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Russell Johnson

 
General Information (Russell Johnson)
  
Mostly Credited As: Russell Johnson
Sometimes Credited As: Russell D. Johnson
Russ Johnson
Birth Name: Russell David Johnson
Date Of Birth: November 10, 1924
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: Ashley, Pennsylvania

Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic "Gilligan's Island" (1964), Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania and was sent to a boarding school in Philadelphia with his brothers when his father died.

Unlike his Professor character, Johnson said he was not a bright student and was in fact held back a grade. Johnson did redeem himself later on in his school career and made the National Honor Society in high school. He joined the Army Air Corps in World War II, and earned the Purple Heart when his B-24 Liberator was shot down in the Philippines during a bombing run in March, 1945. After the war, he used the G.I. Bill to enroll in acting school to ply his new trade. Johnson currently lives in the state of Washington, and has done several guest shots on television shows.
 
 
Russell Johnson TV Appearances
  
Main cast
Show: Gilligan's Planet(1982)As: Professor -- [Voice]
Show: The New Adventures of Gilligan(1974)As: Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr. (voice) -- [Voice]
Show: Vanished (1971)(1971)As: Clyde Morehouse
Show: Gilligan's Island(1964)As: Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.
Show: Black Saddle(1959)As: Marshal Gib Scott
Episode Cast Credits
Show: E! True Hollywood Story 
  • Gilligan's Island 03x50: (Dec/12/1999) As Himself 
 
Show: Roseanne 
  • Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving T ... 07x26: (May/24/1995) As Mark Healy (Tag Scene) 
 
Show: Space Ghost Coast to Coast 
  • Gilligan 01x02: (Apr/22/1994) Voice of Himself 
 
Show: Monsters 
  • Sleeping Dragon 01x08: (Dec/10/1988) As Jeffrey 
 
Show: Knots Landing 
  • The Trouble with Peter 09x02: (Oct/01/1987) As Tim Murphy 
 
Show: ALF 
  • Somewhere Over the Rerun (a. ... 02x02: (Sep/28/1987) As Professor Roy Hinkley 
 
Show: Dynasty (US) 
  • The Siege (1) 08x01: (Sep/23/1987) As Earl Thompson 
  • Shadow Play 07x28: (May/06/1987) As Earl Thompson 
  • The Arraignment 07x05: (Nov/05/1986) As Earl Thompson 
 
Show: Newhart 
  • Much to Do Without Muffin 05x24: (Apr/13/1987) As Unknown 
 
Show: Dallas 
  • Twenty-Four Hours 09x16: (Jan/10/1986) As Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield 
 
Show: The Jeffersons 
  • Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner ... 09x09: (Nov/28/1982) As Mac Steele 
  • Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner ... 09x08: (Nov/21/1982) As Mac Steele 
 
Show: Lou Grant 
  • Babies 02x10: (Dec/11/1978) As Karlan 
 
Show: Wonder Woman 
  • Disco Devil 03x05: (Oct/20/1978) As Colonel 
 
Show: Police Story (1973) 
  • No Margin for Error 05x06: (Apr/30/1978) As Unknown 
 
Show: The ABC Afterschool Special 
  • Hewitt's Just Different 06x01: (Oct/12/1977) As Mr. Calder 
 
Show: Code R 
  • Beauty and the Beach 01x10: (Apr/15/1977) As Ike 
 
Show: McMillan and Wife 
  • Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide? 06x04: (Jan/30/1977) As Carl Jensen 
 
Show: Cannon 
  • Lady On the Run 04x21: (Mar/05/1975) As Paul Merrick 
  • Blood Money 03x20: (Feb/06/1974) As Unknown 
 
Show: Mannix 
  • The Green Men 08x05: (Oct/20/1974) As Brasher 
 
Show: Gunsmoke 
  • The Fugitives 18x07: (Oct/23/1972) As Link Parrin 
  • The Long Night 14x21: (Feb/17/1969) As Diggs 
  • The Bear 04x25: (Feb/28/1959) As Harry Webb 
  • Bloody Hands 02x21: (Feb/16/1957) As Joe Stranger 
 
Show: The F.B.I. 
  • The Quest 05x26: (Mar/08/1970) As Dr. McGregor 
  • Caesar´s Wife 04x18: (Jan/26/1969) As James Kellogg 
  • The Dynasty 03x13: (Jan/07/1968) As Phillip Graham 
 
Show: Lassie (US) 
  • Father and Son 16x07: (Nov/09/1969) As John Bradley 
  • Operation Woodland 09x28: (Apr/21/1963) As Mr. Allen 
  • Fawn Patrol 09x06: (Nov/04/1962) As Mark Adams 
  • The Crash 05x05: (Oct/05/1958) As Mr. Matthews 
 
Show: The Felony Squad 
  • The Human Target 02x26: (Mar/07/1968) As Tye Laughlin 
 
Show: The Invaders 
  • The Trial 02x06: (Oct/10/1967) As Robert Bernard 
 
Show: Gilligan's Island 
  • Two on a Raft 01x01: (Sep/26/1964) As Roy Hinkley Jr. 
 
Show: The Outer Limits (1963) 
  • Specimen: Unknown 01x22: (Feb/24/1964) As Maj. Benedict 
 
Show: 77 Sunset Strip 
  • The Toy Jungle 06x11: (Dec/06/1963) As Harry Devlin 
 
Show: Rawhide 
  • Incident at Alkali Sink 05x29: (May/24/1963) As Burt Harvey 
 
Show: Empire (1962) 
  • Arrow in the Sky 01x27: (Apr/09/1963) As Bill Carey 
 
Show: The Dakotas 
  • Mutiny At Fort Mercy 01x03: (Jan/21/1963) As Lt. Clyde Marriott 
 
Show: General Electric True 
  • Mile Long Shot to Kill 01x09: (Nov/25/1962) As John T. Metcalf 
 
Show: Wagon Train 
  • The Shiloh Degnan Story 06x08: (Nov/07/1962) As Major Marriott 
  • The Beauty Jamison Story 02x11: (Dec/17/1958) As Steve Marshall 
  • The Cliff Grundy Story 01x15: (Dec/25/1957) As Craig Manson 
 
Show: Ben Casey 
  • Go Not Gently into the Night 02x05: (Oct/29/1962) As Dr. Burke 
 
Show: Tales of Wells Fargo 
  • To Kill a Town 06x26: (Mar/31/1962) As Norman Hall 
  • Rio Grande 01x09: (Jun/03/1957) As William Dodd 
 
Show: Adventures in Paradise 
  • Survival 03x13: (Dec/31/1961) As Bowman 
 
Show: The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor 
  • The Queen of Craven Point 03x11: (Dec/22/1961) As Lee Taber 
 
Show: Hawaiian Eye 
  • The Kupua of Coconut Bay 03x02: (Oct/04/1961) As Bert Jackson 
 
Show: Death Valley Days 
  • Dead Man's Tale 09x24: (Feb/26/1961) As Noble 
 
Show: The Twilight Zone 
  • Back There 02x13: (Jan/13/1961) As Peter Corrigan 
  • Execution 01x26: (Apr/01/1960) As George Manion 
 
Show: Thriller (US) 
  • The Hungry Glass 01x16: (Jan/03/1961) As Adam Talmadge 
 
Show: Lawman 
  • The Encounter 01x16: (Jan/18/1959) As Wade Horgan 
 
Show: Steve Canyon 
  • Project Heartbeat 01x04: (Oct/04/1958) As Unknown 
 
Show: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) 
  • Vicious Circle 02x29: (Apr/14/1957) As Turk 
 
Show: You Are There 
  • Mr. Christian Seizes the Boun ... 05x05: (Oct/07/1956) As Fletcher Christian 
 
Show: The Lone Ranger (1949) 
  • Counterfeit Redskins 04x51: (Aug/25/1955) As Tom Levering 
 
Show: The Lux Video Theatre 
  • Eight Iron Men 05x38: (May/12/1955) As Carter 
 
Show: Hallmark Hall Of Fame 
  • The Touch of Steel 04x27: (May/01/1955) As Lefty 
 
Show: City Detective 
  • Why Should the Beautiful Die? 02x02: (Oct/26/1954) As Stocker 
 
Show: Adventures of Superman 
  • The Runaway Robot 01x17: (Jan/09/1953) As Chopper 
 
 
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