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. He was 89.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2004, Johnson sat down with the Television Academy Foundation and looked back on it all with a mix of humor, humility and ...

The Professor hold up a cup in "Gilligan's Island" (1964-1967) - CBS Success is never a guarantee in the television world, so one can hardly blame Russell Johnson for being leery about signing up for ...

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. He was 89.

1. A childhood at Gerard College Actor Russell Johnson poses for a portrait in circa 1953. Russell Johnson's story begins in Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. His father, Russell Kennedy ...