who played the professor in gilligan's island
Russell Johnson Russell David Johnson (November 10, 1924 â€“ January 16, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his role as Professor Roy Hinkley in Gilligan's Island.[1] He was also known as Marshal Gib Scott in Black Saddle.
Michael McKean In late February 2014, McKean played J. Edgar Hoover in Broadway previews of Robert Schenkkan's Lyndon B. Johnson bio-play, All the Way, starring Emmy winner Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson. The play opened on March 6, 2014.[11] In May 2014, McKean was announced to have joined the cast of the Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul in the role of Chuck McGill, older brother to Jimmy McGill before Jimmy became Saul Goodman. He was the first actor to join the series that was not featured in the original series, although he had worked with series creator Vince Gilligan previously on The X-Files.[12] The series premiered in February 2015.