The Professor, aka Russell Johnson started his careers in Westerns but will always be known for his portrayal of the only person with any sense on Gilligan's Island. He was 89.
Also passing away yesterday was Dave Madden who played the seemingly always exasperated manager of the Partridge Family. He was 82.
2 Legends from my childhood. RIP
ReplyDeleteThere was a Gilligan's Island marathon last night on TV Land, starting with episode #1.
May they both Rest in Peace.
ReplyDeleteThe Professor! RIP fellas
ReplyDeleteand one of the last Oz munchkins makes the triad complete.
ReplyDeleteThey live on in reruns.
ReplyDeleteI just loved the Professor and I grew up watching. Occasionally over the years Howard Stern would call him up and they would just chat about his life and what he was doing now. Howard would always ask him questions about his cast members from Gilligan's Island.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice guy.
Ah, def part of my childhood …RIP
ReplyDeleteloved them both. RIP gentlemen...
ReplyDeleteRIP both, although I didn't know either.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit watching the Professor was an inspiration for me going after my Engineering degree. He got to make so many cool things out of nothing.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a little girl I thought the Professor was hot.
ReplyDeleteMe too! He was a handsome man.
DeleteRIP fellas.
ReplyDeleteAww, that's sad. The Professor was the original Macgyver.
ReplyDeleteI always thought the Professor and Ginger would have made the best kids, smart and gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love Mr. Kincaid, and I liked him on "Alice," too. He was apparently a surrogate father for Danny Bonaduce, and very nice and funny from what I've read. (Big PF fan here.)
ReplyDeleteThey both had good innings though ... RIP
ReplyDeleteLet's also remember that Dave Madden was an original on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
ReplyDeleteAw, this is sad. Both were really great, humble and caring guys. :(
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