John Gabriel (actor)

John Gabriel
Gabriel in 2009
Born	Jack Monkarsh (1931-05-25)May 25, 1931 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
Died	June 11, 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 90)
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer-lyricist, producer
Years active	1953–2021
Spouse	Sandra Gabriel
Children	2; including Andrea
Website	http://www.johngabriel.net/ at the Wayback Machine (archived February 4, 2019)

John Gabriel (born Jack Monkarsh; May 25, 1931 – June 11, 2021) was an American actor, singer-lyricist, and producer who is best known for his role as Seneca Beaulac on Ryan's Hope (1975–1985, 1988–1989), for which he received an Emmy Award nomination in 1980. Gabriel, who played the Professor in the original, unaired Gilligan's Island pilot, was the father of actress Andrea Gabriel.^{[citation needed]} He appeared on Broadway in The Happy Time in 1968,^[1] and produced the shortlived eponymous television series Charles Grodin starring Charles Grodin in 1995.