Breaking-Bob Denver of Gilligan's Island fame has died today

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Breaking-Bob Denver of Gilligan's Island fame has died today

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:04:12 AM EDT

Heard it on the radio today. He was 70 years old.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:05:09 AM EDT

[#1]

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:05:30 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Heard it on the radio today. He was 70 years old.

Last photo I saw of him made him look like he was not a day younger than 85.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:07:49 AM EDT

[#3]

Yeah he's looked rough the past few years, but damn! Little Buddy and Skipper are sailing an unsinkable SS Minnow now.

Really like Maynard G. Krebs too.

He was the Fonz before being Fonz was cool.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:12:01 AM EDT

[#4]

Rest in peace little buddy.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:12:38 AM EDT

[#5]

bio from IMDB.COM:
Bob Denver

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:13:29 AM EDT

[#6]

That won't be a 3 hour tour.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:13:38 AM EDT

[#7]

What a shame.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:14:40 AM EDT

[#8]

Rest in peace little buddy.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:15:33 AM EDT

[#9]

From his bio in IMDB.COM

In contrast to more egotistical TV stars -- especially William Shatner on "Star Trek" (1966) -- Denver often went out of his way to help his fellow castmembers on "Gilligan's Island" (1964). This is included trying to give Dawn Wells an equal share of publicity as Tina Louise and demanding that she and Russell Johnson be given an equal credit in the show's title sequence.
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May 2005 - recuperating in his West Virginia home after quadruple heart bypass surgery.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:15:48 AM EDT

[#10]

I'm glad he finally got off the island.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:16:44 AM EDT

[#11]

Shit

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:26:33 AM EDT

[#12]

Good bye good buddy, enjoyed you as Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and as Willie Gilligan on Gilligan's Island

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:33:33 AM EDT

[#13]

I never knew his first name was Willie on the show.

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:37:14 AM EDT

[#14]

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:37:17 AM EDT

[#15]

Damn!

Posted: 9/6/2005 11:39:45 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
I never knew his first name was Willie on the show.

That is correct, it was mentioned only a few times.

Posted: 9/6/2005 12:21:12 PM EDT

[#17]

Good bye "Maynard G. (The G. stands for Walter) Krebs" aka "Little Buddy".

Posted: 9/6/2005 2:23:32 PM EDT

[#18]

Dupe http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=387220

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Breaking-Bob Denver of Gilligan's Island fame has died today

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