Russell Johnson
Actor
About This Interview
Russell Johnson was interviewed for two hours in Glendale, CA. Johnson talked about his early years learning his craft at the Actors Lab in Hollywood. He described his work in movies (It Came From Outer Space) and “live television” in the 1950s. He recalled his work as a guest star on such various television series as You Are There, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits. He described his first series as a regular, Black Saddle and the series and role for which he is most identified, Gilligan’s Island as “the Professor.” The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on February 8, 2004.
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Highlights
Russell Johnson on appearing on The Twilight Zone in the teleplay "The Execution" (01m 01s)Chapters
- Chapter 1
- On his early years and devloping an interest in acting; on his first roles; on acting in early television on such anthology series as Lux Theatre, Matinee Theater, and You Are There; on the Hollywood Blacklist
- Chapter 2
- On his early work, including his appearance in The Twilight Zone and on the 3-D movie It Came from Outer Space
- On being cast on Gilligan's Island and playing "The Professor" on the series
- Chapter 3
- On co-starring on Gilligan's Island; on the end of the series
- On some of his post- Gilligan's Island work
- Chapter 4
- On some of the series he guest-starred on
- On his career highlights; on his advice to aspiring actors; on how he would like to be remembered
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I hope people realize what an amazing source these archive videos are. The Professor got to tell his own story.
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