Russell David Johnson (November 10, 1924 � January 16, 2014) was an American actor. He played Professor Roy Hinkley in Gilligan’s Island and Marshal Gib Scott in Black Saddle.
Johnson was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania, on November 10, 1924, to Russell Kennedy Johnson (1901–1932) and Marion Wenonah Smink Johnson (1902–1976).
Johnson died from kidney failure at his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington, on January 16, 2014, aged 89.