for his role in the movie-within-a-movie of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, This Island Earth, but spent most of the time answering questions about his Gilligan's Island days. He shared an amusing anecdote: Johnson once participated in the Ig Nobel award presentation ceremony, credited as "The Professor Emeritus of Gilligan's Island". Johnson had a number of guest roles in the radio series "The Adventures of Harry Nile", one of the "Imagination Theater" series produced by Jim French. Personal life Johnson was married three times. His first marriage, to Edith Cahoon in 1943, ended in divorce in 1948. In 1949 he married his second wife, Kay Cousins, whom he had met while at the Actors' Lab in Hollywood. Together they had a daughter, Kim, and a son, David. Cousins died on January 20, 1980, in Century City, California. In 1982, Johnson married Constance "Connie" Dane, and became stepfather to her son, Courtney Dane. It was here that Johnson collaborated with writer Steve Cox on the memoir, "Here on Gilligan's Isle," published in 1993. Russell's son David Johnson died of AIDS-related complications on October 27, 1994. After his son's diagnosis with AIDS, Johnson frequently helped raise money for AIDS charities. Death Johnson died from kidney failure at his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington, on January 16, 2014, aged 89. His remains were cremated. Johnson's memorial service was held a month later. Filmography References Further reading Johnson, Russell and Cox, Steve. Here on Gilligan's Isle. New York: Perennial, 1993. External links Russell Johnson at Turner Classic Movies Russell Johnson Interview with the Archive of American Television, 2004 1924 births 2014 deaths American male film actors American male television actors United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Aviators from Pennsylvania Deaths from kidney failure Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from Pennsylvania Military personnel from Pennsylvania People from Ashley, Pennsylvania Recipients of the Air Medal Shot-down aviators United States Army Air Forces officers Writers from Pennsylvania HIV/AIDS activists United States Army reservists