Gilligan's 'The Professor' Has Died; Russell Johnson Was 89

Russell Johnson, the actor best known  for taking part in the academician on "Gilligan's Island," has died.

ABC News confirmed with the actor's better half, Constance, that the 89-year-old principal died early this morning of kidney disease.

"He died reception, peaceful, in his sleep at 5:21 am these days," she said. "[He was] a really brave guy WHO knew what he wished, and he wished to be reception."

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Originally from northeastern Pennsylvania, Johnson served in warfare II before following associate degree acting career. He acted in many TV programs within the Fifties and '60s, as well as "The Adventures of Superman," "Alfred Alfred Joseph Hitchcock Presents" and "The Twilight Zone." However, his most renowned role came on in 1964: The academician on "Gilligan's Island."

"I've had folks within the succeeding years inform 'if they did 'Gilligan's Island' these days you'd all be living within the same tent,'" he told the Archive of yankee tv. "It's true. That innocence was unbroken and it worked."

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Afterward, he appeared in many films and television shows, as well as associate degree episode of "Newhart" during which he was shown observance associate degree episode of "Gilligan's Island."

Johnson, a Washington resident, leaves behind his better half and a girl, Kim.