<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1959--1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Maggie Ryan (1960--div. 1966; 2 children) Jean Webber (1967--div. 1970) Carole Abrahams (1972--div. 1975; 1 child) Dreama Peery (1979--his death 2005; 1 child) </Td> </Tr> <P> Robert Osbourne Denver (January 9, 1935--September 2, 2005) was an American comedic actor . He is known for having portrayed Gilligan on the television series Gilligan's Island and the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959--1963 sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis . </P> <P> Denver was born January 9, 1935 in New Rochelle, New York, and raised in Brownwood, Texas . He graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles, California with a degree in political science . While at Loyola, he acted in college productions and met fellow student Dwayne Hickman, with whom he later co-starred in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis . After graduation, he coached physical education and taught mathematics and history at Corpus Christi School, a Roman Catholic elementary school in Pacific Palisades, California . He also worked as a mailman . </P>

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