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Lamont Johnson

Born September 30, 1922 in Stockton, California, USADied October 24, 201034 films

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.

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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.

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Filmography

34 films as director
  1. 1997All the Winters that Have BeenDirector
  2. 1996The Man Next DoorDirector
  3. 1993The Broken ChainDirector
  4. 1992Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232Director
  5. 1986Unnatural CausesDirector
  6. 1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterDirector
  7. 1983Jack and the BeanstalkDirector
  8. 1983Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden ZoneDirector
  9. 1982Dangerous CompanyDirector
  10. 1981Escape from Iran: The Canadian CaperDirector
  11. 1981Cattle Annie and Little BritchesDirector
  12. 1981Crisis at Central HighDirector
  13. 1980Off the Minnesota StripDirector
  14. 1980Paul's CaseDirector
  15. 1978Somebody Killed Her HusbandDirector
  16. 1977One on OneDirector
  17. 1976LipstickDirector
  18. 1975Fear on TrialDirector
  19. 1974Visit to a Chief's SonDirector
  20. 1974The Execution of Private SlovikDirector
  21. 1973The Last American HeroDirector
  22. 1972That Certain SummerDirector
  23. 1972You'll Like My MotherDirector
  24. 1972The Groundstar ConspiracyDirector
  25. 1971BirdbathDirector
  26. 1971A GunfightDirector
  27. 1970The McKenzie BreakDirector
  28. 1970My Sweet CharlieDirector
  29. 1969DeadlockDirector
  30. 1968Kona CoastDirector
  31. 1967A Covenant with DeathDirector
  32. 1961Five Fingers : Thin IceDirector
  33. 1957Jane EyreDirector
  34. 1956DraculaDirector