Overview
Mini Biography:
Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic... more
Trivia:
Son David died of AIDS at age 39 on October 27, 1994. Before and especially... more
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Awards:
1 win
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1 nomination
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Alternate Names:
Russell D. Johnson | Russ Johnson
Filmography
- "Meego" .... The Professor (1 episode, 1997)
- Mommy 'n' Meego (1997) TV episode .... The Professor - "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 - "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" .... Oslow (1 episode, 1986)
- Ugly Duckling (1986) TV episode .... Oslow - "Dallas" .... Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield (1 episode, 1986)
- Twenty-Four Hours (1986) TV episode .... Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield - "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.
- 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
- "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Mr. Calder (1 episode, 1977)
- Hewitt's Just Different (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Calder - 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 - 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 - "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
- 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: alternative title)
- 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
- "Lassie" .... John Bradley / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1969)
... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
- Father and Son (1969) TV episode .... John Bradley
- Operation Woodland (1963) TV episode .... Ranger Allen
- Fawn Patrol (1962) TV episode .... Ranger Mark Adams
- The Crash (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Matthews - "Death Valley Days" .... Matthew Reynolds / ... (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 .... Matthew 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 / ... (98 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
(93 more) - "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 - "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 - "Route 66" .... Bob Keel (1 episode, 1962)
- Go Read the River (1962) TV episode .... Bob Keel - "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" .... Pete Corrigan / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- Back There (1961) TV episode .... Pete 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 - "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 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Turk (1 episode, 1957)
- Vicious Circle (1957) TV episode .... Turk - "Cavalcade of America" .... Dan 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 .... Dan Marshall
- Postmark: Danger (1955) TV episode .... Karl Nader - "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 - "Crossroads" .... Jack Fromer (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- God in the Street (1956) TV episode
- The Unholy Trio (1955) TV episode .... Jack Fromer - "Celebrity Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
- Incident in Rio (1956) TV episode - "Climax!" .... Rusty (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- 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 - "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 - "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 - "City Detective" .... Stocker (1 episode, 1954)
- Why Should the Beautiful Die? (1954) TV episode .... Stocker - "Adventures of Superman" .... Chopper (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Superman (Australia)
- The Runaway Robot (1953) TV episode .... Chopper - "Fireside Theatre" .... Sailor (1 episode, 1950)
- Man Without a Country (1950) TV episode .... Sailor
- Kill Squad (1982) (dubbed voice: Jeff Risk)
... aka Code of Honor
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Also recorded in 1993 a 3 hour audio version of his book, Here On Gilligan's Isle. Dove Audio(21080)
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