Lamont Johnson

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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.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1922-09-30
  • event Death Date 2010-10-24
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 3.8
  • info Birth Place Stockton, California, USA
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The Last American Hero

1973-07-27

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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

1983-05-20

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The McKenzie Break

1970-10-28

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One on One

1977-06-28

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A Gunfight

1971-08-25

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The Groundstar Conspiracy

1972-06-12

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The Execution of Private Slovik

1974-03-13

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Somebody Killed Her Husband

1978-09-29

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Lipstick

1976-04-02

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Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984-05-14

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Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

1992-02-24

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Kona Coast

1968-05-01

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You'll Like My Mother

1972-10-13

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That Certain Summer

1972-11-01

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Off the Minnesota Strip

1980-05-05

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Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981-04-24

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Crisis at Central High

1981-02-04

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My Sweet Charlie

1970-01-20

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A Covenant with Death

1967-02-15

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Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1985-04-07

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Unnatural Causes

1986-11-10

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Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961-07-01

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Visit to a Chief's Son

1974-03-15

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The Broken Chain

1993-11-11

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Deadlock

1969-02-22

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Birdbath

1971-10-29

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Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

1981-05-17

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Fear on Trial

1975-10-02

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Jane Eyre

1957-05-16

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Jack and the Beanstalk

1983-09-08

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Dangerous Company

1982-02-09

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Paul's Case

1980-02-11

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Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

1990-05-20

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All the Winters that Have Been

1997-09-21

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The Man Next Door

1996-01-18

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Cain's Hundred

1961-09-19

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Mr. Lucky

1959-10-24

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The Twilight Zone

1959-10-02

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Angel

1960-10-06

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The Law and Mr. Jones

1960-10-07

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Sam Benedict

1962-09-15

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Bus Stop

1961-10-01

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Naked City

1958-09-30

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Peter Gunn

1958-09-22

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Have Gun, Will Travel

1957-09-14

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Coronet Blue

1967-05-29

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The Defenders

1961-09-16

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957-07-01

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Slattery's People

1964-09-21

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Judd for the Defense

1967-09-08

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Cimarron Strip

1967-09-07

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The Name of the Game

1968-09-20

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Profiles in Courage

1964-11-08

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Matinee Theater

1955-10-31

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The Rifleman

1958-09-30

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The Danny Thomas Hour

1967-09-11

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The Americans

1961-01-23

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Johnny Ringo

1959-10-02

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The Richard Boone Show

1963-09-24

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Dr. Kildare

1961-09-27

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Five Fingers

1959-10-04

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Felicity

1998-09-29

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Premiere

1968-07-01

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The Kennedys of Massachusetts

1990-02-18

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Lincoln

1988-03-27

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The Bold Ones: The Protectors

1969-09-28

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Faerie Tale Theatre

1982-09-11

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The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

1958-09-26

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Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1985-04-08

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Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1985-04-08