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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Johnny Grant Biography (1923-)
Full name, John Grant, Jr.; born May 1923, in Goldboro, NC.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- May, 1923
- Goldboro, North Carolina, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (As John Grant) TV show host Johnny Grant, Mask of the Dragon, Lippert Pictures, 1951
- (Uncredited) Ed Harrison, White Christmas, Paramount, 1954
- (Uncredited) Disc jockey, The Great Man, Universal International Pictures, 1956
- Himself, Rock, Pretty Baby, Universal International Pictures, 1956
- Rescue party leader, The Woman Eater, Sony, 1957
- Himself, The Young and the Dead (documentary), 2000
- Himself, Hollywood Homicide, Sony 2003
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, Beat the Clock, Dumont Network, 1946-49
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7 to 8, NBC, 1953-54
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Johnny Grant at Universal Studios, KTLA, 1969-71
- "Johnny Grant Backstage in Hollywood," News at Ten, KTLA, c. 1971-74
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Pilots
- Himself, Action, syndicated, 1999
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Specials
- Himself, The Bob Hope Christmas Variety Special, 1965
- Himself, This is Your Life, NBC, 1987
- Guide, Hollywood Walk of Fame (documentary), AMC, 1997
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The Great Christmas Movies (documentary), AMC, 1998
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (documentary), AMC, 2000
- Himself as honorary mayor of Hollywood, Christmas in Tinseltown, BBC, 2001
- Himself, The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special, NBC, 2003
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Episodic
- (As John Grant) Chet Sparks, "The Girl Who Knew," Letter to Loretta, NBC, 1955
- Himself, "Downbeat," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1959
- Himself, "Johnny Grant," This Is Your Life, NBC, 1960
- Himself, "Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere," The Lucy Show, CBS,1966
- Himself, "Chao Ong," China Beach, ABC, 1988
- Himself, "The Curse of the Faro," Buddy Faro, CBS, 1998
- Also appeared as himself, Burke's Law, CBS.
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Television Executive Producer
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Specials
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The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1989, 1990, 1996
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Hollywood's Welcome Home Desert Storm Parade, syndicated, 1991
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The 61st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1992
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The 1997 Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Goldsboro News-Argus (Goldsboro, NC), April 24, 2005
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Los Angeles Times Magazine, April 16, 2000
Electronic
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Johnny Grant Official Site, http://www.johnnygrant.com/, July 2, 2005
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