Janos Prohaska Played the Gilligan’s Island Gorilla and Several Star Trek Aliens

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  Janos Prohaska, a Hungarian actor and stuntman, played the gorilla on Gilligan’s Island and several creatures on Star Trek.

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  He appeared in Star Trek’s pilot, “The Cage,” and later played the Horta and Yarnek.

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  Prohaska also played a gorilla in other television shows and films, and an orangutan on Gilligan’s Island.

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  He made his own creature costumes because he could not find an ape suit that fit him properly.

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  Prohaska died in a plane crash in 1974 while working on a television series called Primal Man.

Who

Janos Prohaska, a Hungarian actor and stuntman.

What

He played the gorilla on Gilligan’s Island and several creatures on Star Trek.

When

His television and film work included roles in the 1960s and later; he died in 1974.

Where

On American television, including Gilligan’s Island and Star Trek.

Why

He made his own ape costumes because he could not find one that fit him properly.

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