Bob Denver

Acting

Bob Denver

Born 1935-01-09 · New Rochelle, New York, USA

Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was an American comedic actor who portrayed beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Gilligan on the 1964–1967 television series Gilligan's Island.

Acting credits

Twilight Theater II poster
NR

Leslie Nielsen hosts this comedy special featuring satirical sketches and a debate between G. Gordon Liddy and Moon Unit Zappa.

Twilight Theater II

1982

Take Her, She's Mine poster
5.5

After reluctantly packing up his daughter, Mollie, and sending her away to study art at a Paris college, Frank Michaelson gives new meaning to the term "concerned parent." Reading Mollie's letters describing her counter-culture experiences and beatnik friends, Frank eventually grows so paranoid that he boards a plane to Paris to see firsthand the kind of lessons his daughter is learning with her new artist amour.

Take Her, She's Mine

1963

Back to the Beach poster
5.9

Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel

Back to the Beach

1987

High School U.S.A. poster
5.5

Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.

High School U.S.A.

1983

Rescue from Gilligan's Island poster
4.5

When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978

Twilight Theatre poster
NR

Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance by Riders in the Sky & Devo's "Beautiful World" music video. Also, excerpts from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" video, & QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO.

Twilight Theatre

1982

For Those Who Think Young poster
5.7

A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a local club.

For Those Who Think Young

1964

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West poster
4.1

This comical western chronicles the silly adventures of a bumbling wagonmaster and his clutzy assistant as they attempt to take seven passengers across the prairie. Among the passengers are two wealthy Bostonians, an aspiring showgirl, a teacher, and bachelor. The story is adapted from Dusty's Trail, a television sitcom.

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

1976

Who's Minding the Mint? poster
7.2

A bumbling government employee accidentally destroys a small fortune and decides to break into the US Mint to replace it, but before long everyone wants a slice of the action - and the money.

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967

The Sweet Ride poster
5.1

AA tennis bum (Tony Franciosa) and his Malibu Beach buddies hang out with a TV actress (Jacqueline Bisset) headed for trouble.

The Sweet Ride

1968

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis poster
7.0

It's been nearly a generation since we've visited Dobie Gillis, and the middle-aged Dobie is nothing like he was as a youth, having sown all of his wild oats. He's settled into the predictable adult life, married to the reliable Zelda (who was chasing him all through high school), and assumed his father's role of running the family variety store. All of a sudden, key industries in the town shut down, putting hundreds out of work and severely threatening the local economy. Dobie, as head of the town council, is looked upon to lead the town out of this desperate crisis. When all seems lost, life-long friend Maynard G. Krebs appears, representing an old acquaintance who has a strange demand.

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis

1988

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History poster
7.2

A campy look at the making of the 1964-67 TV series, as told by stars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson, as well as in flashbacks (actors play the castaways). Bob/Gilligan: Jon Wellner. Dawn/Mary Ann: Samantha Harris. Tina/Ginger: Kristen Dalton. Alan/Skipper: Eric Allan Kramer. Russell/Professor: Michael Wiseman. Jim/Mr. Howell: Steve Vinovich. Natalie/Mrs. Howell: E.J. Peaker. Sherwood Schwartz: Aaron Lustig.

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

2001

The Invisible Woman poster
7.5

In a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible.

The Invisible Woman

1983

Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? poster
9.0

Agatha Knabenshu arrives in a small town in Missouri to sell player pianos to the locals. She's fired after her disastrous sales attempts nearly destroy the town. The stranded saleslady becomes friendly with an equally bumbling inventor and moves in with his family. The two then try to sell his automatic milking machine, but things turn sour when their demonstration causes a stampede.

Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

1968

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island poster
5.2

The Harlem Globetrotters' chartered plane crash lands on the atoll inhabited by the happily marooned Gilligan and fellow castaways, and they all must play basketball against a specially programmed squad of robots controlled by a mad scientist.

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island poster
6.6

In the second of three additional Gilligan's Island movies following the series, the gang finds a way of getting rescued from the "uncharted desert isle" for a second time through a series of misadventures but comes back to turn it into a tropical resort for uptight mainlanders.

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979

A Private's Affair poster
4.7

Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. The three guys are up to the challenge, which begins a chain of unusual circumstances that not only have them singing and dancing at the proper times, but also running into a trio of alluring young women.

A Private's Affair

1959

Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II poster
7.0

The early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table conversations, old film clips, and stage performances by the stars.

Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II

1978

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? poster
10.0

Thirty-minute reunion of the classic series that includes Bob Denver and title star Dwayne Hickman.

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977

Rescue from Gilligan's Island: Trivia Edition poster
NR

For the first time, remastered for better picture and sound, and now with onscreen trivia throughout the film while you see the castaways finally reach civilization in this epic comedy.

Rescue from Gilligan's Island: Trivia Edition

2022