Tarzan, the Ape Man star Denny Miller has died, aged 80.
Miller passed away in Las Vegas on Wednesday (September 10) after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, his agent told The Hollywood Reporter.
He famously played the iconic jungle warrior Tarzan in a 1959 remake of Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan, the Ape Man.
The actor later starred as Duke Shannon in the classic television series Wagon Train from 1961 to 1964.
Miller also had memorable television guest appearances in Have Gun, Will Travel, Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.
He appeared for more than a decade in Gorton's seafood commercials as the yellow-jacketed Gorton's Fisherman as well.
Miller spent his later years in Las Vegas with his second wife Nancy.
Miller passed away in Las Vegas on Wednesday (September 10) after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, his agent told The Hollywood Reporter.
He famously played the iconic jungle warrior Tarzan in a 1959 remake of Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan, the Ape Man.
The actor later starred as Duke Shannon in the classic television series Wagon Train from 1961 to 1964.
Miller also had memorable television guest appearances in Have Gun, Will Travel, Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.
He appeared for more than a decade in Gorton's seafood commercials as the yellow-jacketed Gorton's Fisherman as well.
Miller spent his later years in Las Vegas with his second wife Nancy.
- 9/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Denny Miller, who played scout Duke Shannon on the classic TV Western Wagon Train and was the first blond Tarzan on the big screen, has died. He was 80. Miller, who wore a yellow rain slicker as the Gorton’s Fisherman in TV commercials for the seafood company for more than a decade, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in January and died Tuesday in Las Vegas, his agent, David Moss, told The Hollywood Reporter. The strapping 6-foot-4 Miller, who played basketball at UCLA for legendary coach John Wooden in the 1950s, also is known for his role as
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- 9/12/2014
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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