TMZ reports that Russell Johnson, who portrayed Professor Roy Hinkley on three seasons of the CBS comedy GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, has passed away of natural causes at the age of 89. The actor passed away in hospice, surrounded by his wife and 2 children in Washington state.
The show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive and escape from the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolved around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their failed attempts (invariably Gilligan's fault) to escape their plight.
Johnson's other TV credits included "77 Sunset Strip," 'Gunsmoke," 'Rawhide," 'Wagon Train," 'The Lone Ranger," 'The Twilight Zone," 'Ben Casey," 'Hawaiian Eye" and "Death Valley Days."
He appeared in more than two dozen feature films, including "MacArthur," 'The Greatest Story Ever Told" and cult science fiction favorites such as "It Came From Outer Space."
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