Russell Johnson
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10 novembre 1924 — 16 gennaio 2014 (89 anni)
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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
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
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| 2002 | The Universe According to Universal · as George |
| 2002 | Brilliant But Cancelled · as Cast |
| 1997 | Meego · as The Professor |
| 1996 | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie · as Steve Carlson (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | |
| 1992 | With a Vengeance · as Dr. Jesse Butler |
| 1988 | Monsters · as JeffreySu Plex |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Blue Movies · as Mr. Martin |
| 1987 | My Two Dads · as Frank Mooney |
| 1987 | The New Monkees · as Professor Roy Hinkley |
| 1987 | Mathnet · as Frank Puck |
| 1986 | ALF · as Professor Roy HinkleySu Plex |
| 1985 | MacGyver · as Oslow |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara · as Will Morton |
| 1983 | Off the Wall · as Mr. Whitby |
| 1983 | Buffalo Bill · as Dr. Murphy |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Gilligan's Planet · as Roy "the Professor" Hinkley (voice) |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | Kill Squad · as VoiceSu Plex |
| 1981 | The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island · as Professor |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | The Great Skycopter Rescue · as Professor Benson |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | The Righteous Apples · as Sgt. Mcguinty |
| 1980 | Beyond Westworld · as Patrick |
| 1979 | Knots Landing · as Tim MurphySu Plex |
| 1979 | The Rebels · as Cast |
| 1979 | The Castaways on Gilligan's Island · as Professor |
| 1978 | Rescue from Gilligan's Island · as Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.Su Plex |
| 1978 | The Bastard · as Col. James Barrett |
| 1978 | Dallas · as Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield |
| 1978 | The Ghost of Flight 401 · as Loft |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Nowhere to Hide · as Charles Montague |
| 1977 | MacArthur · as Admiral King |
| 1977 | Hitch Hike to Hell · as Captain J.w. Shaw |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II · as Detective |
| 1976 | Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur · as Gen. George Stratemeyer |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman · as Colonel |
| 1975 | Three Days of the Condor · as Intelligence Officer At Briefing (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Adventures of the Queen · as Forbes |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | Aloha Means Goodbye · as Dr. Frank Franklin |
| 1974 | The New Adventures of Gilligan · as Professor Roy Hinkley (voice) |
| 1973 | Beg, Borrow ... or Steal · as Alex Langley |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Hawkins · as District Attorney |
| 1973 | The Horror at 37,000 Feet · as Jim Hawley |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special · as Mr. Calder |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife · as Carl Jensen |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law · as Asst D.a. Grant |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury · as Agent Oliver Wells |
| 1971 | Vanished (1971) · as Clyde Morehouse |
| 1970 | San Francisco International Airport · as Tober |
| 1970 | The Movie Murderer · as Cliff Thomas |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers · as Bonelli |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Dr. Leonard Colman |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Ironside · as Martin Lucas |
| 1967 | It's a Bikini World · as Hank Chapman |
| 1967 | The Invaders · as James Bernard |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad · as Tye Laughlin |
| 1966 | That GirlSu Plex |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives · as Harold Rankin |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. · as Dr. McgregorSu Plex |
| 1965 | The Big Valley · as Davey Dunigan |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told · as Scribe |
| 1964 | Invitation to a Gunfighter · as John Medford |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island · as Roy "the Professor" Hinkley |
| 1964 | A Distant Trumpet · as Captain Brinker |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter · as Walter Jorg |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth · as Dr. Arnold Andrews |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits · as Major BenedictSu Plex |
| 1963 | Breaking Point · as Eddy Mulhall |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour · as Ralph Anderson |
| 1962 | Empire · as Bill Carey |
| 1962 | The Wide Country · as Arn Mchugh |
| 1962 | It's a Man's World · as Rev. Blake |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere · as Major |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones · as Mr. Lankershim |
| 1960 | Route 66 · as Bob KeelSu Plex |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne · as Art Thompson |
| 1960 | Thriller · as Adam Talmadge |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) · as Lee |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise · as Bowman |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone · as Prof. Manion |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show · as Tom Richards |
| 1959 | Laramie · as Al Denning |
| 1959 | Riverboat · as Darius |
| 1959 | The Deputy · as Albee Beckett |
| 1959 | Black Saddle · as Marshal Gib Scott |
| 1959 | Rawhide · as Burt Harvey |
| 1958 | Flight · as Capt. J. Budlong |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | The Saga of Hemp Brown · as Hook |
| 1958 | Frontier Doctor · as Sam WelshSu Plex |
| 1958 | Rescue 8 · as Reverend Friend |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon · as Maj. Pitch HammerSu Plex |
| 1958 | Badman's Country · as Sundance |
| 1958 | The Space Children · as Joe Gamble |
| 1957 | Casey Jones · as Jeff Tyler |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys · as Dr. RossSu Plex |
| 1957 | The Californians · as Tom QuinnSu Plex |
| 1957 | Wagon Train · as Craig Manson |
| 1957 | Courage of Black Beauty · as Ben Farraday |
| 1957 | The Silent Service · as Beach |
| 1957 | Code 3 · as Glen SutterSu Plex |
| 1957 | Rock All Night · as JiggerSu Plex |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo · as William Dodd |
| 1957 | Attack of the Crab Monsters · as Hank ChapmanSu Plex |
| 1956 | Circus Boy · as Dr. Ben Osgood |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) · as Jack Fromer |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Turk |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke · as Diggs |
| 1955 | This Island Earth · as Steve Carlson |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town · as Shadduck |
| 1955 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki · as Eddie Nelson |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross · as Banks |
| 1954 | Black Tuesday · as Howard Sloane |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin · as Sgt. Stan Powers |
| 1954 | Climax! · as Rusty |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop · as Patrolman Carland |
| 1954 | Medic · as Al Monroe |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators · as Gladiator |
| 1954 | Johnny Dark · as Emory |
| 1954 | Ride Clear of Diablo · as Jed Ringer |
| 1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise · as Narrator |
| 1953 | Law and Order · as Jimmy Johnson |
| 1953 | Tumbleweed · as Lam Blandon |
| 1953 | Seminole · as Lt. Hamilton |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | The Stand at Apache River · as Greiner |
| 1953 | Column South · as Biddle |
| 1953 | It Came from Outer Space · as George |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | The Turning Point · as Herman (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Back at the Front · as Johnny Redondo - Smuggler |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America · as Karl Nader |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman · as Man On Phone In Montage (archive Footage) |
| 1952 | Loan Shark · as Charlie Thompson |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious · as Chuck-A-Luck Wheel Spinner (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days · as Matthew ReynoldsSu Plex |
| 1952 | For Men Only · as Ky Walker |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Lefty |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre · as Lennigan |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (1949) · as Tom LeveringSu Plex |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre · as Sailor |
| 2025 | When We Went MAD! · as Self |
| 2022 | The Unknown Story · as Self - Archive Footage |
| 2021 | Hollywood in the Atomic Age - Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! · as Self (archive Footage)Su Plex |
| 2020 | The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart · as Russell Johnson |
| 2018 | The Gilligan Manifesto · as Himself |
| 2015 | The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2014 | The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self (in Memoriam) |
| 2004 | All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood · as Self |
| 1993 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast · as Self |
| 1986 | The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers · as Self |
| 1983 | America Undercover · as Self - Narrator |
| 1976 | Family Feud · as Self - Celebrity ContestantSu Plex |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure · as Self - Narrator |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood · as Self |