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Mini Biography:
Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic... moreTrivia:
Enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 1942. Was assigned the service number... moreAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreAlternate Names:
Russell D. Johnson | Russ JohnsonFilmography
Actor:
- "Meego" .... The Professor (1 episode, 1997)
- Mommy 'n' Meego (1997) TV episode .... The Professor - Hellbender (1996) (VG) .... General Cho
- "Roseanne" .... Mark (1 episode, 1995)
- Sherwood Schwartz--A Loving Tribute (1995) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mark - With a Vengeance (1992) (TV) .... Dr. Jesse Butler
... aka Undesirable (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: DVD title) - "Santa Barbara" (1984) TV series .... Roger Wainwright #3 (unknown episodes, 1991)
- "My Two Dads" .... Frank Mooney (1 episode, 1989)
- The Man in the Pink Slip (1989) TV episode .... Frank Mooney - "Monsters" .... Jeffrey (1 episode, 1988)
- Sleeping Dragon (1988) TV episode .... Jeffrey - Blue Movies (1988) .... Mr. Martin
- "Mathnet" .... Frank Puck (1 episode, 1988)
- The Case of the Willing Parrot (1988) TV episode .... Frank Puck - "Knots Landing" .... Tim Murphy (1 episode, 1987)
- The Trouble with Peter (1987) TV episode .... Tim Murphy - "ALF" .... Professor Roy Hinkley (1 episode, 1987)
- Somewhere Over the Rerun (1987) TV episode .... Professor Roy Hinkley - "Dynasty" .... Earl Thompson (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
- Shadow Play (1987) TV episode .... Earl Thompson
- The Arraignment (1986) TV episode .... Earl Thompson - "Newhart" .... Beaver Lodge Member (1 episode, 1987)
- Much to Do Without Muffin (1987) TV episode .... Beaver Lodge Member - "Fame" .... Duke Mackie (1 episode, 1987)
- The Big Contract (1987) TV episode .... Duke Mackie - "MacGyver" .... Federal Agent (1 episode, 1986)
- Ugly Duckling (1986) TV episode .... Federal Agent - "Dallas" .... Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield (1 episode, 1986)
- Twenty-Four Hours (1986) TV episode .... Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield - Robotech II: The Sentinels (1986) (V) .... Narrator
- Off the Wall (1983) .... Mr. Whitby
- "Buffalo Bill" (1 episode, 1983)
- Pilot (1983) TV episode - "The Jeffersons" .... Mac Steel (2 episodes, 1982)
- Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Mac Steel
- Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Mac Steel - "Gilligan's Planet" (1982) TV series (voice) .... Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.
- Kill Squad (1982) (uncredited) .... Voice
... aka Code of Honor - The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981) (TV) .... Prof. Roy Hinkley Jr.
- "Bosom Buddies" .... Mr. Shaw (1 episode, 1981)
- Amy's Career (1981) TV episode .... Mr. Shaw - "Days of Our Lives" (1965) TV series .... Harold Rankin (unknown episodes, 1980)
... aka Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives (USA: summer title)
... aka DOOL (USA: informal short title)
... aka Days (USA: short title) - "Beyond Westworld" .... Patrick (1 episode, 1980)
- Take-Over (1980) TV episode .... Patrick - The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979) (TV) .... Prof. Roy Hinkley Jr.
- "Lou Grant" .... Karlan (1 episode, 1978)
- Babies (1978) TV episode .... Karlan - "Wonder Woman" .... Colonel (1 episode, 1978)
... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
- Disco Devil (1978) TV episode .... Colonel - Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) (TV) .... Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.
- The Bastard (1978) (TV) .... Col. James Barrett
... aka The Kent Chronicles - "Police Story" (1 episode, 1978)
- No Margin for Error (1978) TV episode - The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV) .... Loft
- The Great Skycopter Rescue (1978) .... Professor Benson
- "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Mr. Calder (1 episode, 1977)
- Hewitt's Just Different (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Calder - MacArthur (1977) (as Russell D. Johnson) .... Adm. Ernest J. King
... aka MacArthur, the Rebel General (UK) - Nowhere to Hide (1977) (TV) .... Charles Montague
... aka Fatal Chase - "McMillan & Wife" .... Carl Jensen (1 episode, 1977)
... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
- Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide? (1977) TV episode .... Carl Jensen - Hitch Hike to Hell (1977) .... Captain J.W. Shaw, Crescent City Police Department
- Sammy (1977) (as Russ Johnson) .... Mr. Pierce
- Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976) (TV) .... Gen. George Stratemeyer
... aka Collision Course (USA: short title) - "Mobile One" (2 episodes, 1975)
- Californium 252 (1975) TV episode
- The Informant (1975) TV episode - Three Days of the Condor (1975) (uncredited) .... Intelligence Officer at Briefing
... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia) - "Cannon" .... John Romano / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
- Lady on the Run (1975) TV episode .... Paul Merrick
- Blood Money (1974) TV episode .... John Romano - You Lie So Deep, My Love (1975) (TV) .... The Foreman
- Adventures of the Queen (1975) (TV) .... Mr. Forbes (Bridge Officer)
- "Mannix" .... Brasher (1 episode, 1974)
- The Green Men (1974) TV episode .... Brasher - Aloha Means Goodbye (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Frank Franklin
- "The New Adventures of Gilligan" (1974) TV series .... Professor Roy Hinkley
- The Man from Independence (1974) .... Linaver
- Beg, Borrow, or Steal (1973) (TV) .... Alex Langley
- The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) (TV) .... Jim Hawley
- "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Brenton Grant / ... (5 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Five Will Get You Six (1972) TV episode .... Assistant DA Grant
- The Color of Respect (1972) TV episode .... Brenton Grant
- Run, Carol, Run (1972) TV episode .... DA Grant
- The Triangle (1971) TV episode .... Prosecutor
- Men Who Care: Part 2 (1971) TV episode .... Brenton Grant - "Gunsmoke" .... Diggs / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1972)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Fugitives (1972) TV episode .... Link Parrin
- The Long Night (1969) TV episode .... Diggs
- The Bear (1959) TV episode .... Harry Webb
- Bloody Hands (1957) TV episode .... Joe Stranger - "Ironside" .... Martin Lucas (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- Programmed for Panic (1972) TV episode .... Martin Lucas - "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" .... Agent Oliver Wells (1 episode, 1971)
- Operation: Bribery (1971) TV episode .... Agent Oliver Wells - "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Dr. Leonard Colman (1 episode, 1971)
... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
- I Can Hardly Tell You Apart (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Leonard Colman - Vanished (1971) (TV) .... Clyde Morehouse
- "The Young Lawyers" .... Bonelli (1 episode, 1971)
- The Bradbury War (1971) TV episode .... Bonelli - "San Francisco International Airport" .... Tober (1 episode, 1970)
... aka SFX (USA)
- Crisis (1970) TV episode .... Tober - "The F.B.I." .... Dr. McGregor / ... (3 episodes, 1968-1970)
- The Quest (1970) TV episode .... Dr. McGregor
- Caesar's Wife (1969) TV episode .... Jim Kellogg
- The Dynasty (1968) TV episode .... Phillip Graham - "That Girl" .... Jon (2 episodes, 1970)
- Ugh, Wilderness (1970) TV episode .... Jon
- Fly by Night (1970) TV episode .... Jon - The Movie Murderer (1970) (TV) .... Cliff Thomas
- Cry for Poor Wally (1969) .... Gaines
- "Death Valley Days" .... Noble / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1968)
... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- The Pieces of the Puzzle (1968) TV episode .... Reynolds
- Dead Men's Tale (1961) TV episode .... Noble - "Felony Squad" .... Tye Laughlin (1 episode, 1968)
- The Human Target (1968) TV episode .... Tye Laughlin - "The Big Valley" .... Davey Dunigan (1 episode, 1968)
- The Good Thieves (1968) TV episode .... Davey Dunigan - "The Invaders" .... James Bernard (1 episode, 1967)
- The Trial (1967) TV episode .... James Bernard - "Gilligan's Island" .... Professor Roy Hinkley / ... (83 episodes, 1964-1967)
- Gilligan, the Goddess (1967) TV episode .... Professor Roy Hinkley
- Bang! Bang! Bang! (1967) TV episode .... Professor Roy Hinkley
- The Pigeon (1967) TV episode .... Professor Roy Hinkley
- It's a Bird, It's a Plane (1967) TV episode .... Professor Roy Hinkley
- Slave Girl (1967) TV episode .... Professor Roy Hinkley
(78 more) - The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... Scribe
... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title) - Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) (uncredited) .... John Medford
- A Distant Trumpet (1964) .... Capt. Brinker (Judge Advocate's office)
- "The Outer Limits" .... Maj. Benedict (1 episode, 1964)
- Specimen: Unknown (1964) TV episode .... Maj. Benedict - "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Dr. Arnold Andrews (1 episode, 1964)
- Man in a Hole (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Arnold Andrews - "77 Sunset Strip" .... Harry Devlin (1 episode, 1963)
- The Toy Jungle (1963) TV episode .... Harry Devlin - "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1963)
- The Stand-In (1963) TV episode - "Breaking Point" .... Eddy Mulhall (1 episode, 1963)
- Solo for B-Flat Clarinet (1963) TV episode .... Eddy Mulhall - "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1963)
- Incident at Alkali Sink (1963) TV episode - "Lassie" .... Mr. Matthews / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1963)
... aka Jeff's Collie (USA)
... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
- Operation Woodland (1963) TV episode .... Ranger Allen
- Fawn Patrol (1962) TV episode .... Ranger Mark Adams
- The Crash (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Matthews - "Empire" .... Bill Carey (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Big G (UK)
- Arrow in the Sky (1963) TV episode .... Bill Carey - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Ralph Anderson (1 episode, 1963)
- Like a Diamond in the Sky (1963) TV episode .... Ralph Anderson - "The Dakotas" .... Lieutenant Clyde Mariot (1 episode, 1963)
- Mutiny at Fort Mercy (1963) TV episode .... Lieutenant Clyde Mariot - "G.E. True" .... John T. Metcalf (1 episode, 1962)
- Mile-Long Shot to Kill (1962) TV episode .... John T. Metcalf - "Laramie" .... Al Denning / ... (4 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Double Eagles (1962) TV episode .... Al Denning
- The Dynamiters (1962) TV episode .... Bob Murkland
- The Perfect Gift (1962) TV episode .... Wayne Cady
- Killer Odds (1961) TV episode .... Stanton - "Wagon Train" .... Craig / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1962)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Shiloh Degnan Story (1962) TV episode .... Major Dan Marriott
- The Beauty Jamison Story (1958) TV episode .... Steve Marshall
- The Cliff Grundy Story (1957) TV episode .... Craig - "Ben Casey" .... Dr. Burke (1 episode, 1962)
- Go Not Gently Into the Night (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Burke - "The Wide Country" .... Arch McHugh (1 episode, 1962)
- Who Killed Edde Gannon? (1962) TV episode .... Arch McHugh - "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Normalie Hall / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1962)
- To Kill a Town (1962) TV episode .... Normalie Hall
- Rio Grande (1957) TV episode .... William Dodd - "Adventures in Paradise" .... Bowman (1 episode, 1961)
- Survival (1961) TV episode .... Bowman - "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Lee Taber (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
... aka The Detectives
... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
- The Queen of Craven Point (1961) TV episode .... Lee Taber - "Alcoa Premiere" .... Major (1 episode, 1961)
- The End of a World (1961) TV episode .... Major - "Hawaiian Eye" .... Bert Jackson (1 episode, 1961)
- The Kapua of Coconut Bay (1961) TV episode .... Bert Jackson - "Ripcord" .... Stan Warner (1 episode, 1961)
- The Sky Diver (1961) TV episode .... Stan Warner - "The Deputy" .... Albee Beckett (1 episode, 1961)
- Lawman's Conscience (1961) TV episode .... Albee Beckett - "The Twilight Zone" .... Peter Corrigan / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- Back There (1961) TV episode .... Peter Corrigan
- Execution (1960) TV episode .... Professor Manion - "Thriller" .... Adam Talmadge (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
- The Hungry Glass (1961) TV episode .... Adam Talmadge - "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Hugh Grafton / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka The June Allyson Show
- The Desperate Challenge (1960) TV episode .... Tom Richards
- Intermission (1960) TV episode .... Hugh Grafton - "Black Saddle" .... Marshal Gib Scott (44 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- End of the Line (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Gib Scott
- The Penalty (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Gib Scott
- A Case of Slow (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Gib Scott
- The Return (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Gib Scott
- The Cabin (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Gib Scott
(39 more) - "Riverboat" .... Darius (1 episode, 1959)
- The Unwilling (1959) TV episode .... Darius - "Lawman" .... Wade Horgan (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
- The Encounter (1959) TV episode .... Wade Horgan - "Rescue 8" .... Reverend Friend (1 episode, 1958)
- The Bells of Fear (1958) TV episode .... Reverend Friend - "The Californians" (1 episode, 1958)
- Overland Mail (1958) TV episode - "Steve Canyon" .... Major Pitch Hammer (1 episode, 1958)
- Project Heartbeat (1958) TV episode .... Major Pitch Hammer - The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958) .... Hook
... aka Hemp Brown (USA) - Badman's Country (1958) .... Sundance
- The Space Children (1958) (as Russell D. Johnson) .... Joe Gamble
- "Jefferson Drum" .... The Sundown Kid (1 episode, 1958)
- A Very Deadly Game (1958) TV episode .... The Sundown Kid - "Flight" (1 episode)
- The Minefield (????) TV episode - "Casey Jones" .... Jeff Tyler (1 episode, 1957)
- The Trackwalker (1957) TV episode .... Jeff Tyler - "The Silent Service" .... Beach (3 episodes, 1957)
- The Tirante Plays a Hunch (1957) TV episode .... Beach
- Mine for Keeps (????) TV episode
- Two Davids & Goliath (????) TV episode - "Code 3" (1 episode, 1957)
- The Fugitive (1957) TV episode - Rock All Night (1957) .... Jigger
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Turk (1 episode, 1957)
- Vicious Circle (1957) TV episode .... Turk - "Cavalcade of America" .... Don Marshall / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
- Don Marshall's Brat (1957) TV episode .... Don Marshall
- Postmark: Danger (1955) TV episode .... Karl Nader - Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) .... Hank Chapman
- Courage of Black Beauty (1957) .... Ben Farraday
- "Circus Boy" .... Ben Osgood (1 episode, 1956)
- Corky and the Circus Doctor (1956) TV episode .... Ben Osgood - "You Are There" .... Fletcher Christian (1 episode, 1956)
- Mr. Christian Seizes the Bounty (April 28, 1789) (1956) TV episode .... Fletcher Christian - "Climax!" .... Rusty (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- The Lou Gehrig Story (1956) TV episode .... Rusty - "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Lieutenant Greene (1 episode, 1956)
- The Tin Soldier (1956) TV episode .... Lieutenant Greene - God Is in the Streets (1956)
- "Crossroads" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Unholy Trio (1955) TV episode - "Kings Row" .... Mark (1 episode, 1955)
- Lady in Fear (1955) TV episode .... Mark - "The Lone Ranger" .... Tom Levering (1 episode, 1955)
- Counterfeit Redskins (1955) TV episode .... Tom Levering - This Island Earth (1955) .... Steve Carlson
- "Lux Video Theatre" .... Carter (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Eight Iron Men (1955) TV episode .... Carter - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Lefty (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Touch of Steel (1955) TV episode .... Lefty - Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) .... Eddie Nelson
- Strange Lady in Town (1955) .... Shadduck
- Many Rivers to Cross (1955) .... Banks Cherne
- Black Tuesday (1954) .... Howard Sloane
- "City Detective" .... Stocker (1 episode, 1954)
- Why Should the Beautiful Die? (1954) TV episode .... Stocker - Rogue Cop (1954) (uncredited) .... Patrolman Carland
- Johnny Dark (1954) .... Emory
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) (uncredited) .... Gladiator
- Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) .... Jed Ringer
... aka The Breckenridge Story (USA) - Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) (voice) (uncredited) .... Off-Screen Narrator
... aka Son of Cochise (USA) - Tumbleweed (1953) .... Lam Blandon
... aka Three Were Renegades (USA) - The Stand at Apache River (1953) .... Greiner
- Column South (1953) .... Cpl. Biddle
- Law and Order (1953) .... Jimmy Johnson
- It Came from Outer Space (1953) .... George
- Seminole (1953) .... Lt. Hamilton
- "Adventures of Superman" .... Chopper (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Superman (Australia)
- The Runaway Robot (1953) TV episode .... Chopper - The Turning Point (1952) (uncredited) .... Herman
- Back at the Front (1952) .... Johnny Redondo, Smuggler
... aka Willie and Joe Back at the Front (USA: reissue title)
... aka Willie and Joe in Tokyo (UK) - Loan Shark (1952) .... Charlie Thompson
- Rancho Notorious (1952) (uncredited) .... Chuck-a-Luck wheel spinner
- For Men Only (1952) .... Ky Walker
... aka The Tall Lie
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Kill Squad (1982) (dubbed voice: Jeff Risk)
... aka Code of Honor
Self:
- "Access Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Gilligan's Island: Season 3 Introduction (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Gilligan's Island: Season 2 Introduction (2005) (V) .... Himself
- "Pyramid" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka The $100,000 Pyramid (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 30 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "ET in TV Land" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Gilligan's Island: The Untold Tales (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Gilligan's Island (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
... aka SGC2C (USA: short title)
- Gilligan (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "The Late Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
... aka The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (USA: first season title)
- Episode dated 18 May 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"Entertainment Tonight"
- Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Before the Three-Hour Tour (2004) (V) .... Roy 'The Professor' Hinkley Jr., PH.D
- Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
- Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Christian Scare Films Vol. 4 (1999) (V) .... (segment "God Is In The Streets")
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"Adventures of Superman"
- Crime Wave (1953) TV episode .... Man on Phone in Montage
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Also recorded in 1993 a 3 hour audio version of his book, Here On Gilligan's Isle. Dove Audio(21080) morePublicity Listings:
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