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Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic Gilligan's Island, Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth and It Came from Outer Space. Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania and was sent to a boarding school in Philadelphia with his brothers when his father died... See full bio »

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1997 Meego (TV series)
The Professor
– Mommy 'n' Meego (1997) … The Professor
 
1996 Hellbender (Video Game)
General Cho (voice)
 
1995 Roseanne (TV series)
Mark
– Sherwood Schwartz--A Loving Tribute (1995) … Mark (uncredited)
 
1992 With a Vengeance (TV movie)
Dr. Jesse Butler
 
1991 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Roger Wainwright #3
 
1989 My Two Dads (TV series)
Frank Mooney
– The Man in the Pink Slip (1989) … Frank Mooney
 
1988 Monsters (TV series)
Jeffrey
– Sleeping Dragon (1988) … Jeffrey
 
1988 Mathnet (TV series)
Frank Puck
– The Case of the Willing Parrot (1988) … Frank Puck
 
1988 Blue Movies
Mr. Martin
 
1987 Knots Landing (TV series)
Tim Murphy
– The Trouble with Peter (1987) … Tim Murphy
 
1987 ALF (TV series)
Professor Roy Hinkley
– Somewhere Over the Rerun (1987) … Professor Roy Hinkley
 
1986-1987 Dynasty (TV series)
Earl Thompson
– Shadow Play (1987) … Earl Thompson
– The Arraignment (1986) … Earl Thompson
 
1987 Newhart (TV series)
Beaver Lodge Member
– Much to Do Without Muffin (1987) … Beaver Lodge Member
 
1987 Fame (TV series)
Duke Mackie
– The Big Contract (1987) … Duke Mackie
 
1986 MacGyver (TV series)
Oslow
– Ugly Duckling (1986) … Oslow
 
1986 Dallas (TV series)
Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield
– Twenty-Four Hours (1986) … Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield
 
1986 Robotech II: The Sentinels (video)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1983 Off the Wall
Mr. Whitby
 
1983 Buffalo Bill (TV series)
– Pilot (1983)
 
1982 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Mac Steel
– Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 2 (1982) … Mac Steel
– Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 1 (1982) … Mac Steel
 
1982 Gilligan's Planet (TV series)
Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr. (voice)
 
1982 Kill Squad
Voice (uncredited)
 
1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
Prof. Roy Hinkley Jr.
 
1981 Bosom Buddies (TV series)
Mr. Shaw
– Amy's Career (1981) … Mr. Shaw
 
1980 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Harold Rankin
 
1980 The Great Skycopter Rescue
Professor Benson
 
1980 Beyond Westworld (TV series)
Patrick
– Take-Over (1980) … Patrick
 
1979 The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
Prof. Roy Hinkley Jr.
 
1978 Lou Grant (TV series)
Karlan
– Babies (1978) … Karlan
 
1978 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series)
Colonel
– Disco Devil (1978) … Colonel
 
1978 Rescue from Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
Professor Roy Hinkley, Jr.
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie)
Col. James Barrett
 
1978 Police Story (TV series)
– No Margin for Error (1978)
 
1978 The Ghost of Flight 401 (TV movie)
Loft
 
1977 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Mr. Calder
– Hewitt's Just Different (1977) … Mr. Calder
 
1977 MacArthur
Adm. Ernest J. King (as Russell D. Johnson)
 
1977 Nowhere to Hide (TV movie)
Charles Montague
 
1977 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Carl Jensen
– Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide? (1977) … Carl Jensen
 
1977 Hitch Hike to Hell
Captain J.W. Shaw
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
– Chapter IX (1976)
– Chapter VIII (1976)
 
1976 Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (TV movie)
Gen. George Stratemeyer
 
1975 Mobile One (TV series)
– Californium 252 (1975)
– The Informant (1975)
 
1975 Three Days of the Condor
Intelligence Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
 
1974-1975 Cannon (TV series)
John Romano / Paul Merrick
– Lady on the Run (1975) … Paul Merrick
– Blood Money (1974) … John Romano
 
1975 You Lie So Deep, My Love (TV movie)
The Foreman
 
1975 Adventures of the Queen (TV movie)
Forbes
 
1974 Mannix (TV series)
Brasher
– The Green Men (1974) … Brasher
 
1974 Aloha Means Goodbye (TV movie)
Dr. Frank Franklin
 
1974 The New Adventures of Gilligan (TV series)
Professor Roy Hinkley
 
1974 The Man from Independence
Linaver
 
1973 Beg, Borrow, or Steal (TV movie)
Alex Langley
 
1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet (TV movie)
Jim Hawley
 
1971-1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Brenton Grant / Assistant DA Grant / Asst DA Grant / …
– An Often and Familiar Ghost (1973) … Asst DA Grant
– Five Will Get You Six (1972) … Assistant DA Grant
– The Color of Respect (1972) … Brenton Grant
– Run, Carol, Run (1972) … DA Grant
– The Triangle (1971) … Prosecutor
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957-1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Diggs / Harry Webb / Link Parrin / …
– The Fugitives (1972) … Link Parrin
– The Long Night (1969) … Diggs
– The Bear (1959) … Harry Webb
– Bloody Hands (1957) … Stanger
 
1972 Ironside (TV series)
Martin Lucas
– Programmed for Panic (1972) … Martin Lucas
 
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Agent Oliver Wells
– Operation: Bribery (1971) … Agent Oliver Wells
 
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Leonard Colman
– I Can Hardly Tell You Apart (1971) … Dr. Leonard Colman
 
1971 Vanished (TV movie)
Clyde Morehouse
 
1971 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Bonelli
– The Bradbury War (1971) … Bonelli
 
1970 San Francisco International Airport (TV series)
Tober
– Crisis (1970) … Tober
 
1968-1970 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Dr. McGregor / Jim Kellogg / Phillip Graham
– The Quest (1970) … Dr. McGregor
– Caesar's Wife (1969) … Jim Kellogg
– The Dynasty (1968) … Phillip Graham
 
1970 That Girl (TV series)
Jon
– Ugh, Wilderness (1970) … Jon
– Fly by Night (1970) … Jon
 
1970 The Movie Murderer (TV movie)
Cliff Thomas
 
1958-1969 Lassie (TV series)
John Bradley / Mr. Matthews / Ranger Allen / …
– Father and Son (1969) … John Bradley
– Operation Woodland (1963) … Ranger Allen
– Fawn Patrol (1962) … Ranger Mark Adams
– The Crash (1958) … Mr. Matthews
 
1969 Cry for Poor Wally
Gaines
 
1961-1968 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Matthew Reynolds / Noble
– The Pieces of the Puzzle (1968) … Matthew Reynolds
– Dead Men's Tale (1961) … Noble
 
1968 Felony Squad (TV series)
Tye Laughlin
– The Human Target (1968) … Tye Laughlin
 
1968 The Big Valley (TV series)
Davey Dunigan
– The Good Thieves (1968) … Davey Dunigan
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
James Bernard
– The Trial (1967) … James Bernard
 
1964-1967 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
Professor Roy Hinkley / Professor Roy Hinckley
– Gilligan, the Goddess (1967) … Professor Roy Hinkley
– Bang! Bang! Bang! (1967) … Professor Roy Hinkley
– The Pigeon (1967) … Professor Roy Hinkley
– It's a Bird, It's a Plane (1967) … Professor Roy Hinkley
– Slave Girl (1967) … Professor Roy Hinkley
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1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Scribe
 
1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter
John Medford (uncredited)
 
1964 A Distant Trumpet
Capt. Brinker (Judge Advocate's office)
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Maj. Benedict
– Specimen: Unknown (1964) … Maj. Benedict
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Dr. Arnold Andrews
– Man in a Hole (1964) … Dr. Arnold Andrews
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Harry Devlin
– The Toy Jungle (1963) … Harry Devlin
 
1963 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– The Stand-In (1963)
 
1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
Eddy Mulhall
– Solo for B-Flat Clarinet (1963) … Eddy Mulhall
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Burt Harvey
– Incident at Alkali Sink (1963) … Burt Harvey
 
1961-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Al Denning / Bob Murkland / Bob Talmadge / …
– Badge of Glory (1963) … Bob Talmadge
– Double Eagles (1962) … Al Denning
– The Dynamiters (1962) … Bob Murkland
– The Perfect Gift (1962) … Wayne Cady
– Killer Odds (1961) … Stanton
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
Bill Carey
– Arrow in the Sky (1963) … Bill Carey
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Ralph Anderson
– Like a Diamond in the Sky (1963) … Ralph Anderson
 
1961-1963 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Bert Jackson / Warren Boyd
– Go for Baroque (1963) … Warren Boyd
– The Kapua of Coconut Bay (1961) … Bert Jackson
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Lieutenant Clyde Mariot
– Mutiny at Fort Mercy (1963) … Lieutenant Clyde Mariot
 
1962 G.E. True (TV series)
John T. Metcalf
– Mile-Long Shot to Kill (1962) … John T. Metcalf
 
1957-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Craig Manson / Major Dan Marriott / Steve Marshall
– The Shiloh Degnan Story (1962) … Major Dan Marriott
– The Beauty Jamison Story (1958) … Steve Marshall
– The Cliff Grundy Story (1957) … Craig Manson
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Stanley Burke
– Go Not Gently Into the Night (1962) … Dr. Stanley Burke
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Arn McHugh
– Who Killed Edde Gannon? (1962) … Arn McHugh
 
1962 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
– The Boy Who Said No (1962)
 
1957-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Normalie Hall / William Dodd
– To Kill a Town (1962) … Normalie Hall
– Rio Grande (1957) … William Dodd
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Bob Keel
– Go Read the River (1962) … Bob Keel
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Bowman
– Survival (1961) … Bowman
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Lee Taber
– The Queen of Craven Point (1961) … Lee Taber
 
1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Major
– The End of a World (1961) … Major
 
1961 Ripcord (TV series)
Stan Warner
– The Sky Diver (1961) … Stan Warner
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Albee Beckett
– Lawman's Conscience (1961) … Albee Beckett
 
1960-1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Pete Corrigan / Prof. Manion
– Back There (1961) … Pete Corrigan
– Execution (1960) … Prof. Manion
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Adam Talmadge
– The Hungry Glass (1961) … Adam Talmadge
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Hugh Grafton / Tom Richards
– The Desperate Challenge (1960) … Tom Richards
– Intermission (1960) … Hugh Grafton
 
1959-1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Marshal Gib Scott
– End of the Line (1960) … Marshal Gib Scott
– The Penalty (1960) … Marshal Gib Scott
– A Case of Slow (1960) … Marshal Gib Scott
– The Return (1960) … Marshal Gib Scott
– The Cabin (1960) … Marshal Gib Scott (credit only)
See all 43 episodes »
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Darius
– The Unwilling (1959) … Darius
 
1959 Lawman (TV series)
Wade Horgan
– The Encounter (1959) … Wade Horgan
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
Randall
– Learn to Fly … Randall
 
1958 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Reverend Friend
– The Bells of Fear (1958) … Reverend Friend
 
1958 The Californians (TV series)
– Overland Mail (1958)
 
1958 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Major Pitch Hammer
– Project Heartbeat (1958) … Major Pitch Hammer
 
1958 The Saga of Hemp Brown
Hook
 
1958 Badman's Country
Sundance
 
1958 The Space Children
Joe Gamble (as Russell D. Johnson)
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
The Sundown Kid
– A Very Deadly Game (1958) … The Sundown Kid
 
1957-1958 The Silent Service (TV series)
Beach
– Mine for Keeps (1958)
– Two Davids & Goliath (1957)
– The Tirante Plays a Hunch (1957) … Beach
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
– The Minefield
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Jeff Tyler
– The Trackwalker (1957) … Jeff Tyler
 
1956-1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Greene / Sgt. Stan Powers
– Rusty's Reward (1957) … Sgt. Stan Powers
– The Tin Soldier (1956) … Greene
 
1957 Courage of Black Beauty
Ben Farraday
 
1955-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Carter
– Payment in Kind (1957)
– Eight Iron Men (1955) … Carter
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
– The Fugitive (1957)
 
1957 Rock All Night
Jigger
 
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Turk
– Vicious Circle (1957) … Turk
 
1955-1957 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Dan Marshall / Karl Nader
– Don Marshall's Brat (1957) … Dan Marshall
– Postmark: Danger (1955) … Karl Nader
 
1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters
Hank Chapman
 
1956 Circus Boy (TV series)
Dr. Ben Osgood
– Corky and the Circus Doctor (1956) … Dr. Ben Osgood
 
1956 You Are There (TV series)
Fletcher Christian
– Mr. Christian Seizes the Bounty (April 28, 1789) (1956) … Fletcher Christian
 
1955-1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Jack Fromer
– A Holiday for Father Jim (1956)
– God in the Street (1956)
– The Unholy Trio (1955) … Jack Fromer
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– Incident in Rio (1956)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Rusty
– The Lou Gehrig Story (1956) … Rusty
 
1956 God Is in the Streets (short)
 
1955 Kings Row (TV series)
Mark
– Lady in Fear (1955) … Mark
 
1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Tom Levering
– Counterfeit Redskins (1955) … Tom Levering
 
1955 This Island Earth
Steve Carlson
 
1955 The Touch of Steel (TV movie)
Lefty
 
1955 Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
Eddie Nelson
 
1955 Strange Lady in Town
Shadduck
 
1955 Many Rivers to Cross
Banks
 
1954 Black Tuesday
Howard Sloane
 
1954 City Detective (TV series)
Stocker
– Why Should the Beautiful Die? (1954) … Stocker
 
1954 Rogue Cop
Patrolman Carland (uncredited)
 
1954 Johnny Dark
Emory
 
1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators
Gladiator (uncredited)
 
1954 Taza, Son of Cochise
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 Ride Clear of Diablo
Jed Ringer
 
1953 Tumbleweed
Lam Blandon
 
1953 The Stand at Apache River
Greiner
 
1953 It Came from Outer Space
George
 
1953 Column South
Cpl. Biddle
 
1953 Law and Order
Jimmy Johnson
 
1953 Seminole
Lt. Hamilton
 
1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Chopper
– The Runaway Robot (1953) … Chopper
 
1952 The Turning Point
Herman (uncredited)
 
1952 Back at the Front
Johnny Redondo, Smuggler
 
1952 Loan Shark
Charlie Thompson
 
1952 Rancho Notorious
Chuck-a-Luck Wheel Spinner (uncredited)
 
1952 For Men Only
Ky Walker
 
1950 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Sailor
– Man Without a Country (1950) … Sailor
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1982 Kill Squad (dubbed voice: Jeff Risk)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2005 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Gilligan's Island: Season 3 Introduction (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Gilligan's Island: Season 2 Introduction (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Pyramid (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 ET in TV Land (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gilligan's Island: The Untold Tales (2003) … Himself
 
2000 Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gilligan's Island (1999) … Himself
 
1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
– Gilligan (1994) … Himself
 
1988 The Late Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1983 Family Feud (TV series)
Himself
– Lost in Space vs. Gilligan's Island (1983) … Himself
– Gilligan's Island vs. Hawaiian Eye (1983) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2010 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2005 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2004 Before the Three-Hour Tour (video documentary short)
Roy 'The Professor' Hinkley Jr., PH.D
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
 
2001 Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Christian Scare Films Vol. 4 (video)
(segment "God Is In The Streets")
 
1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Radio commercial in 2008 for "Freeze-Alarm". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | See more »

Official Sites:

Russell's own site devoted to Gilligan's Island and Sci-Fi | See more »

Alternate Names:

Russell D. Johnson

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"It used to make me upset to be typecast that way. But as the years have gone on, I have given in. I am the Professor, and that's the way it is. The show has brought a lot of joy to people, and that's not a bad legacy" -- Russell Johnson, referring to his role on Gilligan's Island. See more »

Trivia:

Enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 1942. Was assigned the service number 13 154 406 and served for two years, before being discharged in January 1944 to accept a commission as an officer. See more »

Nickname:

The Professor See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio