For one thing, the original "Gilligan's Island" castaways included two very different characters. What's more, someone other than the great Jim Backus almost played Thurston Howell III.

The beloved sitcom 'Gilligan's Island' hit television screens for the first time on Sept. 26, 1964. For three years, viewers delighted in the kooky adventures of the ragtag team that fought to ...

Cause, you know, everything else about Gilligan's Island makes so much sense (not that it's supposed to). From left, Dawn Wells, Natalie Schafer, Jim Backus, writer and producer Sherwood Schwartz ...

ST. MARYS, Ga. — Two men charged in a "brutal" murder that occurred in the "Gilligan's Island" area of St. Marys in 2023 were sentenced to life in prison earlier this month, the Brunswick ...

What was Jim Backus' net worth?Jim Backus was an American actor who had a net worth of $2 million at the time of his death in 1989. That's the same as $5 million today after adjusting for ...