Denny Miller

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Apr 25, 1934
Died	Sep 09, 2014 (80)
Birthplace	Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Popularity	1 (history)
Updated	Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 chan ... ce 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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More Than Murder

1984

as Tallahassee

Cabo Blanco

1980

as Horst

Dr. Scorpion

1978

as The Dane

The Norseman

1978

as Rauric

Danger in Paradise

1977

as Ross

Nick and Nora

1975

as Garrity

The Dion Brothers

1974

as Rex

The Island at the Top of the World

1974

as Town Guard

Buck and the Preacher

1972

as Floyd

Doomsday Machine

1972

as Col. Don Price

Making It

1971

as Skeeter

The Party

1968

as 'Wyoming Bill' Kelso

Love in a Goldfish Bowl

1961

as Oscar Flegler

Fury River

1961

as Cooper

Tarzan, the Ape Man

1959

as Tarzan

Some Came Running

1958

as Dewey Cole (uncredited)

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Organization	Category	Movie

Wagon Train

as Duke Shannon

Episodes: 113

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Mona McCluskey

as Mike McCluskey

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

Magnum, P.I.

as Leon Platt

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

Vanished

as Big Bubba Toubo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 08, 1971

The Rockford Files

as Norman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Battlestar Galactica

as Ser 5-9

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1978

Murder, She Wrote

as Nils Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Hawaii Five-O

as John Hayes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Knight Rider

as Big Ed Barton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Quincy, M.E.

as Ben Chase

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Saurus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1979

Charlie's Angels

as Helmut Klaus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Gunsmoke

as Lijah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Wonder Woman

as Carl Schwartz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Mission: Impossible

as Arthur Norris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

The Fugitive

as Willie Turner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The High Chaparral

as Kolos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

The Deputy

as Bill Jason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Stellen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Jeremy Burke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

The Name of the Game

as Bill Beauregard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Virginian

as Joe Terry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Rockford Files

as Chris Jenks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Barnaby Jones

as Dixon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

The Streets of San Francisco

as Harvey Ross

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Beyond Westworld

as Earl Case

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1980

Charlie's Angels

as Ed Fellows

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Charlie's Angels

as Jeff Stanowitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Sarge

as The Rockhead

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1971

I Dream of Jeannie

as Moose

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Hart to Hart

as Trammell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

The Incredible Hulk

as John Tobey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

Emergency!

as Brock Caine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

General Electric Theater

as Bud Hastings

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Love, American Style

as Mike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

Magnum, P.I.

as Ox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

Gilligan's Island

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1964

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Vega$

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

Matt Houston

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1976

M*A*S*H

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 1980

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1966

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

The Brady Bunch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1969

Voyagers!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1982

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

The Rifleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Blacke's Magic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1986

Flying High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1978

When the Whistle Blows

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 14, 1980

The Runaways

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 1978

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1977

Bronk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 1975

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