Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

April 25, 1934

Died

September 9, 2014 (age 80)

Place of Birth

Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Dennis Miller

Denny Scott Miller

Scott Miller

IMDb

Denny Miller

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 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.

Filmography

2017FilmTarzan: Lord of the Moviesas Tarzan (Archive Footage)1998FilmIn Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Rossas Self 1997FilmInvestigating Tarzanas Self 1996FilmTarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzanas Tarzan (archive footage)1993TVDr. Quinn, Medicine Womanas Noah McBride 1986TVBlacke's Magicas Sonny Schreiber 1984TVMurder, She Wroteas Nils Anderson 1984FilmMore Than Murderas Tallahassee 1983FilmBrainwashas Uwe 1983TVHardcastle and McCormickas Blake 1983FilmShooting Stars 1982TVVoyagers!as Little John 1982TVKnight Rideras Big Ed Barton 1982TVMatt Houstonas Jerry Fenton 1981TVSimon & Simonas Gilbert Dunn 1980TVMagnum, P.I.as Leon Platt 1980TVWhen the Whistle Blows 1980TVBeyond Westworldas Earl Case 1980TVTenspeed and Brown Shoe 1980FilmCaboblancoas Horst 1980TVStone 1979TVHart to Hartas Trammell 1979TVBuck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Saurus 1978FilmThe Norsemanas Rauric 1978TVFlying High 1978TVVega$1978TVBattlestar Galacticaas Ser 5-9 1978TVThe Runaways 1978FilmDr. Scorpionas The Dane 1977TVWhat Really Happened to the Class of '65?1977TVThe Incredible Hulkas John Tobey 1977FilmDanger in Paradiseas Ross 1977TVQuarkas Zoltar 1976TVQuincy, M.E.as Ben Chase 1976TVCharlie's Angelsas Helmut Klaus 1976TVAlice 1975TVWonder Womanas Carl Schwartz 1975TVBronkas Mark Lynn 1975FilmNick and Noraas Garrity 1974FilmThe Island at the Top of the Worldas Town Guard 1974TVThe Rockford Filesas Norman 1974FilmThe Dion Brothersas Rex 1974TVThe Six Million Dollar Manas Stellen 1973TVBarnaby Jonesas Dixon 1972TVThe Streets of San Franciscoas Harvey Ross 1972TVM*A*S*Has Military Policeman 1972FilmBuck and the Preacheras Floyd 1972TVEmergency!as Brock Caine 1972FilmDoomsday Machineas Col. Don Price 1971TVSargeas The Rockhead 1971TVCannonas Phil Sedakis 1971FilmMaking Itas Skeeter 1971TVVanishedas Big Bubba Toubo 1970TVMcCloudas Murphy Michaels 1969TVLove, American Styleas Mike 1969TVThe Brady Bunchas Tank Gates 1968TVHawaii Five-Oas John Hayes 1968TVThe Name of the Gameas Bill Beauregard 1968FilmThe Partyas 'Wyoming Bill' Kelso 1967TVThe High Chaparralas Kolos 1967TVIronsideas Matt Wratten 1966TVMission: Impossibleas Arthur Norris 1966TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Denny Miller 1965TVI Dream of Jeannieas Moose 1965TVMona McCluskeyas Mike McCluskey 1964TVGilligan's Islandas Duke Williams 1963TVThe Fugitiveas Willie Turner 1962TVThe Virginianas Joe Terry 1961TVBen Caseyas Welsey Boone 1961FilmFury Riveras Cooper 1961FilmLove in a Goldfish Bowlas Oscar Flegler 1960TVStagecoach Westas Dunn 1959FilmTarzan, the Ape Manas Tarzan 1959TVThe Deputyas Bill Jason 1958FilmSome Came Runningas Dewey Cole (uncredited)1958TVThe Riflemanas Reuben Miles 1957TVWagon Trainas Duke Shannon 1957TVHave Gun, Will Travelas Svenska - Swede 1955TVGunsmokeas Lijah 1953TVGeneral Electric Theateras Bud Hastings 1953TVThe Life Of Rileyas Moose