If there was a visual soundtrack to my life it would
probably be the various television shows I’ve watched through the years. And
someone who has been apart of that visual soundtrack is Denny Miller, cowboy,
jungle man, space man and fisherman extraordinaire. Not that he has actually
done all these things (I don’t think he’s been to space) but he has had the
privilege of portraying all these roles and many more on the screen, both big
and small. The productions he’s been involved in reads like a list of the classics
of television, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island,
The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Galactica, V and many more.
However one of the
roles that he is best remembered for was that of Tarzan in the 1959 movie, Tarzan the Apeman, which saw him putting
on the loin cloth in the first ever colour version of the original Tarzan story.
It was here, in a virtually non-verbal performance, that Denny’s strong screen
presence shone through and set the scene for a long career as a successful character
actor. Today he is the oldest living Tarzan, one of the patriarchs of the world
wide Tarzanic tribe and a nice guy to boot. He is also celebrating his 80th
Birthday today, so with out much ado……..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENNY MILLER!!
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