Russell Johnson, who was best known as the Professor on “Gilligan's Island,” died Thursday in Washington state of kidney failure, according to his longtime agent Michael Eisenstadt. He was 89. From the 1950s through the 1980s, he guest-starred on Actor Russell Johnson, 89, who played the brainy Professor in nearly 100 episodes of the 1960s … Read more
Russell Johnson, best known for playing “The Professor” on Gilligan's Island, has died at the age of 89. Johnson, who guest-starred on dozens of shows from Dynasty to The Jeffersons to Roseanne, played his trademark role Russell Johnson, an actor who made a living by often playing villains in westerns until he was cast as … Read more
Actor Russell Johnson, forever to be known as The Professor on the hit 1960s show “Gilligan's Island,” has died, as did Dave Madden, who played Reuben Kincaid on "The Partridge Family." Russell Johnson, who played the professor on "Gilligan's Island," died this morning (Jan. 16) at 89 years old. Johnson died at his home in … Read more