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Denny Miller
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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 W…
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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.
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Denny Miller's Filmography
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Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Tarzan (Archive Footage)
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
as Self
Investigating Tarzan
as Self
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
as Tarzan (archive footage)
More Than Murder
as Tallahassee
Brainwash
as Uwe
Shooting Stars
Caboblanco
as Horst
The Norseman
as Rauric
Dr. Scorpion
as The Dane
Danger in Paradise
as Ross
Nick and Nora
as Garrity
The Island at the Top of the World
as Town Guard
The Dion Brothers
as Rex
Buck and the Preacher
as Floyd
Doomsday Machine
as Col. Don Price
Making It
as Skeeter
The Party
as 'Wyoming Bill' Kelso
Fury River
as Cooper
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
as Oscar Flegler
Tarzan, the Ape Man
as Tarzan
Some Came Running
as Dewey Cole (uncredited)