Russell Johnson, the Professor from Gilligan's Island, Dead at 89
01/16/2014 at 03:45 PM EST
Russell Johnson, who played Professor Roy Hinkley on Gilligan's Island, has died at age 89.
He died of natural causes Thursday at 5:21 a.m. at his home in Washington, surrounded by his wife Constance and daughter Kim, his agent Michael Eisentstadt says.
His death came quickly as he had been in good health, says Eisentstadt.
'I spoke to him right before the holidays and he did an autograph job,' says Eisentstadt.' He had just done that and he was fine.'
Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on the show, posted a picture of herself, Johnson and Bob Denver, who played Gilligan, to Facebook to express her grief.
'My 2 favorite people are now gone. The Professor [passed] away this morning. My heart is broken.
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