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Denny Miller

American actor (1934–2014)

For the soap opera character, see Denny Miller (Home and Away).

Denny Miller

Denny Miller in 2007

Born

Dennis Linn Miller


(1934-04-25)April 25, 1934

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.

DiedSeptember 9, 2014(2014-09-09) (aged 80)

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Occupation(s)Actor, Author
Years active1958–2014
Spouse(s)Kit Smythe (divorced)
Nancy Miller (at time of his death)

Denny Scott Miller (born Dennis Linn Miller;[citation needed] April 25, 1934 – September 9, 2014) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his regular role as Duke Shannon on Wagon Train, his guest-starring appearances on Gilligan's Island and Charlie's Angels, and his 1959 film role as Tarzan.

Background

A native of Bloomington, Indiana,[1] the 6'4' Miller was a basketball player for the UCLA Bruins at UCLA, where his father was a physical education instructor.[citation needed]

In his senior year, while he was working as a furniture mover to pay for school, Miller was d

Denny Miller

Dennis Linn "Denny" Miller was born in Bloomington, Indiana, where his father, Ben Miller, was a phys-ed instructor at Indiana University. Denny and his brother Kent began playing basketball from childhood.

The Miller family left Bloomington when Denny was in fourth grade. He and Kent played basketball in Silver Spring, Maryland, and in Baldwin, New York, before the family moved to Los Angeles where, at University High School, Denny and Kent came to the attention of coach John Wooden. They were given full-ride scholarships to UCLA. The brothers played together at UCLA for one year, and their father joined the faculty of UCLA. In his senior year, while working as a furniture mover to pay for school, Denny was discovered on Sunset Boulevard by a talent agent, who signed him with MGM.

His first role was a bit part in Some Came Running (1958), which was filmed in Madison, Indiana. Denny said, "I was the only one who came running. I came running to tell Dean Martin that somebody was in town to shoot him!" He became the first blond Tarzan in Tarzan,

filmography

FILM
Hell To Pay (2005) with Lee Majors, Peter Brown, William Smith, Stella Stevens, and Buck Taylor
More Than Murder (1983) with Stacy Keach, Don Stroud, Lynn-Holly Johnson, and Sam Groom
The Seal (1981) with Richard Dysart, Ron Ely, and Gerald McRaney
Circle of Power (1981) with Yvette Mimieux and Cindy Pickett
Caboblanco (1980) with Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Fernando Rey, Simon MacCorkindale, and Gilbert Roland
The Norseman (1978) with Lee Majors, Cornel Wilde, Mel Ferrer, Jack Elam, and Susie Coelho
Dr. Scorpion (1978) with Nick Mancuso and Christine Lahti
Danger in Paradise (1977) with Ina Balin and John Dehner
The Gravy Train (1974) with Stacy Keach and Margot Kidder
The Island at the Top of the World (1974) with David Hartman
Buck and the Preacher (1972) with Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell, and Nita Talbot
Making It (1971) with Bob Balaban, Carol DeLuise, David Doyle, Lawrence Pressman, and Dick Van Patten
Vanished (1971) with Richard Widmark, Tom Bosley, James Farentino,

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