The Unknown Story
2022 · TV Show
as Self - archive footage
Russell Johnson
1924-11-10
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Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Gilligan Manifesto
2018 · Movie
as Himself
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
2001 · Movie
as Himself
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996 · Movie
as Steve Carlson (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · TV Show
as Self
Blue Movies
1988 · Movie
as Mr. Martin
Roseanne
1988 · TV Show
Monsters
1988 · TV Show
as Jeffrey
ALF
1986 · TV Show
as Roy Hinkley
MacGyver
1985 · TV Show
as Oslow
Off the Wall
1983 · Movie
as Mr. Whitby
Gilligan's Planet
1982 · TV Show
as Roy "The Professor" Hinkley (voice)
Fame
1982 · TV Show
Newhart
1982 · TV Show
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · Movie
as Professor
Dynasty
1981 · TV Show
The Great Skycopter Rescue
1980 · Movie
as Professor Benson
Bosom Buddies
1980 · TV Show
Beyond Westworld
1980 · TV Show
as Patrick
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979 · Movie
as Professor
Knots Landing
1979 · TV Show
as Tim Murphy
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978 · Movie
as Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.
The Ghost of Flight 401
1978 · Movie
as Loft
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978 · Movie
as Captain
The Bastard
1978 · TV Show
as Col. James Barrett
Hitch Hike to Hell
1977 · Movie
as Captain J.W. Shaw
MacArthur
1977 · Movie
as Admiral King
Nowhere to Hide
1977 · Movie
as Charles Montague
Lou Grant
1977 · TV Show
Code R
1977 · TV Show
as Ike
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976 · Movie
as Gen. George Stratemeyer
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976 · TV Show
as Detective
Adventures of the Queen
1975 · Movie
as Forbes
You Lie So Deep, My Love
1975 · Movie
as The Foreman
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Movie
as Intelligence Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
The Jeffersons
1975 · TV Show
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Colonel
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The Man from Independence
1974 · Movie
as Linaver
Aloha Means Goodbye
1974 · Movie
as Dr. Frank Franklin
The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974 · TV Show
as Professor Roy Hinkley (voice)
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973 · Movie
as Jim Hawley
Beg, Borrow...or Steal
1973 · Movie
as Alex Langley
Hawkins
1973 · TV Show
as District Attorney
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · TV Show
as Mr. Calder
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
Vanished
1971 · TV Show
as Clyde Morehouse
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · TV Show
as Asst D.A. Grant, Asst. D.A. Grant, Brenton Grant, Asst. D.A. Brenton Grant, Prosecutor, DA Grant
McMillan & Wife
1971 · TV Show
as Carl Jensen
The Movie Murderer
1970 · Movie
as Cliff Thomas
Cry for Poor Wally
1969 · Movie
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
The Invaders
1967 · TV Show
as James Bernard
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Martin Lucas
That Girl
1966 · TV Show
Felony Squad
1966 · TV Show
as Tye Laughlin
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Movie
as Scribe
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Phillip Graham, Jim Kellogg, Dr. McGregor
A Distant Trumpet
1964 · Movie
as Captain Brinker
Gilligan's Island
1964 · TV Show
as Roy "The Professor" Hinkley
The Great Adventure
1963 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice), Self - Narrator
The Dakotas
1963 · TV Show
The Outer Limits
1963 · TV Show
as Major Benedict
Temple Houston
1963 · TV Show
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The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · TV Show
as Dr. Arnold Andrews
General Electric True
1962 · TV Show
Ripcord
1961 · TV Show
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
Thriller
1960 · TV Show
as Adam Talmadge
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
as Bob Keel
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · TV Show
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
as Prof. Manion, Pete Corrigan
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
as Burt Harvey
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · TV Show
as Bowman
Black Saddle
1959 · TV Show
as Marshal Gib Scott
Riverboat
1959 · TV Show
as Darius
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · TV Show
as Hugh, Tom Richards
The Deputy
1959 · TV Show
as Albee Beckett
The Detectives
1959 · TV Show
as Lee
Laramie
1959 · TV Show
as Bob Murkland
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958 · Movie
as Hook
Badman's Country
1958 · Movie
as Sundance
The Space Children
1958 · Movie
as Joe Gamble
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
Lawman
1958 · TV Show
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Jefferson Drum
1958 · TV Show
as The Sundown Kid
Steve Canyon
1958 · TV Show
as Maj. Pitch Hammer
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957 · Movie
as Hank Chapman
Rock All Night
1957 · Movie
as Jigger
Courage of Black Beauty
1957 · Movie
as Ben Farraday
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Craig Manson, Major Dan Marriott, Steve Marshall
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · TV Show
as William Dodd
This Island Earth
1955 · Movie
as Steve Carlson
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
1955 · Movie
as Eddie Nelson
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 · Movie
as Banks
Strange Lady in Town
1955 · Movie
as Shadduck
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Stanger, Harry Webb, Diggs, Link Parrin
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
as Turk
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Kings Row
1955 · TV Show
Black Tuesday
1954 · Movie
as Howard Sloane
Johnny Dark
1954 · Movie
as Emory
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954 · Movie
as Jed Ringer
Lassie
1954 · TV Show
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 · TV Show
as Sgt. Stan Powers
Seminole
1953 · Movie
as Lt. Hamilton
It Came from Outer Space
1953 · Movie
as George
Column South
1953 · Movie
as Biddle
Tumbleweed
1953 · Movie
as Lam Blandon
Law and Order
1953 · Movie
as Jimmy Johnson
The Stand at Apache River
1953 · Movie
as Greiner
You Are There
1953 · TV Show
City Detective
1953 · TV Show
Rancho Notorious
1952 · Movie
as Chuck-A-Luck Wheel Spinner (uncredited)
The Turning Point
1952 · Movie
as Herman (uncredited)
Loan Shark
1952 · Movie
as Charlie Thompson
For Men Only
1952 · Movie
as Ky Walker
Back at the Front
1952 · Movie
as Johnny Redondo - Smuggler
Adventures of Superman
1952 · TV Show
as Man on Phone in Montage (archive footage)
Cavalcade of America
1952 · TV Show
as Karl Nader, Dan Marshall
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Lefty
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Carter, Lennigan
The Lone Ranger
1949 · TV Show
as Tom Levering
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Stevie and Zoya
· TV Show
as Narrator
