Lamont Johnson
Directing
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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tvFelicity
1998
Director
movieThe Man Next Door
1996
Director
movieThe Broken Chain
1993
Director
tvLincoln
1988
Director
movieUnnatural Causes
1986
Director
tvWallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985
Director
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1983
Director
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
Director
movieDangerous Company
1982
Director
movieCrisis at Central High
1981
Director
movieOff the Minnesota Strip
1980
Director
moviePaul's Case
1980
Director
movieOne on One
1977
Director
movieLipstick
1976
Director
movieFear on Trial
1975
Director
movieVisit to a Chief's Son
1974
Director
movieThe Last American Hero
1973
Director
movieThat Certain Summer
1972
Director
movieYou'll Like My Mother
1972
Director
movieBirdbath
1971
Director
movieA Gunfight
1971
Director
movieThe McKenzie Break
1970
Director
movieMy Sweet Charlie
1970
Director
movieDeadlock
1969
Director
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Director
Premiere
1968
Director
movieKona Coast
1968
Director
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
Director
tvCimarron Strip
1967
Director
tvCoronet Blue
1967
Director
movieA Covenant with Death
1967
Director
tvSlattery's People
1964
Director
tvThe Richard Boone Show
1963
Director
tvSam Benedict
1962
Director
tvBus Stop
1961
Director
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Director
tvCain's Hundred
1961
Director
tvThe Defenders
1961
Director
tvThe Americans
1961
Director
tvThe Law and Mr. Jones
1960
Director
tvAngel
1960
Director
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Director
tvFive Fingers
1959
Director
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Director
tvJohnny Ringo
1959
Director
tvNaked City
1958
Director
tvThe Rifleman
1958
Director
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Director
tvSteve Canyon
1958
Director
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Director
movieJane Eyre
1957
Director
movieDracula
1956
Director
tvMatinee Theater
1955
Director
Acting25
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1983
Spot, the Cow (voice)
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
Voice of Spot (voice)
movieShogun Assassin
1980
Voice (voice)
movieOne on One
1977
Barry Brunz
tvThe Big Valley
1965
Anson Cross
movieThe Animals
1963
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Brothers Rico
1957
Peter Malaks
moviePlease Murder Me
1956
Carl Holt
tvGunsmoke
1955
Stoner
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Charles Lomar
tvClimax!
1954
Lionel Trent
movieThe Human Jungle
1954
Detective Lannigan
movieMoby Dick
1954
Ishmael
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Mark Hastings
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Lt. Matt Maury / Lt. Col. Coleman / Paul Shearer
movieSally and Saint Anne
1952
Willie O'Moyne
movieRetreat, Hell!
1952
Capt. "Tink" O'Grady
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Son / Ishmael / John Hull / Paul / Damon
Production2
movieThe Man Next Door
1996
Producer
tvWallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985
Co-Producer