Lamont Johnson

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.

Directed

1. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Director
2. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) — Director
3. Felicity (1998) — Director
4. Lipstick (1976) — Director
5. The Rifleman (1958) — Director
6. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Director
7. The Last American Hero (1973) — Director
8. A Gunfight (1971) — Director
9. The McKenzie Break (1970) — Director
10. Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) — Director
11. One on One (1977) — Director
12. You'll Like My Mother (1972) — Director
13. Peter Gunn (1958) — Director
14. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Director
15. The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) — Director
16. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Director
17. The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) — Director
18. That Certain Summer (1972) — Director
19. Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) — Director
20. Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992) — Director
21. A Covenant with Death (1967) — Director
22. Naked City (1958) — Director
23. The Name of the Game (1968) — Director
24. Cimarron Strip (1967) — Director
25. The Defenders (1961) — Director
26. Lincoln (1988) — Director
27. Kona Coast (1968) — Director
28. Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) — Director
29. The Broken Chain (1993) — Director
30. Johnny Ringo (1959) — Director
31. Off the Minnesota Strip (1980) — Director
32. The Law and Mr. Jones (1960) — Director
33. Matinee Theater (1955) — Director
34. Paul's Case (1980) — Director
35. Mr. Lucky (1959) — Director
36. My Sweet Charlie (1970) — Director
37. Unnatural Causes (1986) — Director
38. The Man Next Door (1996) — Director
39. Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) — Director
40. The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Shogun Assassin (1980) — Voice (voice)
2. Gunsmoke (1955) — Stoner
3. The Big Valley (1965) — Anson Cross
4. The Brothers Rico (1957) — Peter Malaks
5. The McKenzie Break (1970)
6. Please Murder Me (1956) — Carl Holt
7. One on One (1977) — Barry Brunz
8. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Voice of Spot (voice)
9. The Human Jungle (1954) — Detective Lannigan
10. Retreat, Hell! (1952) — Capt. "Tink" O'Grady
11. Climax! (1954) — Lionel Trent
12. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Son
13. Matinee Theater (1955)
14. Letter to Loretta (1953) — Mark Hastings
15. Felony Squad (1966)
16. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) — Dave
17. Cavalcade of America (1952) — Lt. Matt Maury
18. The Millionaire (1955) — Charles Lomar
19. Sally and Saint Anne (1952) — Willie O'Moyne
20. Angel (1960)
21. Jack and the Beanstalk (1983) — Spot, the Cow (voice)
22. Profiles in Courage (1964) — Fremont
23. Blue Light (1966)
24. The Animals (1963) — Narrator (voice)
25. Moby Dick (1954) — Ishmael