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Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr. (September 30, 1922 – October 24, 2010) was an American actor and film director who appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He won two Emmy Awards.
Early years
Johnson was born in Stockton, California. He attended Pasadena Junior College and UCLA and was active in theatrical productions at both schools.
Acting
When he was 16, Johnson began his career in radio, eventually playing the role of Tarzan in a popular syndicated series in 1951. He also worked as a newscaster and a disc jockey. 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.
Directing
Johnson's directing debut came in 1948 with the play Yes Is For a Very Young Man in New York. His television directing debut was on an episode of NBC Matinee Theater.
Johnson also directed productions of the operas The Man in the Moon (1959), Iphigénie en Tauride (1962), and Orfeo (1990), and he directed an installment of the series Felicity plus the TV movie The Man Next Door (1996).
Recognition
Johnson was nominated for nine Emmy Awards, winning twice, for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) and Lincoln (1988) — both for Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries Movie Or A Dramatic Special. He was nominated in the same category for Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992), Unnatural Causes (1987), Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984), Fear on Trial (1975), The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) and That Certain Summer (1972). His other Emmy nomination was for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, also for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story.
Johnson won five Directors Guild of America Awards, winning in the category Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Lincoln (1988) and for That Certain Summer (1972). He also won DGA Awards for Most Outstanding TV Director (1972) and for Television — My Sweet Charlie (1970) and "Oscar Underwood Story": Profiles in Courage (1964). Additionally, he was nominated for DGA Awards for Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Fear on Trial (1975) and The Execution of Private Slovik (1974). Another DGA Award nomination was for Dramatic Series for Birdbath (1971).
Personal life
Johnson married actress Toni Merrill in Paris in 1945. They had three children: Jeremy, Carolyn, and Christopher Anthony.
Death
Johnson died of heart failure in Monterey, California, October 24, 2010.
Filmography
= Actor
=
Up Front (1951) - Miller (uncredited)
Retreat, Hell! (1952) - Captain 'Tink' O'Grady
Sally and Saint Anne (1952) - Willie O'Moyne
The Glory Brigade (1953) - Captain Adams (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1954, TV Series)
The Human Jungle (1954) - Detective Lannigan
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1955, TV Series)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck") - David Schaffner
Please Murder Me (1956) - Carl Holt
Crusader (1956, TV Series) - Lieutenant Joseph Balta
The Brothers Rico (1957) - Peter Malaks
Jet Pilot (1957) - Sergeant (uncredited)
Alcoa Theatre (1959, TV Series) - Colonel von Schlabrendorff
Angel (1961, TV Series) - Lazlo
Blue Light (1966, Episode: "Jet Trail") - Colonel Von Kreuzer
The Big Valley (1966, TV Series) - Anson Cross
Felony Squad (1967, TV Series) - Colonel Bix Gabriel
Gunsmoke (1967, TV Series) - Stoner
The McKenzie Break (1970) - PT Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Last American Hero (1973) - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
One on One (1977) - Barry Brunz
Shogun Assassin (1980) - (voice) (final film role)
= Director
=
Have Gun – Will Travel (1958-1959)
Peter Gunn (1958-1959)
Mr. Lucky (1959-1960)
Naked City (1960)
Dr. Kildare (1961-1963)
The Twilight Zone (1961-1963)
A Covenant with Death (1967)
Kona Coast (1968)
The Name of the Game (1968-1969)
Judd for the Defense (1968)
The McKenzie Break (1970)
My Sweet Charlie (1970)
A Gunfight (1971)
The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)
That Certain Summer (1972)
You'll Like My Mother (1972)
The Last American Hero (1973)
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)
Fear on Trial (1975)
Lipstick (1976)
One on One (1977)
Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
Crisis At Central High (1981)
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
Unnatural Causes (1986)
Lincoln (1988)
The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990)
A Thousand Heroes (1992)
The Broken Chain (1993)
References
External links
Lamont Johnson at IMDb
Lamont Johnson at the TV Museum
Lamont Johnson at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
New York Times bio
New York Times obituary, October 27, 2010: Lamont Johnson, Emmy-Winning Director, Dies at 88
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LaMont Johnson (October 1, 1941 – October 21, 1999) was an American jazz pianist who played in the hard bop and post-bop genres. He recorded extensively with Jackie McLean during the 1960s as well as with Ornette Coleman, Kenny Burrell, Bud Shank, Paul Beaver, and Bernie Krause, among others.
Biography
James LaMont Johnson was born in New York City, New York. During his childhood he took dancing, singing, and mime lessons, and appeared on the Star Time Kids television program at age 7. He later served in the United States Air Force in Germany, after which he attended Manhattan College and Syracuse University.
Johnson began his recording career in 1962. In New York City, he worked with tubist Howard Johnson and trumpeter Woody Shaw as the bebop period came to an end. Throughout the 1960s, he recorded with artists such as Jackie McLean, Ornette Coleman, and George Benson. Later in the same decade, Johnson began composing music for films and advertisements.
Johnson lived and worked in San Diego, California, where he established the record label MasterScores Records. Johnson worked in the film industry during the 1970s as a distributor and producer. He produced the 1973 martial arts film Thunderfist. Johnson was a major shareholder in the film distributors Artisan Releasing and Twin World Films, and formed another distributorship, Elmark General Film.
In his later years, Johnson lived in Austin, Texas, where he continued to perform at venues such as Top of the Marc, and released I'll Be Home for Kwanzaa on the Bagel Label. During this time, he appeared on Jackie's Blues Bag by the Hip Bop Essence All Stars, a group that also included Branford Marsalis, Javon Jackson, and Vincent Herring. He also worked with Black Entertainment Television. Between 1991 and 1997, he was involved with more than 30 jazz festivals, as either a performer or producer.
On October 21, 1999, Johnson died of heart failure in Austin, Texas, where he lived with his wife, Jayne Taylor Johnson. Johnson had two daughters, Astrid and Kyleigh, and two sons, Neil and Rand. At the time of his death, Johnson had indicated his plans to return to San Diego.
Discography
= As leader
=
1972: Sun, Moon and Stars (Mainstream Records)
1976: Nine: A Mystical Musical Allegory (Orchard)
1979: Aces (Orchard)
1987: New York Exile (Orchard)
1991: Burned by the Passion (MasterScores)
1997: Jackie's Blues Bag (Hip Bop Essence)
1998: 242 E 3rd (Orchard)
2000: Collaboration (with Kenny Burrell)
= As sideman
=
with Jackie McLean
New and Old Gospel (Blue Note, 1967)
'Bout Soul (Blue Note, 1967)
Demon's Dance (Blue Note, 1967)
Hipnosis (Blue Note, 1978)
with Hank Mobley
Reach Out! (Blue Note, 1968)
References
External links
LaMont Johnson collection, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University
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Lamont Johnson - Wikipedia
Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr. [1] (September 30, 1922 – October 24, 2010) was an American actor and film director who appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He won two Emmy Awards.
Lamont Johnson - IMDb
Lamont Johnson was born on 30 September 1922 in Stockton, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Lipstick (1976) and Lincoln (1988). He was married to Tony Johnson. He died on 24 October 2010 in Monterey, California, USA.
Lamont Johnson dies at 88; Emmy-winning director honored for …
Oct 26, 2010 · Lamont Johnson, an Emmy-winning director who was honored for his work on the TV programs “ Gore Vidal’s Lincoln” and “Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story” during a wide-ranging career in television,...
Lamont Johnson, Emmy-Winning Director, Dies at 88
Oct 27, 2010 · Lamont Johnson, an Emmy-winning television director known for bringing an understated touch to delicate subjects, died on Sunday at his home in Monterey, Calif. He was 88. The cause was...
Lamont Johnson - Biography - IMDb
Lamont Johnson was born on September 30, 1922 in Stockton, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Lipstick (1976) and Lincoln (1988). He was married to Tony Johnson. He died on October 24, 2010 in Monterey, California, USA.
Visual History with Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson served on the DGA’s National Board from 1977-1979, on the Western Directors Council from 1973-1979, on the 1973 Negotiating Committee and was a founding member of the DGA’s Special Projects Committee. Johnson passed away in October 2010.
Lamont Johnson - Television Academy Interviews
In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Lamont Johnson (1922-2010) describes his work as an actor in network radio, which led to a career as an actor in television on series including Hallmark Hall of Fame in the 1950s. He discusses his period of being blacklisted from the industry, until producer Albert McCleery cast him.
Lamont Johnson - The Movie Database (TMDB)
Oct 24, 2010 · 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.
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Lamont Johnson - The Movie Database (TMDB)
An American actor born in February, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Active since 1983. Not to be confused with the white director and actor Lamont Johnson, who was born in 1922 and died in 2010, and who was active in TV and film from 1955 to 2000.
