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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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Rifleman
  • The McKenzie Break
  • Please Murder Me!
  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches
  • Somebody Killed Her Husband
  • Steve Canyon

Known For

  • The Twilight Zone
  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
  • Lipstick
  • The Last American Hero
  • One on One
  • The McKenzie Break
  • A Gunfight
  • The Execution of Private Slovik
  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches
  • Shogun Assassin
  • You'll Like My Mother
  • The Groundstar Conspiracy
  • Have Gun, Will Travel
  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
  • Peter Gunn
  • Felicity
  • The Broken Chain
  • A Covenant with Death
  • The Rifleman

Lamont Johnson Filmography

1998
Felicity (TV Series)
1997
1996
1993
1992
1990
1990
1988
1986
1985
1985
1984
1983
1982
1982
1982
1981
1981
1980
1980
1980
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1974
1973
1972
1972
1972
1971
1970
1970
1969
1968
1968
Premiere (TV Series)
1968
1967
1967
1967
Cimarron Strip (TV Series)
1967
Coronet Blue (TV Series)
1967
1967
1965
Trials of O'Brien (TV Series)
1964
1964
Slattery's People (TV Series)
1964
Destry (TV Series)
1963
1963
1962
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
1960
Angel (1960) (TV Series)
1960
Insight (TV Series)
1959
Mr. Lucky (TV Series)
1959
1959
1959
Five Fingers (TV Series)
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
1959
Johnny Ringo (TV Series)
1959
1959
Riverboat (TV Series)
1958
1958
Naked City (TV Series)
1958
1958
Peter Gunn (TV Series)
1958
1957
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series)
1957
1956
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series)
1955
Matinee Theater (TV Series)
1948
Studio One (TV Series)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Voice Of Spot (voice)
1980
Shogun Assassin · as Voice (voice)
1977
One on One · as Barry Brunz
1973
The Last American Hero · as Hotel Desk Clerk
1970
1966
The Felony Squad (TV Series)
1966
Blue Light (TV Series)
1965
The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Anson Cross
1964
Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Fremont
1960
Angel (1960) (TV Series)
1958
Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Ed Tuttle
1957
Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Col. Von Schlabrendorff
1957
Jet Pilot · as Sergeant
1957
The Brothers Rico · as Peter Malaks
1956
1955
Matinee Theater (TV Series)
1955
Crusader (TV Series) · as Lt. Joseph Balta
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as David Schaffner
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Stoner
1955
Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Bruce Lewyn
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Charles Lomar
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Jack
1954
Climax! (TV Series) · as Lionel Trent
1954
The Human Jungle · as Detective Lannigan
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Les Benson
1953
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Mark Hastings
1953
The Glory Brigade · as Capt. Adams
1952
Biff Baker USA (TV Series) · as Macintosh
1952
Retreat, Hell! · as Capt. "tink" O'grady
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Harry Sayer
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Lt. Col. Coleman
1952
Sally and Saint Anne · as Willie O'moyne
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Damon
1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Dave
1951
Up Front · as Miller
1950
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Harry Adams

1996
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self
1985
American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Director

1996
1993
1990
1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story · as Co-Producer
1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (TV Series) · as Co-Producer
1968
Premiere (TV Series)
1968

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