Lamont Johnson

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

32

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-09-30

Day of death

2010-10-24 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockton, California, USA

Lamont Johnson

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

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Sally and Saint Anne

    Sally and Saint Anne

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Retreat, Hell!

    Retreat, Hell!

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Blue Light

    Blue Light

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Please Murder Me

    Please Murder Me

  • The Brothers Rico

    The Brothers Rico

  • One on One

    One on One

  • The Animals

    The Animals

  • Moby Dick

    Moby Dick

  • The McKenzie Break

    The McKenzie Break