Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson
Russell David Johnsonwas an American television and film actor, best known for his role as "the Professor" on the CBS television sitcom Gilligan's Island...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth10 November 1924
CityAshley, PA
CountryUnited States of America
became bob goofy guy played teacher
Bob was a teacher before he became and actor. Bob was very smart, very bright. He played this kind of goofy guy but Bob was not a goofy guy.
bob far national treasure
Bob was a national treasure as far as I'm concerned.
doubt good since
Well, we've been typecast, there's no doubt about that. But it's all right. We've all done other things since then and we've had good careers.
areas cannot cover direction second
We're all on the same team, going into the same direction. He (Parsley) is on first base. I'm on second base. He'll cover areas I cannot reach,
found loving sweet
I found him to be a dear, sweet generous, loving man, ... Gilligan's Island.
man
If any man be in Christ, he's a new preacher. The old things are passed away and all things become new.
bob everybody love particular
One thing I can say about Bob and the show is he entertained generations, and everybody approached us and him in particular with love and a smile,
low stands strong
I have affirmed his strong stands for life, marriage, and candidly, low taxes.
good
We had a good cast and we loved each other.
bob close loss since together wife
It's very sad, and a big loss to us for my wife and myself because we were very close to Bob and his wife ever since we first started working together back in 1964.
losing
It's like losing a brother. That's all I can tell you.
economic kindness ourselves position seriously
It's kind of a 'me too' to Bedford. We need to seriously look at doing the same thing for ourselves from the position of economic development.
hard hear horn knew left nine pass seconds wanting
It's just too hard to explain. You have nine seconds left on the clock, we know he's (Ryan Johnson) wanting to pass it and then he comes scrambling my way. I knew I had to get him and to come up with the play and hear the horn go off was just unbelievable.
It's a phenomenon that we don't really understand.