Reginald VelJohnson Biography (1952-)

Original name, Reginald Vel Johnson; born August 16, 1952, in Queens, New York, NY (some sources cite Raleigh, NC); son of Dan (a hospital attendant) andEve (a nurse) Johnson.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer
Birth Details: August 16, 1952; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Carl Winslow, Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1988-1989
Carl Otis Winslow, Family Matters, ABC, 1989-1997, then CBS, 1997-1998
Movies
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate, 1979
Taylor, Doing Life (also known as Truth or Die), 1986
John Van Horn, Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story, CBS, 1988
Barry Gates, The Bride in Black (also known as The Bride Wore Black), ABC, 1990
Judge, Jury Duty: The Comedy (also known as The Great AmericanSex Scandal), ABC, 1990
Mickey Henderson, Grass Roots, 1992
Detective Hymes, One of Her Own, 1994
Ed Conroy, Deadly Pursuits, NBC, 1996
Specials
ABC's Comedy Sneak Peak, ABC, 1989
Carl Winslow, The ABC Saturday Morning Preview, ABC, 1990
Episodic
"Lady Cop," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985
Harmon Hunter, "Dead Drop," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
Attitudes, Lifetime, 1986
Arthur Williams, "Sea of Fire," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
First Santa, "The Night They Arrested Santa Claus," 227, NBC, 1988
The Joan Rivers Show, syndicated, 1989
Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 1990
KABC News (Los Angeles), KABC, 1990
New York Views, 1990
AM Los Angeles, 1991
The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated, 1991
BET Screen Scene, BET, 1991
The Byron Allen Show, syndicated, 1991
Ebony/Jet Showcase, syndicated, 1991
Entertainment Tonight (also known as ET), syndicated, 1991

Hollywood Insider, 1991
The Home Show, ABC, 1991
Into the Night Starring Rick Dees, ABC, 1991
Live from L.A. with Tanya Hart, 1991
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 1991
The Party Machine with Nia Peeples, syndicated, 1991
Personalities, syndicated, 1991
Hotel guest, "Werewolf Concerto," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
Santa, "Silent Night, Holy Cow," Dream On, HBO, 1993
Billye Ree Wallace, "All I Want for Christmas," On Our Own, ABC, 1994
Big Daddy, "Nightmare at Urkel Oaks," Family Matters, ABC, 1996
Himself, "Must Kill TV," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997
Dr. David Sinclair, "The Last Resort," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
Reverend Bennett, "Daddy's Going to Hell," The Hughleys, ABC, 1999
Dr. David Bryant, "Whistle Blower," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX and CTV, 2000
Dr. Philip Keene, "Face Lift," C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation,CBS, 2001
Dr. Philip Keene, "Gentle, Gentle," C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 2001
Pop, "Lagniappe," The Fugitive, CBS, 2001
Also appeared in episodes of other series.
Film Appearances
Morgue attendant, Wolfen, Warner Bros., 1981
(As Reggie VelJohnson) Jail guard, Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
Ambulance driver, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins ... (also known as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous), Orion, 1985
Gus, Crocodile Dundee (also known as "Crocodile" Dundee), Paramount, 1986
Armed and Dangerous, Columbia, 1986
Licorice, Magic Sticks, 1987
Captain Graff, Plain Clothes, 1988
(As Reginald Veljohnson) Sergeant Al Powell, Die Hard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Detective David Sutton, Turner and Hooch, Buena Vista, 1989
Sergeant Al Powell, Die Hard 2 (also known as Die Hard 2: Die Harder), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
A Fond Little Memory, 1991
Preston, Posse, Gramercy, 1993
Burt Klavan, Ground Zero, 2000
Stage Appearances
Duchess, Humpty-Dumpty, and the King of Hearts, But Never Jam Today, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1979
Mary Rydell, Inacent Black, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1981
The World of Ben Caldwell, Henry Street Settlement's New Federal Theatre, New York City, 1982
Fat Daddy, Oh! Oh! Obesity!, Henry Street Settlement's New FederalTheatre, 1984
George Gooseberry, Honky Tonk Nights, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1986
Eli, Spell #7, Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ, 1987-1988
Ghost of Christmas Present and sandwichboard man, A Christmas Carol, The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1999
Appeared in The Dream Team, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT; and Staggerlee, Second Avenue Theatre; also appeared in Hamlet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Mondongo.
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Episodic
(With Jim Geoghan and Fred Fox, Jr.) "The Substitute Son," Family Matters, ABC, 1995
"The Brother Who Came to Dinner," Family Matters, ABC, 1997

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