LJ
Lamont Johnson
Director, Actor, Producer, Writer
Born September 30, 1922Died October 24, 2010 (88 years)
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.
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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.
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| 1998 | Felicity (TV Series) |
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| 1990 | The Kennedys of Massachusetts (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Gore Vidal's Lincoln (TV Series) |
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| 1985 | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (TV Series) |
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| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) |
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| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) |
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| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue (TV Series) |
| 1967 | NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) |
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| 1965 | Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Destry (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Richard Boone Show (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) |
| 1962 | It's a Man's World (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Americans (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Angel (1960) (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Five Fingers (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) |