Lamont Johnson Biography (1922-)
Full name, Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr.; born September 30, 1922, in Stockton,CA; son of Ernest Lamont (a realtor) and Ruth Alice (Fairchild) Johnson; married Toni Merrill (an actress), July 27, 1945; children: Jeremy Caroline, Christopher. Addresses: Agent: The Brandt Company, 12700 Ventura Blvd., Suite 340, Studio City, CA 91604.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- director, actor, producer
- Birth Details
- September 30, 1922
- Stockton, California, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; Television Appearances
- (Debut) Marullus and Cinna, Julius Caesar, CBS, 1949.
- Title role, Aesop, NBC, 1952.
- Mike, Prize Winner (series), NBC, 1953-54.
- Credits; Television Director; Movies
- Losers Weepers, NBC, 1967.
- Deadlock, NBC, 1969.
- My Sweet Charlie, NBC, 1970.
- That Certain Summer, ABC, 1972.
- The Execution of Private Slovik, NBC, 1974.
- Fear on Trial, CBS, 1975.
- Off the Minnesota Strip, ABC, 1980.
- Crisis at Central High, CBS, 1981.
- Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper, CBS, 1981.
- Dangerous Company, CBS, 1982.
- Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice, CBS, 1982.
- Gore Vidal's Lincoln (also known as Lincoln), NBC, 1988.
- (And coproducer) Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (also known as When Rabbit Howls), ABC, 1990.
- Credits; Television Director; Series
- Matinee Theatre, NBC, 1956-58.
- Have Gun--Will Travel, CBS, 1957-63.
- The Rifleman, ABC, 1958-63.
- Peter Gunn, NBC, 1958-60, then ABC, 1960-61.
- Johnny Ringo, CBS, 1959-60.
- Naked City, ABC, 1960-63.
- The Defenders, CBS, 1961-65.
- The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1962.
- Coronet Blue, CBS, 1967.
- Credits; Television Director; Episodic
- Profiles in Courage, NBC, 1964.
- "Paul's Case," American Short Story, PBS, 1979.
- Also directed episodes of Dr. Kildare and The Richard Boone Show, both NBC, and Studio One, CBS.
- Credits; Television Director; Pilots
- Midnight Mystery, NBC, 1957.
- The Virginian, NBC, 1958.
- Angel, CBS, 1960.
- The Search, CBS, 1968.
- Deadlock, NBC, 1969.
- Credits; Other Television Work
- Director, Faerie Tale Theater (premiere), Showtime, 1982.
- Director, Ernie Kovaks: Between the Laughter (special), ABC, 1984.
- Director and producer, Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (mini-series), NBC, 1985.
- Director, Unnatural Causes (special), NBC, 1986.
- Producer, Suomi's Children (series), PBS, 1987.
- Director, The Kennedys of Massachusetts (also known as The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys; mini-series), ABC, 1990.
- Director, Crash Landing, ABC, 1992.
- Credits; Radio Work
- Performed in The F.B.I. in Peace and War, Columbia Workshop, Let's Pretend, Lux Radio Theatre, Theatre Guild on the Air, and Suspense.
- Credits; Stage Appearances
- Tadeusz, Manya, Pasadena Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1939.
- Yes Is for a Very Young Man (also see below), Pasadena Playhouse,1946, then Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1949.
- Ainger, Young Woodley, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1946.
- (Broadway debut) Lord, Macbeth, National Theatre, 1948.
- Weldon "Pete" Carter, The Pony Cart, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1954.
- A Christmas Carol, Players State Theatre, Coconut Grove, FL, 1980-81.
- Also appeared as Peter Santard in a European tour of Kind Lady with United Service Organizations (USO), 1945.
- Credits; Stage Work; Director
- Yes Is for a Very Young Man, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1949.
- The Potting Shed, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1957.
- The Man in the Moon, Hollywood Opera Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1957.
- The Skin of our Teeth, La Jolla Playhouse, 1958.
- Under Milk Wood, Schoenberg Hall, Theatre Group, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 1959.
- 4 Comedies of Despair, Schoenberg Hall, Theatre Group, UCLA, 1960.
- The Egg, Schoenberg Hall, Theatre Group, UCLA, 1961, then Cort Theatre, New York City, 1962.
- The Perfect Setup, Cort Theatre, 1962.
- Peribanez, Schoenberg Hall, Theatre Group, UCLA, 1963.
- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Schoenberg Hall, Theatre Group, UCLA, 1963.
- Iphigenia in Tauris, Los Angeles Concert Opera, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1964.
- Semiramide, Los Angeles Concert Opera, Philharmonic Auditorium, 1964.
- The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, Centre Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1969.
- Nanawatai, Los Angeles Theatre Centre, Los Angeles, 1985-86.
- The Eighties, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1988, then Westwood Playhouse, 1989.
- Orfeo, Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM, 1990, then Los Angeles MusicCenter Opera, Los Angeles, 1990.
- Credits; Other Stage Work
- Producer, Yes Is for a Very Young Man, Pasadena Playhouse, 1946, then Cherry Lane Theatre, 1949.
- Credits; Film Appearances
- Willy, Sally and Saint Anne, Universal, 1952.
- Captain Tink O'Grady, Retreat Hell!, Warner Brothers, 1952.
- Captain Adams, The Glory Brigade, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
- Lannigan, The Human Jungle, Allied Artists, 1954.
- Carl Holt, Please Murder Me, 78m Distributors Corp. of America, 1956.
- Peter Malaks, The Brothers Rico, Columbia, 1957.
- Barry Brunz, One on One (also see below), Warner Brothers, 1977.
- Credits; Film Work; Director
- Thin Ice, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
- A Covenant with Death, Warner Brothers, 1966.
- (And producer) Kona Coast, Warner Brothers, 1968.
- The McKenzie Break, United Artists (UA), 1970.
- A Gunfight, Paramount, 1971.
- The Groundstar Conspiracy, Universal, 1972.
- You'll Like My Mother, Universal, 1972.
- The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973.
- Visit to a Chief's Son, UA, 1974.
- Lipstick, Paramount, 1976.
- One on One, Warner Brothers, 1977.
- Somebody Killed Her Husband, Columbia, 1978.
- Cattle Annie and Little Britches, Universal, 1981.
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (also known as Road Gangs, Adventures in the Creep Zone), Columbia, 1983.