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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

6.509

Rancho Notorious
1952-03-06

This Island Earth

6.004

This Island Earth
1955-06-01

The Greatest Story Ever Told

6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09

5

The Bastard
1978-05-22

Attack of the Crab Monsters

5.14

Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957-02-10

6

Black Tuesday
1954-12-31

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

4.7

Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978-10-14

Hitch Hike to Hell

5.2

Hitch Hike to Hell
1977-01-01

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

4.862

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

The Turning Point

6.242

The Turning Point
1952-07-12

5.4

Seminole
1953-03-20

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

6.8

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
1955-04-01

It Came from Outer Space

6.285

It Came from Outer Space
1953-06-05

Many Rivers to Cross

6.2

Many Rivers to Cross
1955-02-04

The Ghost of Flight 401

5.3

The Ghost of Flight 401
1978-02-18

5.5

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

5.7

Rock All Night
1957-04-01

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

6.6

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

Adventures of the Queen

4.8

Adventures of the Queen
1975-02-14

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

0

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

6

Column South
1953-05-20

6.262

MacArthur
1977-07-15

The Saga of Hemp Brown

5.7

The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958-10-01

You Lie So Deep, My Love

1

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

Courage of Black Beauty

5.5

Courage of Black Beauty
1957-07-01

5.6

For Men Only
1952-01-11

Police Story: No Margin for Error

0

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

Back at the Front

0

Back at the Front
1952-10-01

6.1

Tumbleweed
1953-12-01

5.1

Law and Order
1953-05-13

The Great Skycopter Rescue

5

The Great Skycopter Rescue
1980-12-31

The Movie Murderer

6.5

The Movie Murderer
1970-02-02

0

The Rebels
1979-05-14

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

4

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

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

4.714

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

A Distant Trumpet

5.3

A Distant Trumpet
1964-05-20

The Stand at Apache River

6

The Stand at Apache River
1953-09-01

Strange Lady in Town

4.5

Strange Lady in Town
1955-04-12

5

Johnny Dark
1954-06-25

2.333

Off the Wall
1983-07-01

Ride Clear of Diablo

5.8

Ride Clear of Diablo
1954-02-10

Badman's Country

5.4

Badman's Country
1958-08-02

Beg, Borrow...or Steal

7.5

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

Cry for Poor Wally

0

Cry for Poor Wally
1969-07-24

4.636

Blue Movies
1988-02-01

The Gilligan Manifesto

5.5

The Gilligan Manifesto
2018-11-16

Three Days of the Condor

7.281

Three Days of the Condor
1975-09-24

The Space Children

4

The Space Children
1958-06-01

Nowhere to Hide

5

Nowhere to Hide
1977-06-05

Aloha Means Goodbye

0

Aloha Means Goodbye
1974-10-11

7.25

Lou Grant
1977-09-20

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

77 Sunset Strip

6.7

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

Gilligan's Planet

5.75

Gilligan's Planet
1982-09-18

6.797

Fame
1982-01-07

5.455

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

Gilligan's Island

7.435

Gilligan's Island
1964-09-26

6.31

That Girl
1966-09-08

7.338

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

6.8

Roseanne
1988-10-18

E! True Hollywood Story

8.103

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

7.2

Hawkins
1973-03-13

6.504

Dynasty
1981-01-12

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.767

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994-04-15

6.686

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.4

Bosom Buddies
1980-11-27

7.7

MacGyver
1985-09-29

6.868

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

The New Adventures of Gilligan

4.8

The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974-09-07

7.1

Newhart
1982-10-02

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

5.2

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

6.1

Lassie
1954-09-12

6.5

Cannon
1971-09-14

7.689

ALF
1986-09-22

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Twilight Zone

8.4

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

7.1

Monsters
1988-10-22

6.5

Ripcord
1961-09-28

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.746

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.4

Felony Squad
1966-09-12

7.2

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.9

Police Story
1973-03-20

6.417

Thriller
1960-09-13

Lux Video Theatre

6.333

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Adventures of Superman

6.67

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

Adventures in Paradise

5.7

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

5.7

You Are There
1953-02-01

6

Black Saddle
1959-01-10

5.6

Lawman
1958-10-05

5.7

The Dakotas
1963-01-07

5.6

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

6.2

Riverboat
1959-09-13

5

Vanished
1971-03-08

0

Code R
1977-01-21

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

General Electric True

0

General Electric True
1962-09-30

7

City Detective
1953-09-07

6.3

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.3

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

ABC Afterschool Special

6.429

ABC Afterschool Special
1972-10-04

0

Kings Row
1955-09-13

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

6.9

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954-10-15

Tales of Wells Fargo

6.583

Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-03-18

6.2

The Deputy
1959-09-12

The Twilight Zone

8.4

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

Adventures of Superman

6.67

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

4.5

Jefferson Drum
1958-04-25

5.455

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

5.455

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

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Outer Limits

7.775

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.3

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

8.6

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

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

6.3

Route 66
1960-10-07

6

Steve Canyon
1958-09-13

The Lone Ranger

6.645

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15

McMillan & Wife

6.875

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

Lux Video Theatre

6.333

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Stevie and Zoya

0

Stevie and Zoya

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

Beyond Westworld

5.4

Beyond Westworld
1980-03-05

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

6.807

The Invaders
1967-01-10

5.7

Temple Houston
1963-09-19

5.6

The Detectives
1959-10-16

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

The Greatest Show on Earth

5

The Greatest Show on Earth
1963-09-17