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Russell Johnson
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Russell Johnson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-11-10,Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell David Johnson (November 10, 1924 – January 16, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his role as Professor Roy Hinkley in Gilligan's Island. Military career After graduating from high school, Johnson enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet. On completing his training, he was commissioned a second lieutenant. He flew 44 combat missions in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a bombardier in B-25 twin-engined medium bombers. On March 4, 1945, while flying as a navigator in a B-25 with the 100th Bombardment Squadron, 42nd Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force, his B-25 and two others were shot down during a low-level bombing and strafing run against Japanese military targets in the Philippine Islands. The B-25s encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire, and all three had to ditch in the sea off Zamboanga. Johnson broke both ankles in the landing, and his bomber's co-pilot was killed. Johnson received a Purple Heart for his injuries. He was also awarded the Air Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three campaign stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one campaign star, and the World War II Victory Medal. After Japan's surrender, Johnson was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant on November 22, 1945. He joined the United States Air Force Reserve and used the G.I. Bill to pay for his acting studies at the Actors' Lab in Hollywood. While there, he met actress Kay Cousins (1923–1980), whom he married in 1949. His early roles were primarily in Westerns such as Rancho Notorious (1952, starring Marlene Dietrich), Seminole (1953), Law and Order (1953, opposite Ronald Reagan), and Badman's Country (1958), and science fiction films such as It Came from Outer Space (1953), This Island Earth (1955), Attack of the Crab Monsters (1956), and The Space Children (1958). He also appeared in a Ma and Pa Kettle vehicle, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955), as well as in Roger Corman's rock-'n'-roll crime drama Rock All Night (1957). In 1955, he had a role in Many Rivers to Cross along with Alan Hale Jr., later as the Skipper from Gilligan's Island. "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island Johnson was best known for playing Professor Roy Hinkley (usually called the "Professor"), the very knowledgeable polymath who could build all sorts of inventions out of the most rudimentary materials available on the island. As Johnson himself pointed out, though, he could not fix the hole in the boat. In the first episode of the show, the radio announcer describes the Professor as a research scientist and well-known scoutmaster. Gilligan's Island aired from 1964-67, but has been shown in reruns continuously ever since. CLR

Filmography

Rancho Notorious

6.5

Rancho Notorious
1952-04-10

This Island Earth

6.006

This Island Earth
1955-06-10

The Greatest Story Ever Told

6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09

Attack of the Crab Monsters

5.2

Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957-02-10

6.156

Black Tuesday
1954-12-31

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

4.617

Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978-10-14

Hitch Hike to Hell

5.294

Hitch Hike to Hell
1977-01-01

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

5.031

The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973-02-13

The Turning Point

6.294

The Turning Point
1952-07-12

5.617

Seminole
1953-03-20

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

7.375

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
1955-04-01

It Came from Outer Space

6.3

It Came from Outer Space
1953-06-05

Many Rivers to Cross

6.5

Many Rivers to Cross
1955-02-04

The Ghost of Flight 401

5.643

The Ghost of Flight 401
1978-02-18

5.674

Loan Shark
1952-05-23

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

7.2

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
2001-10-14

The Man from Independence

0

The Man from Independence
1974-03-11

5.467

Rock All Night
1957-04-01

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

6.8

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979-05-03

Adventures of the Queen

5.5

Adventures of the Queen
1975-02-14

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

4

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976-01-04

6.167

Column South
1953-05-20

6.322

MacArthur
1977-07-15

The Saga of Hemp Brown

6.4

The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958-09-05

You Lie So Deep, My Love

3.333

You Lie So Deep, My Love
1975-02-25

Courage of Black Beauty

5.25

Courage of Black Beauty
1957-07-01

6.3

For Men Only
1952-01-11

Police Story: No Margin for Error

7

Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978-04-30

Back at the Front

10

Back at the Front
1952-10-01

6.25

Tumbleweed
1953-12-01

5.722

Law and Order
1953-05-13

The Great Skycopter Rescue

6.667

The Great Skycopter Rescue
1980-12-31

The Movie Murderer

6.875

The Movie Murderer
1970-02-02

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

4.7

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021-02-13

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

5.4

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981-05-15

A Distant Trumpet

5.5

A Distant Trumpet
1964-05-20

The Stand at Apache River

6.308

The Stand at Apache River
1953-09-01

Strange Lady in Town

4.889

Strange Lady in Town
1955-04-12

5.833

Johnny Dark
1954-06-25

3.5

Off the Wall
1983-07-01

Ride Clear of Diablo

6.076

Ride Clear of Diablo
1954-02-10

Badman's Country

5.625

Badman's Country
1958-08-02

Beg, Borrow...or Steal

7.6

Beg, Borrow...or Steal
1973-03-20

Cry for Poor Wally

0

Cry for Poor Wally
1969-07-24

4.846

Blue Movies
1988-02-01

Three Days of the Condor

7.275

Three Days of the Condor
1975-09-24

The Gilligan Manifesto

5.5

The Gilligan Manifesto
2018-11-16

The Space Children

4.174

The Space Children
1958-06-01

Nowhere to Hide

7.5

Nowhere to Hide
1977-06-05

Aloha Means Goodbye

10

Aloha Means Goodbye
1974-10-11

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

6.55

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996-04-19

7.3

Lou Grant
1977-09-20

The Great Adventure

10

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

Gilligan's Planet

6

Gilligan's Planet
1982-09-18

6.813

Fame
1982-01-07

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

Gilligan's Island

7.451

Gilligan's Island
1964-09-26

6.176

That Girl
1966-09-08

7.31

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

6.764

Roseanne
1988-10-18

E! True Hollywood Story

8.15

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

7.8

Hawkins
1973-03-13

6.519

Dynasty
1981-01-12

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.761

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994-04-15

6.4

Bosom Buddies
1980-11-27

6.755

Mannix
1967-09-16

7.719

MacGyver
1985-09-29

6.86

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

The New Adventures of Gilligan

5.5

The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974-09-07

7.1

Newhart
1982-10-02

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

5.6

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

6.218

Lassie
1954-09-12

6.658

Cannon
1971-09-14

7.648

ALF
1986-09-22

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.667

Ripcord
1961-09-28

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

6.675

Thriller
1960-09-13

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Adventures of Superman

6.6

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

Adventures in Paradise

6.143

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

6

You Are There
1953-02-01

6.2

Black Saddle
1959-01-10

6.5

The Dakotas
1963-01-07

5.833

Lawman
1958-10-05

5.867

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

6.5

Riverboat
1959-09-13

5

Vanished
1971-03-08

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

8

Code R
1977-01-21

General Electric True

0

General Electric True
1962-09-30

7.5

City Detective
1953-09-07

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.75

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

ABC Afterschool Special

6.533

ABC Afterschool Special
1972-10-04

0

Kings Row
1955-09-13

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

6.976

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954-10-15

Tales of Wells Fargo

7.1

Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-03-18

6.5

The Deputy
1959-09-12

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

Adventures of Superman

6.6

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

5.333

Jefferson Drum
1958-04-25

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Outer Limits

7.8

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.75

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

8.273

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976-09-21

The Great Adventure

10

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

6.725

Route 66
1960-10-07

7.333

Steve Canyon
1958-09-13

The Lone Ranger

6.8

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Stevie and Zoya

0

Stevie and Zoya

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

Beyond Westworld

5.417

Beyond Westworld
1980-03-05

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

6.8

The Invaders
1967-01-10

6

Temple Houston
1963-09-19

6.7

The Detectives
1959-10-16

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

The Greatest Show on Earth

7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth
1963-09-17

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

6.5

Felony Squad
1966-09-12

The Unknown Story

0

The Unknown Story
2022-02-26

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

7

The Bastard
1978-05-22

7.1

Monsters
1988-10-22