Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson | |
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Born | Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr. September 30, 1922 Stockton, California, U.S. |
Died | October 24, 2010 Monterey, California, U.S. | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1951–2000 |
Spouse | Toni Merrill (m. 1945) |
Children | 3 |
Awards | DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television for My Sweet Charlie (1970) Shared with Ralph Ferrin (assistant director) (plaque) |
Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr.
Early years
Johnson was born in
Acting
When he was 16,[2] Johnson began his career in radio, eventually playing the role of Tarzan in a popular syndicated series in 1951.[4] He also worked as a newscaster and a disc jockey.[2] 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.
Directing
Johnson's directing debut came in 1948 with the play Yes Is For a Very Young Man in New York.[5] His television directing debut was on an episode of NBC Matinee Theater.[3] Johnson also directed productions of the operas The Man in the Moon (1959), Iphigénie en Tauride (1962), and Orfeo (1990), and he directed an installment of the series Felicity plus the TV movie The Man Next Door (1996).
Recognition
Johnson was nominated for nine
Johnson won five
Personal life
Johnson married actress Toni Merrill in Paris in 1945.[1] They had three children: Jeremy, Carolyn, and Christopher Anthony.[2]
Death
Johnson died of heart failure in Monterey, California, October 24, 2010.[1]
Filmography
Actor
- Up Front (1951) - Miller (uncredited)
- Retreat, Hell! (1952) - Captain 'Tink' O'Grady
- Sally and Saint Anne (1952) - Willie O'Moyne
- The Glory Brigade (1953) - Captain Adams (uncredited)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1954, TV Series)
- The Human Jungle (1954) - Detective Lannigan
- Goodyear Television Playhouse (1955, TV Series)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck") - David Schaffner
- Please Murder Me (1956) - Carl Holt
- Crusader (1956, TV Series) - Lieutenant Joseph Balta
- The Brothers Rico (1957) - Peter Malaks
- Jet Pilot (1957) - Sergeant (uncredited)
- Alcoa Theatre (1959, TV Series) - Colonel von Schlabrendorff
- Angel (1961, TV Series) - Lazlo
- Blue Light (1966, Episode: "Jet Trail") - Colonel Von Kreuzer
- The Big Valley (1966, TV Series) - Anson Cross
- Felony Squad(1967, TV Series) - Colonel Bix Gabriel
- Gunsmoke (1967, TV Series) - Stoner
- The McKenzie Break (1970) - PT Boat Captain (uncredited)
- The Last American Hero (1973) - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- One on One (1977) - Barry Brunz
- Shogun Assassin (1980) - (voice) (final film role)
Director
- Have Gun – Will Travel (1958-1959)
- Peter Gunn (1958-1959)
- Mr. Lucky(1959-1960)
- Naked City (1960)
- Dr. Kildare (1961-1963)
- The Twilight Zone (1961-1963)
- A Covenant with Death (1967)
- The Name of the Game (1968-1969)
- Judd for the Defense(1968)
- The McKenzie Break (1970)
- My Sweet Charlie (1970)
- A Gunfight (1971)
- The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)
- That Certain Summer (1972)
- You'll Like My Mother (1972)
- The Last American Hero (1973)
- The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
- Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)
- Fear on Trial (1975)
- Lipstick (1976)
- One on One (1977)
- Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
- Crisis At Central High(1981)
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
- Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990)
References
- ^ a b c Vallance, Tom (December 26, 2010). "Lamont Johnson: Emmy-winning film and television director". Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Johnson, Lamont". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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- ^ ERBmania! – Adkins/DVO #55
- ^ "("Lamont Johnson" search results)". Television Academy. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "("Lamont Johnson" search results)". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 6 October 2016.