Lamont Johnson

For the jazz pianist, see LaMont Johnson.

Lamont Johnson
Born	Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr. (1922-09-30)September 30, 1922 Stockton, California, U.S.
Died	October 24, 2010(2010-10-24) (aged 88) Monterey, California
Occupation	Actor/Director
Years active	1951–2000
Awards	DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television for: My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV) Shared with: Ralph Ferrin (assistant director) (plaque)

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.

Life and career

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.

Filmography

Actor

• Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Goodyear Television Playhouse
• Crusader
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Alcoa Theatre
• Angel
• The Big Valley
• Felony Squad
• Gunsmoke
• Please Murder Me

Director

• Naked City
• Have Gun – Will Travel
• Peter Gunn
• Mr. Lucky
• Dr. Kildare
• The Twilight Zone
• The Name of the Game
• Judd for the Defense
• The McKenzie Break
• The Last American Hero
• The Execution of Private Slovik
• You'll Like My Mother
• Visit to a Chief's Son
• Lipstick
• One on One
• Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
• Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

External links

• Lamont Johnson at Find a Grave
• Lamont Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
• Lamont Johnson at the TV Museum
• New York Times bio