Gilligan's BOB DENVER is dead . . .

[Deb in IA]

‘Gilligan’ star Bob Denver dies at age 70
TV's favorite ‘little buddy’ had undergone bypass surgery this year


Updated: 2:54 p.m. ET Sept. 6, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960s television show “Gilligan’s Island,” made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 70.

Denver, who underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year, died at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., according to agent Mike Eisenstadt. Denver’s death was first reported by “Entertainment Tonight.”

 

[Mimi Q]

 

[SEAlla]

That's so sad.

 

[MosMom]

Awwww

 

[sorcerormickey]

 

[Kitty 34]

How sad.

 

[SherryNC]

Awwww little buddy is gone.

 

[mrsheppo]

So very sad

 

[barbeml]

So sad to hear that...he gave us a lot of laughs. Gilligan's Island is one of DH's all-time favorite shows.

 

[Galahad]

I liked him even more as Maynard G Krebs!

 

[Pooh67_68]

...

 

[Big Dude]

RIP Little Buddy.

Adam aka Big Dude

 

[Quackmore]

That is so sad. Rest in Peace Little Buddy. I loved that show as a kid.

They just don't make shows like that any more.

 

[Laurajean1014]

So long.........................lil' buddy.

 

[Galahad]

Maynard G. Krebs (The G. Stands for Walter):

 

[Tigger_Magic]

Rest in peace, lil buddy! You will be missed!

 

[kimber79]

 

[KLEONARD]

Bob Denver always seemed like such a down to earth, funny guy. He never made fun of his time as Gilligan, he seemed to cherish it.
I always thought the G in Maynard G. Krebs stood for Edward, the G is silent!
Maybe the writers gave him several different middle names over the years.

 

[roseprincess]

I met him when I was 9 or 10. It was at a banquet/restaurant/ playhouse type place, called Chateau something. Want to say Chateau Louise in East or West Dundee, Il. or Elgin, Il. That place is long gone. This was back in the '70s. I had gotten his autograph, my parents nugging at me to get his autograph. Unfortunately, I lost the piece of paper with his autograph on it a long time ago. But the memory is still there, me meeting him for a brief minute.

Rest in peace, little buddy.


Rosemarie

 

[jodistar]

So sad - this was one of my favorites to watch when growing up.