![]() Magoo. As a radio star in the postwar era, one of his characters, Hubert Updike III, would become the basis for the ultra-wealthy Thurston Howell III. Film aficionados may remember him as Frank Stark in the 1955 James Dean-starring classic Rebel Without A Cause, but it was his perfectly snooty TV role that brought him instant recognition. When the sitcom was cancelled, Backus went on to appear in everything from cult movies like Friday Foster to family fare like Pete’s Dragon. After stepping away from the screen, Backus died at 76 in 1989. As Denver recalled of his co-star, “ Doing physical comedy with someone that secure was great.” Jim Backus as ‘The Millionaire,’ Thurston Howell III Jim Backus in 1955 Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Imagesīackus became famous even before he was a familiar face, as he provided the voice of the cartoon character Mr. Hale once broke his wrist and didn’t tell anyone until a year later because he was so determined to keep filming. on Gilligan’s Island in 1965 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Imagesīy the time Hale became the lovable Skipper, the actor was already known for playing a cowboy in many Western movies and shows throughout the ’40s and ’50s. When Gilligan’s Island got cancelled, he continued to work, making guest appearances on a variety of sitcoms, including The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Alf and Growing Pains until his passing at age 68 in 1990. as ‘The Skipper,’ Jonas Grumby Alan Hale, Jr. Originally, Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke’s brother, was supposed to put on that bucket hat and play “little buddy.” Jerry turned down the role twice, and thankfully, it went to Bob Denver. He may have bought a sailboat after the show ended, but that didn’t mean he wanted people to start singing the theme song whenever they saw it! Sadly, Denver passed away at age 70 in 2005. While Denver continued acting, consistently showing up in TV shows through the ’90s, it was hard for him to shake the hapless character he so brilliantly embodied. Krebbs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis from 1959 to 1963. Bob Denver as ‘The First Mate,’ Gilligan Bob Denver on Gilligan’s Island in 1964 Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Imagesīob Denver was already known to TV audiences, before Gilligan’s Island, having played the beatnik sidekick Maynard G. Here’s a look back at the show’s stars, along with some fascinating trivia about them. ![]() ![]() Nearly 60 years after the show first aired, the Gilligan’s Island cast remains beloved as ever. and Russell Johnson in Gilligan’s Island CBS/Getty ImagesĪfter being cancelled in 1969 (with - spoiler - the castaways still on the island), Gilligan’s Island reached a new audience in syndication, leading to several TV movies that reunited the original cast, minus the original Ginger, in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The show’s creator, Sherwood Schwartz (who would go on to create another beloved sitcom, The Brady Bunch), said in a 1997 interview that the underlying concept of the sitcom was that everyone needed to learn how to get along to survive, which is “ the most important idea in the world today.” While Gilligan’s Island was filled with goofy humor, this message still resonates. The Skipper and Gilligan were the two-man crew of a charter boat, the SS Minnow, and along with their five passengers, they left on “a three-hour tour” out of Honolulu. Running into a storm, they had a shipwreck on an unchartered island in the Pacific Ocean, leading to comic situations as the gang figured out how to survive and continuously tried to escape. Part of what made Gilligan’s Island so irresistible was the simplicity of its premise. Gilligan’s Island Cast, 1964-1967 Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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