<P> Roy Hinkley , referred to as the Professor , is one of the seven castaways from the television series Gilligan 's Island ( 1964 -- 67 ) ; he was played by Russell Johnson . The character was originally played by John Gabriel in the pilot episode , but the network thought he looked too young to have all the degrees attributed to the Professor . </P>
<P> Roy Hinkley , referred to as the Professor , is one of the seven castaways from the television series Gilligan 's Island ( 1964 -- 67 ) ; he was played by Russell Johnson . The character was originally played by John Gabriel in the pilot episode , but the network thought he looked too young to have all the degrees attributed to the Professor . </P>
what was the professor 's name on gilligan 's island
what was the professor 's name on gilligan 's island
Roy Hinkley
Roy Hinkley