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Early life. Johnson was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania, on November 10, 1924, to Russell Kennedy Johnson (1901–1932) and Marion Wenonah Smink Johnson (1902–1976).. Johnson was the eldest of seven siblings: Kenneth Walter Johnson (1925–2012), David Reed Johnson (1926–1976), Lois Marion Johnson (1927–1928), Lorraine Johnson Crosby (1928-2015), Marion Joan Johnson Reeves (1930–2010 ...
Oct 25, 2021 · Actor Russell Johnson arrives at the launch party for "Gilligan's Island: The Complete First Season" on February 03, 2004 in Marina del Rey, California. | Source: Getty Images HIS AIDS ACTIVISM Cousins passed away in 1980, and unfortunately, his son David, a prominent Los Angeles AIDS activist, died of the disease in 1994.
2 Videos. 85 Photos. Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic Gilligan's Island (1964) , Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953) .
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Russell Johnson. Actor: Gilligan's Island. Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic Gilligan's Island (1964), Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania and was sent to a boarding school in Philadelphia with his ...
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- January 16, 2014
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Jan 16, 2014 · By Bruce Weber. Jan. 16, 2014. Share full article. Russell Johnson during filming of a 1978 “Gilligan’s Island” reunion show. Wally Fong/Associated Press. Russell Johnson, an actor who made...
Jan 16, 2014 · 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.
Jan 16, 2014 · By. Bill Chappell. Enlarge this image. Actor Russell Johnson, the Professor on Gilligan's Island, has died at age 89. He's seen here at far left seated next to Bob Denver, along with fellow...
