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Mark Johnson Biography (1945-)

Born December 27, 1945, in Washington, DC; son of Emory (in air cargo business) and Dorothy (a realtor; maiden name, King) Johnson; married Lezlie Brooks;children: Rebecca, Jack. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer

Birth Details

December 27, 1945

Washington, DC, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Producer
• Movie Movie, Warner Bros., 1978
• (With others) Don Camillo, 1983
• The Natural, TriStar, 1984
• Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), Paramount, 1985
• (With Larry Brezner, Ben Moses, and Harry Benn) Good Morning, Vietnam, Buena Vista, 1987
• Tin Men, Buena Vista, 1987
• Rain Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• (With Barry Levinson) Avalon, TriStar, 1990
• (With Levinson and Warren Beatty) Bugsy, TriStar, 1991
• (With Levinson) Toys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• A Perfect World, Warner Bros., 1993
• Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994
• A Little Princess, Warner Bros., 1995
• Donnie Brasco, Columbia/TriStar, 1997
• Home Fries, Warner Bros., 1998
• Galaxy Quest, DreamWorks, 1999
• An Everlasting Piece, DreamWorks, 2000
• My Dog Skip, Warner Bros., 2000
• Dragonfly, MCA/Universal, 2002
• The Rookie, Buena Vista, 2002
• Moonlight Mile, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2002
• The Banger Sisters, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Executive Producer
• Diner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
• Journey of Hope, Paramount/Miramax, 1990
• (With Paul Rassam) Kafka, Miramax, 1991
• Bob Roberts, Paramount, 1992
• Sniper, TriStar, 1993
• Wilder Napalm, TriStar, 1993
• Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994
• The Taming Power of the Small, 1995
• Mouse Hunt, DreamWorks, 1997
• The Astronaut's Wife, New Line Cinema, 1999
• What Lies Beneath, DreamWorks, 2000
• Other
• Production assistant, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Second assistant director, High Anxiety, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
• Second assistant director, Movie Movie, Warner Bros., 1978
• Second assistant director, Escape from Alcatraz, Paramount, 1979
• Assistant director, Fatso, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Also affiliated with The Brink's Job, 1978.
• Television Work
• Series
• Co-executive producer, Harry, ABC, 1987
• Co-executive producer, L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998
• Executive producer, The Guardian, CBS, 2001
• Executive producer, HRT, CBS, 2001
• Also executive producer, Falcone, CBS.
• Television Producer
• Pilots
• Diner, CBS, 1983

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• New York Times, December 18, 1991