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Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic Gilligan's Island (1964), Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania and was sent to a boarding school in Philadelphia with his brothers when his father died.
Johnson said that, unlike his Professor character, he was not a bright student early on and was, in fact, held back a grade. However, he did redeem himself later on by making the National Honor Society in high school. He joined the Army Air Corps in World War II. Both his ankles were broken when his B-24 Liberator was shot down over the Philippines during a bombing raid in March of 1945 and he was awarded the Purple Heart as he recovered in the hospital. After the war, he used the G.I. Bill to enroll in acting school to pursue his new trade.
Johnson lived in the state of Washington and did several guest appearances on television shows. He passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday January 16, 2014 from kidney failure, with his wife, Constance Dane, and his two children by his side. Connie described her husband as a very brave man.- Actor
- Casting Department
- Casting Director
Jack Hogan was born and raised in North Carolina and studied architecture at the University of North Carolina. In 1948, bored by college life, he left U.N.C. and spent the next four years in the navy. During this time, he decided to become an actor and once discharged, he enrolled at the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse. In 1955, Jack headed to New York to study at the American Theatre Wing. A year later, he returned to Hollywood where a string of acting jobs, both in films and on TV, followed. In 1962, he signed to play the quick-tempered, troublesome, womanizer Pvt. Kirby, in ABC's hit series, Combat! (1962). After Combat! (1962) left the air in 1967, Jack's TV career included on-going appearances on Adam-12 (1968) and Sierra (1974). In the early 1980s, he moved to Hawaii where he supervised the operation of his building business. During his 10-year stay, he garnered a recurring role Jake and the Fatman (1987) and served as the casting director for Magnum, P.I. (1980). Recently, Jack, twice divorced and the father of two, returned to take up residence in Chapel Hill. Jack's favourite pursuits include painting, fishing, reading and poetry.- Actor
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Charles Arnt was born on 20 August 1906 in Michigan City, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Sudan (1945), The Great Gildersleeve (1942) and Dangerous Intruder (1945). He died on 6 August 1990 in Orcas Island, Washington, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Lewis John Carlino was born on 1 January 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Great Santini (1979), The Mechanic (2011) and Mechanic: Resurrection (2016). He was married to Jill Denise Chadwick and Natelle Lamkin. He died on 17 June 2020 in Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Robert Day worked his way up from clapper boy to camera operator to full-fledged lensman in his native England before giving directing a shot in the mid-1950s. His first film as director, the black-comic The Green Man (1956) for the writer-producer team of 'Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, garnered fine reviews and a classic notoriety; using this as a starting point, Day went on to become one of the industry's busiest directors. He relocated to Hollywood in the 1960s and began directing scads of TV episodes and made-for-TV movies on this side of the Atlantic. He occasionally turns up in bits in his own productions, including The Haunted Strangler (1958), Two Way Stretch (1960), the mini-series Peter and Paul (1981), etc.- Thelma Lee was born on 9 November 1916 in Bronx, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for They Live (1988), The King of Comedy (1982) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). She was married to Irving Matt. She died on 11 March 2012 in Mercer Island, Washington, USA.
- One of the capable actresses of the inter-war period in the twentieth century, Phyllis Povah earned national recognition in the early 1920s. A native of Detroit who learned her craft playing in productions at the University of Michigan in 1914-1916, secured her first professional role as a replacement in a production of "Seeing Things" playing in Baltimore in 1920. The excellence of her performance secured her a play in Henry Miller's Company based at the National Theatre in Washington D. C. performing the young widow in "Stepping Stones." Povah had a character actress's talent of being able to play older on stage. Because Miller's troupe was filled with veteran performers, word of Povah's abilities made its way to New York. In 1921 the Theatre Guild engaged her in support of Laura Hope Crews in "Mr Pim Passes By." Povah spent most of her career in supporting roles on both stage and screen. After the gig at the Theatre Guild she belonged to the short-lived cooperative, The Equity Players, in their 1922 production of "Hospitality." In early 1923 she played a rural New England innocent in Owen Davis's "Icebound" to some acclaim and later in the year returned to the Theatre Guild as the lead in Galsworthy's "Windows." 1924 brought Povah further success as Nettie, a daughter-in-law who suffers the thoughtless indulgences of the patriarch of a Jewish household in "Minick." In 1925 she appeared in Molnar's "A Tale of the Wolf" established now as an actress for whom modern drama held no fears. And so her career continued until the later 1930s, appearing in various Theatre Guild productions that had more intellectual heft than dramatic force. Then she featured in two classic women's dramas of the late 1930s and early 1940s: Clare Booth's "The Women" and "Let's Face It." She also appeared in the MGM film of the former, and in 1943 Paramount signed her for the cinema version of the latter. In the 1940s and 50s she appeared regularly in motion pictures as the mature woman with some grit.
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- Visual Effects
- Special Effects
Wayne Fitzgerald was born on 19 March 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Innerspace (1987), Firestarter (1984) and Total Recall (1990). He was married to MaryEllen Courtney and Mary Dunbar. He died on 30 September 2019 in Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Warren Miller was born on 15 October 1924 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Ski People (1980), Extreme Surfing (1992) and This Is Skiing (1969). He was married to Laurie Penketh Kaufmann, Roberta Marie Clavert-Mac Faden, Dorothy Roberts and Jean. He died on 24 January 2018 in Orcas Island, Washington, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Artie Kane was born on 14 April 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Men in Black (1997), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Demolition Man (1993). He was married to Jo Ann Kane, Sherry Wells , Jeanne Cheadle, Jinx Clark, Joy Holly and Jaye P. Morgan. He died on 21 June 2022 in Whidbey Island, Seattle, Washington, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Born in Wellesley, MA, USA, Buxton grew up in Larchmont, NY, USA, graduated from Northwestern University (BS) and Syracuse University (MS). After service in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, he worked in local television as a producer-director in Buffalo, N.Y. and Chicago, IL and then began his performing career as a stand-up comedian, TV host (Discovery '70 (1962), Get the Message (1964)), and stage performer ("Brigadoon", "Bye Bye Birdie", "The Tender Trap", etc.). His television writing, producing and directing work included The Odd Couple (1970), Happy Days (1974), Mork & Mindy (1978), among many others, and he created the Peabody Award-winning series Hot Dog (1970) for NBC which starred Woody Allen and Jonathan Winters. As a film and TV actor, he has appeared in Overboard (1987), Beaches (1988), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Face of a Stranger (1991), With a Vengeance (1992) and Roommates (1994), as well as many series and specials. He wrote and created voices for Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) and has done cartoon and commercial voices for innumerable projects.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Adia Kuznetzoff was born on 6 April 1889 in Rostov-on-Don, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Pacific Liner (1939), The Princess and the Pirate (1944) and Arabian Nights (1942). He died on 10 August 1954 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Sound Department
James Costigan, the Emmy Award-winning TV writer and Broadway dramatist, was born James Smith in East Los Angeles, California on March 31, 1926. He won three Emmy Awards, for "Little Moon of Alban" (which appeared on the Hallmark Hall of Fame) in 1959; Love Among the Ruins (1975), a TV movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier in 1976; and Eleanor and Franklin (1976) in 1977. He was also nominated for an Emmy for his adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw (1959) in 1960.
He established himself as a TV screenwriter during the Golden Age of TV drama in the 1950s, when he wrote for the anthology series, including General Electric Theater, Studio One, and the United States Steel Hour. In the early 1960s, Costigan tried to establish himself as a Broadway playwright, but did not achieve the success he had experienced on television. "Little Moon of Alban" was staged on Broadway in 1960 but closed after 20 performances. "The Beast in Me", a musical based on James Thurber's fables for which he wrote the book and lyrics and even acted in, was a bigger flop, closing after just four performances.
His last Broadway play, the 1964 comedy "Baby Want a Kiss", was a relative success. Put on under the aegis of the Actor's Studio and starring superstar Paul Newman and his wife, Oscar-winner Joanne Woodward, the play ran for 148 performances.
James Costigan died of heart failure on December 19, 2007. He was 81 years old.- Additional Crew
Paul Avery was born on 2 April 1934 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is known for The Zodiac Killer (1971) and A Current Affair (1986). He was married to Margo St. James. He died on 10 December 2000 in Orcas Island, Washington, USA.- Ruth Jaroslow was born on 22 May 1923 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Firepower (1979), Bad (1977) and Passed Away (1992). She died on 11 July 2002 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
Richard Clucas was born on 18 October 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor. He died on 19 February 2011 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA.- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Alfred Zeisler was born on 26 September 1897 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Fear (1946), Der Schuß im Tonfilmatelier (1930) and The Amazing Adventure (1936). He was married to Lien Deyers. He died on 1 March 1985 in Camano Island, Washington, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Philip Austin was born on 6 April 1941 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975), Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983) and Martian Space Party (1972). He was married to Oona Elliott. He died on 18 June 2015 in Fox Island, Washington, USA.- Actress
Mae Crane was born in 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress. She died on 15 April 1969 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA.- Ruth Eggleston was born on 9 January 1922 in Leeds, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Gumby Show (1956) and Fun with Gumby (1994). She was married to Al Eggleston. She died on 14 March 2003 in Vashon Island, Washington, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Jimmy Clemons Jr. was born on 12 August 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Schlitz Playhouse (1951). He was married to Mary Stearns. He died on 5 August 2013 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA.- William Corson was born on 23 December 1909 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Stage Door (1937), There Goes My Girl (1937) and New Faces of 1937 (1937). He died on 28 January 1981 in Camano Island, Washington, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jimmy McPartland was born on 15 May 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Alcoa Hour (1955), Windy City Jamboree (1950) and The DuPont Show of the Week (1961). He was married to Marian McPartland and Dorothy Williams. He died on 13 March 1991 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Bruce Baillie was born on 24 September 1931 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Mr. Hayashi (1963), Quixote (1965) and Quick Billy (1971). He was married to Lorie Apit. He died on 10 April 2020 in Camano Island, Washington, USA.- Sam Ross was born on 10 March 1911 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. Sam was a writer, known for He Ran All the Way (1951), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) and Rescue 8 (1958). Sam died on 30 March 1998 in Mercer Island, Washington, USA.