Person Details

Birthday: 1922-09-30 11:35:18

Death: 2010-10-24 11:35:18

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Stockton, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 47


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Most Famous Work

Felicity
Average
7

Felicity

(1998) Director
Judd for the Defense
Average
8

Judd for the Defense

(1967) Director
Have Gun, Will Travel
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7

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1957) Director
The Name of the Game
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7

The Name of the Game

(1968) Director
The Twilight Zone
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8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Director
Dr. Kildare
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5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Director
Naked City
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5

Naked City

(1958) Director
The Rifleman
Average
7

The Rifleman

(1958) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1983 Spot, the Cow (voice)
1982 Voice of Spot (voice)
1977 Barry Brunz
1966 N/A
N/A
1965 Anson Cross
1964 Fremont
1963 Narrator (voice)
1960 N/A
1957 Peter Malaks
1956 Carl Holt
1955 N/A
Stoner
Charles Lomar
1954 Lionel Trent
Detective Lannigan
Ishmael
N/A
1953 Mark Hastings
1952 Lt. Matt Maury
N/A
Lt. Col. Coleman
Paul Shearer
Willie O'Moyne
Capt. "Tink" O'Grady
1951 Son
Ishmael
John Hull
Paul
Damon
Dave
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1998 Director
1997 Director
1996 Director
1993 Director
1992 Director
1990 Director
Director
1988 Director
1986 Director
1985 Director
1984 Director
1983 Director
Director
1982 Director
Director
1981 Director
Director
Director
1980 Director
Director
1978 Director
1977 Director
1976 Director
1975 Director
1974 Director
Director
1973 Director
1972 Director
Director
Director
1971 Director
Director
1970 Director
Director
1969 Director
Director
1968 Director
Director
Director
1967 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1964 Director
Director
1963 Director
1962 Director
1961 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1960 Director
Director
1959 Director
Director
Director
Director
1958 Director
Director
Director
1957 Director
Director
Director
1955 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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