LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bob Denver, star of the 1960s television show “Gilligan’s Island,” is recuperating from quadruple heart bypass surgery, his agent said Wednesday.

Denver, 70, had the surgery recently after a checkup revealed problems, said his Los Angeles-based agent, Mike Eisenstadt. He is recuperating at his West Virginia home.

Denver portrayed the title character in the sitcom about a group of castaways stranded on a desert isle.