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Russell Johnson

Actor · 31 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Frequent collaborators: Bob Denver, Dawn Wells

Best Russell Johnson movies by genre

Movies (31 total, ranked by score)

  1. It Came from Outer Space

    1953 · ★ 6.3 (255 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    1

  2. This Island Earth

    1955 · ★ 6.0 (240 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror

    2

  3. The Stand at Apache River

    1953 · ★ 6.0 (12 votes)

    Western

    3

  4. Police Story: No Margin for Error

    1978

    Crime, TV Movie

    4

  5. Beg, Borrow...or Steal

    1973 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, Crime

    5

  6. Back at the Front

    1952

    Comedy

    6

  7. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

    1955 · ★ 7.3 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    7

  8. The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

    1979 · ★ 6.6 (10 votes)

    TV Movie, Comedy

    8

  9. The Gilligan Manifesto

    2018 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Black Tuesday

    1954 · ★ 6.2 (32 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    10

  11. Column South

    1953 · ★ 6.0 (10 votes)

    Western

    11

  12. Seminole

    1953 · ★ 5.6 (31 votes)

    Adventure, Western

    12

  13. Badman's Country

    1958 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)

    Western

    13

  14. Rock All Night

    1957 · ★ 5.5 (15 votes)

    Crime, Music, Drama

    14

  15. You Lie So Deep, My Love

    1975 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

    2001 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Documentary

    16

  17. Sailboats

    2014

    Family, Drama

    17

  18. The Movie Murderer

    1970 · ★ 6.9 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, Thriller

    18

  19. The Ghost of Flight 401

    1978 · ★ 5.6 (14 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    19

  20. Adventures of the Queen

    1975 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)

    Action, Drama, TV Movie

    20

  21. The Saga of Hemp Brown

    1958 · ★ 6.4 (9 votes)

    Western

    21

  22. The Great Skycopter Rescue

    1980 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Action

    22

  23. For Men Only

    1952 · ★ 5.6 (4 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Rescue from Gilligan's Island

    1978 · ★ 4.5 (32 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure, TV Movie

    24

  25. Courage of Black Beauty

    1957 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    25

  26. Hitch Hike to Hell

    1977 · ★ 5.2 (15 votes)

    Crime, Mystery

    26

  27. Attack of the Crab Monsters

    1957 · ★ 5.2 (85 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    27

  28. The Man from Independence

    1974

    TV Movie, Drama

    28

  29. Cry for Poor Wally

    1969

    Crime

    29

  30. Mount St Helens: Keeper of the Fire

    1988

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.