Bob Denver Net Worth

Robert Osborne David Denver net worth is
$20 Million

Robert Osborne David Denver Wiki Biography

Robert Osbourne Denver was a New Rochelle, New York-born American comedic actor best known for portraying the character of Gilligan in the television series “Gilligan’s Island”. Born on 9 January 1935, Bob Denver was one of the very successful actors in the American film industry, Bob was active as an actor in the years between 1959 and 1997. He died on 2 September, 2005.

A well-recognized personality in Hollywood, one may wonder how rich was Bob Denver at the time of his death? As of 2005, Bob counted his net worth at an amount of $20 million. Needless to say, his involvement in the field of entertainment as an actor was the most significant in adding to his net worth. He being a successful actor in both American television as well as Hollywood must have been important in making him a multi-millionaire as of his death.

Bob Denver Net Worth $20 Million

Raised in Brownwood, Texas, Bob was educated at Loyola University in Los Angeles, California, and after graduating he went on to teach physical education, mathematics and history at Corpus Christi School. Before long, he left his job as a teacher and initiated his career as an actor when he appeared in the television show “Dobie Gillis” as Maynard G. Krebs. At the initial phase of his career, Bob appeared in several television shows including “Here’s Hollywood”, “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Gilligan’s Island”, which was a world-wide hit in English-speaking countries although it only ran for four years in th ’60s, among many others. Of course, due to all these projects, Bob Denver’s net worth began to rise.

Along with television, Bob also found prominence in Hollywood. Until his retirement from show business, he appeared in several movies like “”Take Her, She’s Mine”, “For Those Who Think Young”, “A Private Affair” and many more. Later in his career, Bob appeared in movies such as “Who’s Minding The Mint?”, “Did You Hear About The Travelling Sales Lady?” and “The Sweet Ride” among others. He also appeared in television shows like “Love, American Style”, “The Good Guys”, “Far Out Space Nuts” and more, in his later career. Obviously, all of these projects played important roles in adding to Bob’s net worth.

As for his personal life, Bob was married four times, firstly with Maggie Ryan in 1960 and the couple had two children before divorcing in 1966. Later, he married Carole Abrahams(1972-75) after divorcing his second wife Jean Webber(1967-70), fathering one child with Carole. Bob was married to his fourth wife, Dreama Peery from 1979 until his death, and with whom he also shared one child.

Denver died on 2 September, 2005 due to complications in cancer treatment and was cremated. Bob obviously enjoyed his life as a famous and prominent actor in Hollywood as well as American television, with his net worth having catered to him well in his lifetime.



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