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Hunk Of The Week: Russell Johnson 7/23/09

Tropical Hunk or Off The Island?

  • Thumbs Up!

    Votes: 9 69.2%
  • Thumbs Sideways...

    Votes: 1 7.7%
  • Thumbs Down!

    Votes: 3 23.1%

  • Total voters
    13

RJDiogenes

Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion
Premium Member
Who doesn’t love The Professor? :cool:

Russell Johnson was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania, on November 10, 1924. He is a highly decorated veteran of World War II. Serving as a pilot in the Army Air Force, he flew 44 combat missions. When he was only 20 years old, his plane was shot down in the Philippines and both of his ankles were broken, earning him the Purple Heart. He was also awarded the Air Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three service stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one service star, and the World War II Victory Medal.

In his early acting career, he spent a lot of time playing the heavy in Cowboy shows, but he also appeared in several genre classics. He was in It Came From Outer Space and This Island Earth, as well as two episodes of Twilight Zone and one episode of Outer Limits. He also appeared in some less-than-classic features, such as Attack Of The Crab Monsters. :D

But, of course, Russell is best known for his portrayal of Professor Roy Hinkley on Gilligan’s Island. I really loved this character as a kid, as he appealed to my inner geek. The show may have been named after Gilligan, and the Skipper may have ostensibly been in charge, but these people would have been doomed without the Professor. He was the nerd and he was the hero because he was the nerd. :cool:

In later years, Russell continued to work despite being typecast after Gilligan’s Island. But he had no ill will toward the show or the character and continued to make personal appearances and guest shots as the Professor. In the early 90s, he released an entertaining book about his life and experiences on the show called Here On Gilligan’s Island.

Now well into his 80s, Russell spends his time as a volunteer fundraiser for AIDS research. His son David died of AIDS in 1994.

The world may forever debate whether Mary Ann or Ginger are hotter, but there can be no doubt who the hottest hunk on the island was. ;)

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Thumbs Up from me. :bolian:
 
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Y'know, I'd forgotten what a handsome man he was. I don't normally go for that matinee-idol type of good looks, but I find myself giving a thumbs up this time. Nice choice, RJ.
 
Thumbs down from me.

Your record stands intact, RJ. :lol:

Thanks for doing the thread this week, btw. We didn't get back from the airport until 1am last night.
 
Thumbs down.

:(


Have we done Sean Connery yet? CAN WE DO SEAN CONNERY IF HE HASN'T BEEN DONE YET?

I do him every night in my dreams but I'd love to vote on him and stare at his pictures.
 
Being a gal, I never worried about the Ginger/Mary Ann debate....
But I loved me some Professor. He was the only sane one on the island!

Thanks for the info on his WWII work. I give him a :techman: and a /**
 
Thumbs down.

:(
Have we done Sean Connery yet? CAN WE DO SEAN CONNERY IF HE HASN'T BEEN DONE YET?

I do him every night in my dreams but I'd love to vote on him and stare at his pictures.

Waaaay too much information. :lol:

Here's the entire list:
1. Naveen Andrews
2. Ben Browder
3. Jensen Ackles
4. Jamie Bamber
5. Daniel Craig
6. Joe Flannigan
7. Christopher Eccleston
8. Connor Trinneer (winner, 1st 59)
9. Jared Padelecki
10. Christian Bale
11. Nathan Fillion
12. Harrison Ford
13. Tahmoh Penikett
14. Ewan McGregor
15. Jude Law
16. Hugh Jackman
17. Clive Owen
18. Michael Shanks
19. Josh Holloway
20. Adrian Paul
21. Gerard Butler
22. David Tennant
23. Sean Bean
24. Cillian Murphy
25. Scott Bakula
26. James Marsters
27. Bruce Campbell
28. Heath Ledger
29. Adrian Pasdar
30. Pierce Brosnan
31. John Cusack
32. Sendhil Ramamurthy
33. Viggo Mortensen
34. Rufus Sewell
35. Adam Baldwin
36. Kiefer Sutherland
37. Alan Rickman
38. Daniel Dae Kim
39. Chiwetel Ejiofor
40. Will Yun Lee
41. Johnny Depp
42. Liam Neeson
43. Ian Gruffodd
44. Will Smith
45. Mathew Fox
46. Michael Trucco
47. Mathew McConaughey
48. Sean Patrick Flanery
49. John Barrowman
50. Skeet Ulrich
51. Alexander Siddig
52. George Clooney
53. Matt Damon
54. James McAvoy
55. Tom Welling
56. Richard Dean Anderson
57. Bruce Willis
58. Ralph Fiennes
59. Kevin Smith
-------
60. David Boreanaz
61. David Duchovny
62. Keanu Reeves
63. Eric Bana
64. James Marsden
65. Tobey Maguire
66. James Callis
67. Kevin Durand
68. Timothy Olyphant
69. Henry Ian Cusick
70. Jeffrey Donovan
71. Colin Salmon
72. Kyle Chandler
73. Richard Burgi
74. Lee Pace
75. Jason Carter
76. Shia LeBeouf
77. Orlando Bloom
78. Mark Harmon
79. Patrick Dempsey
80. Jim Caveziel
81. Brad Pitt
82. Paul Newman---winner group 2
83. Neal McDonough
84. Cary Grant
85. Jake Gyllenhaal
86. Gregory Peck
87. Jonathan Rhys Meyers
88. Patrick Stewart
89. Steve McQueen
90. Patrick Swayze
91. Brendan Fraser
92. Errol Flynn
93. Michael Rosenbaum
94. Guy Williams
95. Ryan Phillippe
96. Burt Lancaster
97. Lee Majors
98. Clark Gable
99. James Spader
100. Mark Goddard
101. Brian Austin Green
102. Chad Allen
103. Michael York
104. Gary Cooper
---------
105. Robert Wagner
106. Hugh Laurie
107. Chris Pine
108. David Soul
109. Johnny Weissmuller
110. Karl Urban
111. Zachary Quinto
112. Dirk Benedict
113. David McCallum
114. Bruce Greenwood
115. David Carradine
116. Jason Isaacs
117. Jeremy Northam
118. Russell Johnson



...and much to my surprise, no we have NOT had Sean Connery yet. Seems I'm up on the rotation next week, so maybe I'll use him for next week's Hunk. Good suggestion. :techman:

If you have any cool pictures, PM them to me and I'll use them in the thread.

We can always use more volunteers, btw. ;)
 
Well, not a lot of volume, but I think he got the highest score of all my entries. :D
 
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