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

Even towards the end, Jim Backus, best known as Mr. Howell from Gilligan's Island and the original voice of cartoon character Mr. Magoo, seemed to be focused on his craft. It was during the filming of ...

It's pretty tough to look at Gilligan's Island and take it seriously, but in some ways that may have been the point when writer/producer Sherwood Schwartz created the show in 1964. Times were dark ...

So I was scrolling Reddit the other day, catching up on missed posts, and one post just jumped right out at me. Someone, let’s call him “Thurston Howell, III” or “Mr. Howell” for short, was looking to ...