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Known For
Directing
Birthday
September 30, 1922
Died
October 24, 2010
Place of Birth
Stockton, California, USA
Also Known As
- Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr.
Lamont Johnson
0.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Spot, the Cow (voice)
1983
5.0
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Voice of Spot (voice)
1982
8.1
One on One
as Barry Brunz
1977
5.8
The McKenzie Break
1970
6.1
Felony Squad
1966
6.4
🎬
Blue Light
1966
5.0
The Big Valley
as Anson Cross
1965
6.1
🎬
Profiles in Courage
as Fremont
1964
5.0
The Animals
as Narrator (voice)
1963
0.0
Angel
1960
2.8
The Brothers Rico
as Peter Malaks
1957
6.2
Please Murder Me
as Carl Holt
1956
6.0
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
Gunsmoke
as Stoner
1955
6.6
The Millionaire
as Charles Lomar
1955
5.0
Climax!
as Lionel Trent
1954
3.3
The Human Jungle
as Detective Lannigan
1954
5.3
Moby Dick
as Ishmael
1954
0.0
Letter to Loretta
as Mark Hastings
1953
6.5
Cavalcade of America
as Lt. Matt Maury
1952
3.5
Cavalcade of America
1952
3.5
Cavalcade of America
as Lt. Col. Coleman
1952
3.5
Cavalcade of America
as Paul Shearer
1952
3.5
Sally and Saint Anne
as Willie O'Moyne
1952
8.0
Retreat, Hell!
as Capt. "Tink" O'Grady
1952
6.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Son
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ishmael
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as John Hull
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Paul
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Damon
1951
8.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dave
1951
7.3