
Person
Lamont Johnson
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Sep 30, 1922
- Died
- Oct 24, 2010
- From
- Stockton, California, USA
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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Shogun Assassin

Gunsmoke

The Big Valley

Jet Pilot

The Brothers Rico

The McKenzie Break

Please Murder Me

One on One

Faerie Tale Theatre

The Human Jungle

Retreat, Hell!

Climax!

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Matinee Theater

Letter to Loretta

Felony Squad

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Cavalcade of America