Bob Denver died on Friday, at the age of 70. According to his agent Mike Eisenstadt, the actor died at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina, of complications from cancer treatment. Denver is survived by his wife Dreama and children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin. In addition to playing the role of the Skipper’s “little buddy” Gilligan in the 60’s series Gilligan’s Island, Denver vocally reprised his role in two Filmation Associates animated shows: The New Adventures of Gilligan, from 1974 to 1975, and Gilligan’s Planet, which aired in 1982. Furthermore, the talented actor appeared as himself in “Gilligan,” a 1994 episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and “Simpson Tide,” a 1998 episode of The Simpsons. The Big Cartoon Database has more on Denver’s life. Thanks to George C. at the Animated-News Forum for the notice.