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
Chuck-A-Luck Wheel Spinner (uncredited)
Film 1952
Steve Carlson
Film 1955
Hank Chapman
Film 1957
Howard Sloane
Film 1954
Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.
Film 1978
Captain J.W. Shaw
Film 1977
Jim Hawley
Film 1973
Herman (uncredited)
Film 1952
Eddie Nelson
Film 1955
George
Film 1953
Loft
Film 1978
Charlie Thompson
Film 1952
Himself
Film 2001
Linaver
Film 1974
Professor
Film 1979
Forbes
Film 1975
Gen. George Stratemeyer
Film 1976
Biddle
Film 1953
The Foreman
Film 1975
Ben Farraday
Film 1957
Ky Walker
Film 1952
Captain
Film 1978
Johnny Redondo - Smuggler
Film 1952
Jimmy Johnson
Film 1953
Professor Benson
Film 1980
Cliff Thomas
Film 1970
Film 1979
Self (archive footage)
Film 2021
Professor
Film 1981
Captain Brinker
Film 1964
Greiner
Film 1953
Shadduck
Film 1955
Emory
Film 1954
Jed Ringer
Film 1954
Sundance
Film 1958
Alex Langley
Film 1973
Film 1969
Mr. Martin
Film 1988
Himself
Film 2018
Intelligence Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
Film 1975
Joe Gamble
Film 1958
Charles Montague
Film 1977
Dr. Frank Franklin
Film 1974
Tv 1977
Tv 1958
Roy "The Professor" Hinkley (voice)
Tv 1982
Tv 1982
Roy "The Professor" Hinkley
Tv 1964
Tv 1966
Tv 1975
Tv 1988
Tv 1996
Tv 1981
Self
Tv 1994
Tv 1967
Tv 1980
Oslow
Tv 1985
Professor Roy Hinkley (voice)
Tv 1974
Tv 1982
Tv 1959
Tv 1954
Tv 1971
Professor Roy Hinkley
Tv 1986
Prof. Manion
Tv 1959
Tv 1988
Tv 1967
Tv 1961
Tv 1963
Tv 1966
Burt Harvey
Tv 1959
Tv 1973
Adam Talmadge
Tv 1960
Carter
Tv 1950
Tv 1952
Tv 1953
Marshal Gib Scott
Tv 1959
Tv 1958
Tv 1963
Tv 1961
Ike
Tv 1977
Karl Nader
Tv 1952
Tv 1962
Tv 1953
Craig Manson
Tv 1957
Tv 1955
Sgt. Stan Powers
Tv 1954
William Dodd
Tv 1957
Albee Beckett
Tv 1959
Pete Corrigan
Tv 1959
Man on Phone in Montage (archive footage)
Tv 1952
The Sundown Kid
Tv 1958
Major Benedict
Tv 1963
Dan Marshall
Tv 1952
Bob Keel
Tv 1960
Maj. Pitch Hammer
Tv 1958
Tom Levering
Tv 1949
Carl Jensen
Tv 1971
Lennigan
Tv 1950
Narrator
Tv
James Bernard
Tv 1967
Tv 1963