Lamont Johnson
| Lamont Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr. September 30, 1922 , U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2010 (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) |
DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television for: My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV)
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Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr. (September 30, 1922 – October 24, 2010), known as Lamont Johnson, 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 in , the son of Ruth Alice (née Fairchild) and Ernest Lamont Johnson, who was a realtor. He attended Pasadena Junior College and UCLA and was active in theatrical productions at both schools.
When he was 16, Johnson began his career in radio, 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.
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.
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 (1976), The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) and That Certain Summer (1973). His other Emmy nomination was for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, also for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story.
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