someone other than the great Jim Backus almost played Thurston Howell III. In the book "Inside Gilligan's Island: From Creation to Syndication" Sherwood Schwartz explains how he wrote the role of ...

Some sitcom actors only ever get one really great role, but Jim Backus had several. The actor, who played wealthy Wall Street regular Thurston Howell III on the popular castaway series "Gilligan's ...

The television series was based on the original cartoon of the same name, with Jim Backus reprising the voice over of the role he did on TV: while doing this show, he continued with the prime time ...