Lamont Johnson

Directing·Sep 30, 1922·Stockton, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
All the Winters that Have Been1997 · Director	Director
The Man Next Door1996 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Broken Chain1993 · Director	Director
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 2321992 · Director	Director
Unnatural Causes1986 · Director	Director
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter1984 · Director	Director
Jack and the Beanstalk1983 · Spot, the Cow (voice), Director	Spot, the Cow (voice), Director
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone1983 · Director	Director
Dangerous Company1982 · Director	Director
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper1981 · Director	Director
Cattle Annie and Little Britches1981 · Director	Director
Crisis at Central High1981 · Director	Director
Shogun Assassin1980 · Voice (voice)	Voice (voice)
Off the Minnesota Strip1980 · Director	Director
Paul's Case1980 · Director	Director
Somebody Killed Her Husband1978 · Director	Director
One on One1977 · Barry Brunz, Director	Barry Brunz, Director
Lipstick1976 · Director	Director
Fear on Trial1975 · Director	Director
Visit to a Chief's Son1974 · Director	Director
The Execution of Private Slovik1974 · Director	Director
The Last American Hero1973 · Director	Director
That Certain Summer1972 · Director	Director
You'll Like My Mother1972 · Director	Director
The Groundstar Conspiracy1972 · Director	Director
Birdbath1971 · Director	Director
A Gunfight1971 · Director	Director
The McKenzie Break1970 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
My Sweet Charlie1970 · Director	Director
Deadlock1969 · Director	Director
Kona Coast1968 · Director	Director
A Covenant with Death1967 · Director	Director
The Animals1963 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
FFive Fingers : Thin Ice1961 · Director	Director
The Brothers Rico1957 · Peter Malaks	Peter Malaks
Jane Eyre1957 · Director	Director
Dracula1956 · Director	Director
Please Murder Me1956 · Carl Holt	Carl Holt
The Human Jungle1954 · Detective Lannigan	Detective Lannigan
Moby Dick1954 · Ishmael	Ishmael
Sally and Saint Anne1952 · Willie O'Moyne	Willie O'Moyne
Retreat, Hell!1952 · Capt. "Tink" O'Grady	Capt. "Tink" O'Grady