{"id":2371,"date":"2023-11-10T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2023-11-19T13:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T13:39:21","slug":"happy-birthday-to-cdf-alumnus-russell-johnson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/11\/happy-birthday-to-cdf-alumnus-russell-johnson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday to CDF alumnus Russell Johnson!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">November 10, 1924 \u2013 January 16, 2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Born Russell David Johnson in Ashley, PA \u2013 following High School he joined the Army Air Corps in World War II, and earned the Purple Heart when his B-24 Liberator was shot down in the Philippines during a bombing run in March, 1945. Mr. Johnson garnered an amazing 170 acting credits in a career spanning six decades. Before becoming the internationally famous castaway, Professor Roy Hinkley in Gilligan\u2019s Island (1964\u20131967), he starred in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics including <em>Black Saddle<\/em> (1959\u20131960), <em>This Island Earth<\/em> (1955), and <em>Attack of the Crab Monsters<\/em> (1957); as well as television appearances on series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957), The Twilight Zone (1960-1961), The Outer Limits (1964), Gunsmoke (1957\u20131972), Wonder Woman (1978), Bosom Buddies (1981), The Jeffersons (1982), Dynasty (1986\u20131987), and ALF (1987) \u2013 culminating with his role in the 1953 CDF classic film \u2013 IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-654\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Russell-Johnson_Instagram_1080x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Johnson photo collage\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Russell-Johnson_Instagram_1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Russell-Johnson_Instagram_1080x1080-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Russell-Johnson_Instagram_1080x1080-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Russell-Johnson_Instagram_1080x1080-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Russell-Johnson_Instagram_1080x1080-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 10, 1924 \u2013 January 16, 2014 Born Russell David Johnson in Ashley, PA \u2013 following High School he joined the Army Air Corps in World War II, and earned the Purple Heart when his B-24 Liberator was shot down in the Philippines during a bombing run in March, 1945. 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