- The cast of "Gilligan's Island," from left, Russell Johnson, as the professor; Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III; Natalie ...

To most of the world, Russell Johnson was the Professor on Gilligan’s Island, the calm voice of reason in the middle of coconut radios, bamboo gadgets and endless rescue plans that never quite worked ...

Gilligan’s Island star Bob Denver's widow is sharing how very different her late husband was from his iconic character. Denver played the titular Gilligan — a lovable yet dimwitted character whose ...

Bob Denver played a bumbling and wholesome castaway on the hit TV show Gilligan’s Island but his real-life personality — and his marriage — was more passionate, according to his widow. “People ask me, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For a show that became such a big pop cultural hit, "Gilligan's Island" had a somewhat fraught history. For one thing, the pilot episode ...

Gilligan’s Island only ran for three seasons, from 1964 to 1967. But the show’s pop culture staying power wasn’t just due to it being incredibly popular in syndication — it was also the subject of ...