Russell Johnson may best be known as the Professor on Gilligan's Island, but he was also a veteran, and he endured quite a harrowing experience in WWII.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For a show that became such a big pop cultural hit, "Gilligan's Island" had a somewhat fraught history. For one thing, the pilot episode ...

To prove how toxic and nasty a lagoon on the set of Gilligan's Island was, some of the actors (tragically) sacrificed a fish.

Loved by audiences but derided by critics, Gilligan's Island is a classic of '60s TV., but how did the show's cast and crew ...