Jim Backus’ Gilligan’s Island Casting Faced Two Major Problems
When it came time to cast Gilligan’s Island, creator Sherwood Schwartz wanted to cast Jim Backus as millionaire Thurston Howell, but there were two problems.
When it came time to cast Gilligan’s Island, creator Sherwood Schwartz wanted to cast Jim Backus as millionaire Thurston Howell, but there were two problems.