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Lamont Johnson

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1922-09-30

Deathday: 2010-10-24 (88 years old)

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

Director

Felicity (1998)

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Director

Lamont Johnson

Biography

Filmography

all 87

Director 66

Movies 45

TV Shows 42

Producer 2

Narrator 1

Felicity (1998)

All the Winters that Have Been (1997)

The Man Next Door (1996)

The Broken Chain (1993)

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990)

The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)

Lincoln (1988)

Unnatural Causes (1986)

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)

Jack and the Beanstalk (1983)

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982)

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)

Dangerous Company (1982)

Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981)

Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)

Crisis at Central High (1981)

Shogun Assassin (1980)

Off the Minnesota Strip (1980)

Paul's Case (1980)

Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)

One on One (1977)

Lipstick (1976)

Fear on Trial (1975)

Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)

The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)

The Last American Hero (1973)

That Certain Summer (1972)

You'll Like My Mother (1972)

The Groundstar Conspiracy (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)

Felony Squad (1966)

Blue Light (1966)

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)

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958)

Peter Gunn (1958)

Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)

The Brothers Rico (1957)

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