To most of the world, Russell Johnson was the Professor on Gilligan's Island, the calm voice of reason in the middle of coconut radios, bamboo gadgets and endless rescue plans that never quite worked ...

Russell Johnson has passed away at the age of 89. The actor, who was best known for playing the Professor on Gilligan's Island, died at his Washington home of kidney failure on Thursday, Jan. 16. "He ...

Actor Russell Johnson, who became known to generations of TV fans as "The Professor," the fix-it man who kept his fellow "Gilligan's Island" castaways supplied with gadgets, has died. He was 89.

This Oct. 2, 1978 photo shows Russell Johnson, as the professor, posing during filming of a two-hour reunion show, "The Return from Gilligan's Island," in Los Angeles. NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Russell ...

In discussions of Sherwood Schwartz's 1964 sitcom "Gilligan's Island," one can often detect a note of ambivalence from the speaker. On the one hand, "Gilligan's Island" may be one of the most ...

For a goofy sitcom on which a Professor could make a lie detector out of bamboo and coconuts, yet couldn’t figure out a way to patch a hole in a boat, Gilligan’s Island creator Sherwood Schwartz sure ...

RIP Russell Johnson, better known as the Professor on "Gilligan's Island." Always levelheaded, even as Gilligan's bumbling ruined escape attempt after escape attempt, he was the original MacGyver — ...

- The cast of "Gilligan's Island," from left, Russell Johnson, as the professor; Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III; Natalie ...

It would appear that the seven castaways of "Gilligan's Island" have hit the shores of Hollywood as the much beloved television series is being anchored as a star vessel for none other than Josh Gad, ...

To most of the world, Russell Johnson was the Professor on Gilligan’s Island, the calm voice of reason in the middle of coconut radios, bamboo gadgets and endless rescue plans that never quite worked ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Russell Johnson, who became known to generations of TV fans as “The Professor,” the fix-it man who kept his fellow “Gilligan’s Island” castaways supplied with gadgets, has died.