NEW YORK — 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 ...

“The Professor was the glue that held the more colorful characters in place in the Gilligan mosaic,” Schwartz wrote in his book “Inside Gilligan’s Island.” “And Russell Johnson played ...

Russell Johnson, the actor best known for playing the Professor on the sitcom hit “Gilligan’s Island,” died Thursday at age 89. The main joke about the Professor, one of the seven castaways ...

This Oct. 2, 1978 file photo shows Russell Johnson, as the professor, posing during filming of a two-hour reunion show, 'The Return from Gilligan's Island,' in Los Angeles. Johnson died Thursday ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the opening credits for the first season of "Gilligan's Island," the Professor (Russell Johnson) and Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) were ...

“We are deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of Russell Johnson, the beloved ‘Professor,’ ” he said. “We extend our deepest condolences to his family. Gilligan’s Island is ...

Johnson played the Professor on the sitcom. Jan. 16, 2014 -- Russell Johnson, the actor best known for playing the Professor on "Gilligan's Island," has died. ABC News confirmed with the actor's ...

We all knew him as simply the Professor. Russell Johnson, the actor known as the quirky, smart Gilligan's Island character, Professor Roy Hinkley, has died at age 89. ABC News confirmed with the ...

Johnson's agent told Fox News that the actor passed away at his home in Washington State on Thursday morning of natural causes, with his wife and daughter by his side. Johnson's co-star Dawn Wells ...

Actor Russell Johnson, who played The Professor on the hit 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," died Thursday at age 89 of natural causes, his agent confirmed to TODAY. "He just died peacefully in ...