Career
Gabriel, who played the Professor in the original, unaired Gilligan"s Island pilot, is the father of Lost actress Andrea Gabriel. He appeared on Broadway in The Happy Time in 1968, and produced the television series Charles Grodin in 1995. Born Jack Monkarsh, the youngest of three siblings born to Harry and Rae Monkarsh, Gabriel was raised in Niagara Falls, New New York
Gabriel has, throughout his career as an actor and singer, worked steadily in a wide variety of capacities.
He has appeared on stage in two Broadway productions, The Happy Time and Applause (musical) as well as Office-Broadway in Fighting International Fat at the Playwrights Horizons. Gabriel played numerous character roles in film and television over a period of five decades.
He portrayed Pedro in the John Wayne movie El Dorado, also writing its title song in collaboration with Nelson Riddle. He has starred in Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and Ryan"s Hope.
As a singer, Gabriel has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Editor Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and Regis and Kathy Lee, among others
He produced the Charles Grodin Show for six years. The show, entitled Words And Music, is a celebration of classic American song interspersed with stories culled from Gabriel"s vast experience in show business. In 2010, the production was videotaped in Los Los Angeles
