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Lamont Johnson
Also known as: Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr.
Biography
Lamont Johnson (September 30, 1922 – October 24, 2010) was an American actor and film director who has appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He won two Emmy Awards. Johnson was born Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr. in Stockton, California, the son of Ruth Alice (née Fairchild) and Ernest Lamont Johnson, who was a realtor. Johnson began his career in radio, playing the role of Tarzan in a popular syndicated series in 1951. Johnson was also one of several actors to play Archie Goodwin in "The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe", opposite Sydney Greenstreet on NBC Radio.He then turned to films and television, first as an actor, then as a director. Johnson also directed productions of the operas The Man in the Moon (1959), Iphigénie en Tauride (1962), and Orfeo (1990). Johnson was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards, winning twice, for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) and Lincoln (1988), and for eight Directors Guild of America Awards, winning four times, for Profiles in Courage (1965), My Sweet Charlie (1971), That Certain Summer (1972), and Lincoln. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lamont Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
September 30, 1922
Day of Death
October 24, 2010
Age at Death
88 years old
Place of Birth
Stockton, California, USA
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
Felicity
Director
1998TV
All the Winters that Have Been
Director
1997Movie
The Man Next Door
Director
1996Movie
The Man Next Door
Producer
1996Movie
The Broken Chain
Director
1993Movie
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Director
1992Movie
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Director
1990TV
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
Director
1990TV
Lincoln
Director
1988TV
Unnatural Causes
Director
1986Movie
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Co-Producer
1985TV
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Director
1985TV
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Director
1984Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
Spot, the Cow (voice)
1983Movie
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Director
1983Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
Director
1983Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
Voice of Spot (voice)
1982TV
Dangerous Company
Director
1982Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
Director
1982TV
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Director
1981Movie
Crisis at Central High
Director
1981Movie
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Director
1981Movie
Shogun Assassin
Voice (voice)
1980Movie
Off the Minnesota Strip
Director
1980Movie
Paul's Case
Director
1980Movie
Somebody Killed Her Husband
Director
1978Movie
One on One
Barry Brunz
1977Movie
One on One
Director
1977Movie
Lipstick
Director
1976Movie
Fear on Trial
Director
1975Movie
The Execution of Private Slovik
Director
1974Movie
Visit to a Chief's Son
Director
1974Movie
The Last American Hero
Director
1973Movie
The Groundstar Conspiracy
Director
1972Movie
You'll Like My Mother
Director
1972Movie
That Certain Summer
Director
1972Movie
A Gunfight
Director
1971Movie
Birdbath
Director
1971Movie
The McKenzie Break
1970Movie
The McKenzie Break
Director
1970Movie
My Sweet Charlie
Director
1970Movie
Deadlock
Director
1969Movie
Kona Coast
Director
1968Movie
The Name of the Game
Director
1968TV
Premiere
Director
1968TV
A Covenant with Death
Director
1967Movie
Coronet Blue
Director
1967TV
Judd, for the Defense
Director
1967TV
Cimarron Strip
Director
1967TV
Felony Squad
1966TV
Blue Light
1966TV
The Big Valley
Anson Cross
1965TV
Profiles in Courage
Fremont
1964TV
Slattery's People
Director
1964TV
Profiles in Courage
Director
1964TV
The Animals
Narrator (voice)
1963Movie
The Richard Boone Show
Director
1963TV
Sam Benedict
Director
1962TV
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Director
1961Movie
Cain's Hundred
Director
1961TV
Bus Stop
Director
1961TV
The Defenders
Director
1961TV
The Americans
Director
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
Director
1961TV
Angel
1960TV
Angel
Director
1960TV
The Law and Mr. Jones
Director
1960TV
Mr. Lucky
Director
1959TV
The Twilight Zone
Director
1959TV
Johnny Ringo
Director
1959TV
Five Fingers
Director
1959TV
Naked City
Director
1958TV
Peter Gunn
Director
1958TV
The Rifleman
Director
1958TV
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Director
1958TV
Steve Canyon
Director
1958TV
The Brothers Rico
Peter Malaks
1957Movie
Jane Eyre
Director
1957Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel
Director
1957TV
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Director
1957TV
Please Murder Me
Carl Holt
1956Movie
Dracula
Director
1956Movie
Gunsmoke
Stoner
1955TV
The Millionaire
Charles Lomar
1955TV
Matinee Theater
1955TV
Matinee Theater
Director
1955TV
The Human Jungle
Detective Lannigan
1954Movie
Moby Dick
Ishmael
1954Movie
Climax!
Lionel Trent
1954TV
Letter to Loretta
Mark Hastings
1953TV
Retreat, Hell!
Capt. "Tink" O'Grady
1952Movie
Sally and Saint Anne
Willie O'Moyne
1952Movie
Cavalcade of America
Lt. Matt Maury
1952TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Son
1951TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dave
1951TV