converted into a summer-place-type thing. It was not terribly unusual for him to be seen in town, looking through the shops and such.

He was a funny man, with a sense of humor that extended beyond his perceived personae and into his connection with the world.

On "Dobie Gillis" and "Gilligan's Island", he became an iconic part of my childhood. My younger sister and I had practically every episode catalogued in our young minds. When I was about 7 and she was 4, we'd get together with some of the other kids in the neighborhood and pretend that we were the castaways. Mostly by virtue of being the only one with the right hat, I was Gilligan.

On the occasion that I got to speak briefly with Mr. Denver, I recalled that time fondly and while shaking his hand, said "You know, when I was a kid, I was Gilligan!" He responded by saying, "You're lucky, son...I was him as an adult!"

At his heart, Bob Denver was a simple man who managed to touch the lives of so many by simply being himself.

Rest in Peace, Bob...

...you finally got off this stupid island.

 

[AffectionateDan]

Finally got off this island...

Rest in peace, Little Buddy.