From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRussell David Johnson (November 10, 1924 – January 16, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his role as Professor Roy Hinkley in Gilligans Island. Military careerAfter 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 bombers 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 Japans 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 Badmans 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 Cormans 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 Gilligans Island.The Professor on Gilligans IslandJohnson 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. Gilligans Island aired from 1964-67, but has been shown in reruns continuously ever since. CLR

Films indisponible à partir de Russell Johnson

Rancho Notorious

Chuck-A-Luck Wheel Spinner (uncredited)

Film 1952

This Island Earth

Steve Carlson

Film 1955

Attack of the Crab Monsters

Hank Chapman

Film 1957

Black Tuesday

Howard Sloane

Film 1954

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.

Film 1978

Hitch Hike to Hell

Captain J.W. Shaw

Film 1977

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

Jim Hawley

Film 1973

The Turning Point

Herman (uncredited)

Film 1952

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Eddie Nelson

Film 1955

It Came from Outer Space

George

Film 1953

The Ghost of Flight 401

Loft

Film 1978

Loan Shark

Charlie Thompson

Film 1952

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

Himself

Film 2001

The Man from Independence

Linaver

Film 1974

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

Professor

Film 1979

Adventures of the Queen

Forbes

Film 1975

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Gen. George Stratemeyer

Film 1976

Column South

Biddle

Film 1953

You Lie So Deep, My Love

The Foreman

Film 1975

Courage of Black Beauty

Ben Farraday

Film 1957

For Men Only

Ky Walker

Film 1952

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Captain

Film 1978

Back at the Front

Johnny Redondo - Smuggler

Film 1952

Law and Order

Jimmy Johnson

Film 1953

The Great Skycopter Rescue

Professor Benson

Film 1980

The Movie Murderer

Cliff Thomas

Film 1970

The Rebels

Film 1979

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

Self (archive footage)

Film 2021

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Professor

Film 1981

A Distant Trumpet

Captain Brinker

Film 1964

The Stand at Apache River

Greiner

Film 1953

Strange Lady in Town

Shadduck

Film 1955

Johnny Dark

Emory

Film 1954

Ride Clear of Diablo

Jed Ringer

Film 1954

Badman's Country

Sundance

Film 1958

Beg, Borrow...or Steal

Alex Langley

Film 1973

Cry for Poor Wally

Film 1969

Blue Movies

Mr. Martin

Film 1988

The Gilligan Manifesto

Himself

Film 2018

Three Days of the Condor

Intelligence Officer at Briefing (uncredited)

Film 1975

The Space Children

Joe Gamble

Film 1958

Nowhere to Hide

Charles Montague

Film 1977

Aloha Means Goodbye

Dr. Frank Franklin

Film 1974

Séries TV indisponible à partir de Russell Johnson

Lou Grant

Tv 1977

77 Sunset Strip

Tv 1958

Gilligan's Planet

Roy "The Professor" Hinkley (voice)

Tv 1982

Fame

Tv 1982

Gilligan's Island

Roy "The Professor" Hinkley

Tv 1964

That Girl

Tv 1966

The Jeffersons

Tv 1975

Roseanne

Tv 1988

E! True Hollywood Story

Tv 1996

Dynasty

Tv 1981

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Self

Tv 1994

Mannix

Tv 1967

Bosom Buddies

Tv 1980

MacGyver

Oslow

Tv 1985

The New Adventures of Gilligan

Professor Roy Hinkley (voice)

Tv 1974

Newhart

Tv 1982

Hawaiian Eye

Tv 1959

Lassie

Tv 1954

Cannon

Tv 1971

ALF

Professor Roy Hinkley

Tv 1986

The Twilight Zone

Prof. Manion

Tv 1959

Monsters

Tv 1988

Ironside

Tv 1967

Ripcord

Tv 1961

The Greatest Show on Earth

Tv 1963

Felony Squad

Tv 1966

Rawhide

Burt Harvey

Tv 1959

Police Story

Tv 1973

Thriller

Adam Talmadge

Tv 1960

Lux Video Theatre

Carter

Tv 1950

Adventures of Superman

Tv 1952

You Are There

Tv 1953

Black Saddle

Marshal Gib Scott

Tv 1959

Lawman

Tv 1958

The Dakotas

Tv 1963

Ben Casey

Tv 1961

Code R

Ike

Tv 1977

Cavalcade of America

Karl Nader

Tv 1952

General Electric True

Tv 1962

City Detective

Tv 1953

Wagon Train

Craig Manson

Tv 1957

Kings Row

Tv 1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Sgt. Stan Powers

Tv 1954

Tales of Wells Fargo

William Dodd

Tv 1957

The Deputy

Albee Beckett

Tv 1959

The Twilight Zone

Pete Corrigan

Tv 1959

Adventures of Superman

Man on Phone in Montage (archive footage)

Tv 1952

Jefferson Drum

The Sundown Kid

Tv 1958

The Outer Limits

Major Benedict

Tv 1963

Cavalcade of America

Dan Marshall

Tv 1952

Route 66

Bob Keel

Tv 1960

Steve Canyon

Maj. Pitch Hammer

Tv 1958

The Lone Ranger

Tom Levering

Tv 1949

McMillan & Wife

Carl Jensen

Tv 1971

Lux Video Theatre

Lennigan

Tv 1950

Stevie and Zoya

Narrator

Tv

The Invaders

James Bernard

Tv 1967

Temple Houston

Tv 1963