The Professor on Guilligan's Island has passed on.

http://www.tmz.com/2014/0...l-johnson/

The actor who played the Professor in "Gilligan's Island" has died ... TMZ has learned.

Russell Johnson, who played Professor Roy Hinkley, died of natural causes at his home in Washington.

Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann, just posted on Facebook, "My 2 favorite people are now gone. The professor past (sic) away this morning. My heart is broken."

The other person who died is Bob Denver, who played Gilligan. He died in 2005.

Johnson was on the show from 1964 to 1967. Johnson was not in the original opening of the show. He and Mary Ann were referred to as "The rest." But Denver insisted that they be included and that happened later.

Wells went on: "Russell was a true gentleman, a good father, a great friend, and 'the rest.'"

Johnson was married -- this was his third wife. He passed away in hospice, surrounded by his wife and 2 kids.

Johnson was 89.

The only surviving members of the original cast are Mary Ann and Ginger, played by Tina Louise

RIP, Thanks for the laughs

Feels strange that they're all gone except Tina Louise and Dawn Wells, but the show is a lot older than it feels when you watch it.

RIP The Professor.

It strange to know all the folks you grew up watching on TV are passing away, but that's the natural cycle of things.

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Aw man Gilligan's Island was one of my favorite shows to watch on Nick at Nite. RIP

Timmy84 said:

Aw man Gilligan's Island was one of my favorite shows to watch on Nick at Nite. RIP

Timmy the most frustrating thing, I truley thought every week, they'd get off the island. Then on day the light bulb came on.

Wait a minute, folks have "washed" ashore to that island and left, yet, nobody tells anyone some other folks are living out there stranded in no-mans-land? After that, I didn't watch it too much.

When I saw 'Professor' he immediately came to mind.

============== Rest In Peace Professor Mr. Johnson ==============

Just Mary Ann and Ginger left

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

Aw man Gilligan's Island was one of my favorite shows to watch on Nick at Nite. RIP

Timmy the most frustrating thing, I truley thought every week, they'd get off the island. Then on day the light bulb came on.

Wait a minute, folks have "washed" ashore to that island and left, yet, nobody tells anyone some other folks are living out there stranded in no-mans-land? After that, I didn't watch it too much.

It always amazed me that they had luggage on a "three-hour tour".


R.I.P.

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

Aw man Gilligan's Island was one of my favorite shows to watch on Nick at Nite. RIP

Timmy the most frustrating thing, I truley thought every week, they'd get off the island. Then on day the light bulb came on.

Wait a minute, folks have "washed" ashore to that island and left, yet, nobody tells anyone some other folks are living out there stranded in no-mans-land? After that, I didn't watch it too much.

Yeah once you began to realize why they're stranded, you move on.

kpowers said:

Just Mary Ann and Ginger left

The only ones we ever needed! (sorry Alan Hale!)

Mary Ann fine as fuck.

Gilligan's Island was a perfect example of workable socialism.

RIP

On TVland they're showing Gilligan's Island right now. Saw the very first 2 shows so far, which I've never seen before. Guess they're playing it because of the Professor's death.

I loved that show & watched it regularly back in the day.