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.
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Filmography
all 87
Director 66
Movies 45
TV Shows 42
Producer 2
Narrator 1
Felicity (1998)
The Man Next Door (1996)
The Broken Chain (1993)
Lincoln (1988)
Unnatural Causes (1986)
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1983)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Dangerous Company (1982)
Crisis at Central High (1981)
Off the Minnesota Strip (1980)
Paul's Case (1980)
One on One (1977)
Lipstick (1976)
Fear on Trial (1975)
Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)
That Certain Summer (1972)
You'll Like My Mother (1972)
Birdbath (1971)
A Gunfight (1971)
The McKenzie Break (1970)
My Sweet Charlie (1970)
Deadlock (1969)
The Name of the Game (1968)
Premiere (1968)
Kona Coast (1968)
Judd for the Defense (1967)
Cimarron Strip (1967)
Coronet Blue (1967)
A Covenant with Death (1967)
The Big Valley (1965)
Profiles in Courage (1964)
Slattery's People (1964)
The Animals (1963)
The Richard Boone Show (1963)
Sam Benedict (1962)
Bus Stop (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Cain's Hundred (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
Five Fingers : Thin Ice (1961)
The Americans (1961)
The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)
Angel (1960)
Mr. Lucky (1959)
Five Fingers (1959)
Johnny Ringo (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Naked City (1958)
The Rifleman (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Jane Eyre (1957)
Dracula (1956)
Please Murder Me (1956)
Matinee Theater (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Climax! (1954)
The Human Jungle (1954)
Moby Dick (1954)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Sally and Saint Anne (1952)
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-09-30
Deathday
2010-10-24 (88 years old)
Birth Place
Stockton, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr.
Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Primetime Emmy Award
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