UPDATE: The actor remained "proud" of his role and its influence on pop culture in later years. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Johnson portrayed the Professor in the classic comedy from ...

"Gilligan's Island" only ran for three seasons between 1964 and 1967, but it became a cultural phenomenon thanks to its prolific presence in syndication. Two animated series and three TV reunion ...

Thanks to its beloved opening jingle, many know the cast of characters from "Gilligan's Island." But believe it or not, "The Professor" is not only absent from the original opening, but may have ...

Russell Johnson's Professor Roy Hinkley stands next to some bamboo in Gilligan's Island - CBS Everyone who grew up on "Gilligan's Island" knows Russell Johnson as the ever resourceful Professor Roy ...

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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.

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 ...