Lamont Johnson
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Lamont Johnson (born September 30, 1922) is an American actor and film director who has appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He has 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. 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 has been nominated for eleven Emmy Awards, winning twice, for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) and Lincoln (1988). He has been nominated for eight Directors Guild of America Awards, winning four times, for Profiles in Courage (1965), My Sweet Charlie (1971), That Certain Summer (1973), and Lincoln.
Selected acting credits
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
- Crusader
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Alcoa Theatre
- The Big Valley
- Felony Squad
- Gunsmoke
Additional directing credits
- 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
- Lipstick
- One on One (film)
