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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Russell Johnson on appearing on The Twilight Zone in the teleplay "The Execution"
Clip begins at: 09:32, Duration: 01m 01s- Actor Russell Johnson on appearing on The Lone Ranger
Clip begins at: 05:55, Duration: 00m 39s - Russell Johnson on being cast on Gilligan's Island
Clip begins at: 14:48, Duration: 03m 48s - Russell Johnson on working on Gilligan's Island
Clip begins at: 19:02, Duration: 09m 18s
Interview
- Part 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
Clip begins at: 0:0 - Part 2
- On his early work, including his appearance in The Twilight Zone and on the 3-D movie It Came from Outer Space
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On being cast on Gilligan's Island and playing "The Professor" on the series
Clip begins at: 14:48 - Part 3
- On co-starring on Gilligan's Island; on the end of the series
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On some of his post-Gilligan's Island work
Clip begins at: 11:14 - Part 4
- On some of the series he guest-starred on
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On his career highlights; on his advice to aspiring actors; on how he would like to be remembered
Clip begins at: 11:23
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Very interesting. He seems like a great guy.
Nice interview!
I hope people realize what an amazing source these archive videos are. The Professor got to tell his own story.
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