Chas. Floyd Johnson Biography ((?)-)

Full name, Charles Floyd Johnson; born February 12, in Camden, NJ; son of Orange Maull (a real property officer) and Bertha Ellen (a school principal; maiden name, Seagers) Johnson; married Sandra Brashears, June 5, 1967 (divorced,1971); married Anne Burford (a television production executive), June 18, 1983; children: Kristin Suzanne.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, actor, writer
Birth Details: February 12,; Camden, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Alton Scales, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Theatre Lobby,Washington, DC, 1967
Focus on Blacks in American Theatre, Back Alley Theatre, Washington, DC, 1967
Bernard, The Boys in the Band, Morgan Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, 1972
Lieutenant, The Drumhead, Merle Oberon Theatre, Los Angeles, 1974
Television Work
Executive Producer; with Others; Series
(And associate producer and producer) The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1974-1980
Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987-1988
B. L. Stryker, ABC, 1989-1990
Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992-1993
(With Stephen Zito) JAG, CBS, 1996-?
Producer; with Others; Series
Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980-1984
(With Geoffrey Fischer) Bret Maverick (also known as Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace), NBC, 1981-1982
(With Richard Chapman) Simon and Simon, CBS, 1982-1983
(Supervising producer) Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1985-1986
Executive Producer; with Others; Movies
Auntie Sue, 1989
The Dancer's Touch, 1989
Die Laughing, 1989
The King of Jazz, 1989
Royal Gambit, 1989
(With James Garner) The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanor, CBS, 1997
Executive Producer; with Chris Abbott and Burt Reynolds; Movies
"Grand Theft Hotel" (also known as "B. L. Stryker: Grand Theft Hotel"), The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990
"High Rise" (also known as "B. L. Stryker: High Rise"), The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990
"Night Train" (also known as "B. L. Stryker: Night Train"), The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990
"Plates" (also known as "B. L. Stryker: Plates"), The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990
"Winner Takes All" (also known as "B. L. Stryker: Winner Takes All"), The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990

Executive Producer; with James Garner and Juanita Bartlett; Movies
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (also known as The Rockford Files: I Love L.A.), CBS, 1994
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (also known as The Rockford Files: Little Ezekial), CBS, 1995
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, CBS, 1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best, CBS, 1996
Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits (also known as Rockford Files: Suitable for Framing), CBS, 1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (also known as The Rockford Files: Night Fishing), CBS, 1996
Producer; Movies
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads, CBS, 1999
Television Appearances
Specials
Voices of Our People ... In Celebration of Black Poetry, PBS, 1982
Television Work
Producer; Specials
Voices of Our People ... In Celebration of Black Poetry, PBS, 1982
Television Appearances
Episodic
Corporal, The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1973
Leroy, Toma, ABC, 1973
Police officer, "My Brother, My Enemy," Kojak, CBS, 1975
(As Jazz Voyd Johnson) Toxicologist, "Nobody's Child," JAG, CBS, 1999
(As Jazz Voyd Johnson) Bruce Gasden, "Past Tense," JAG, CBS, 2001
Television Work
Executive Producer; with Chris Abbott and Tom Selleck; Pilots
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler, NBC, 1990
(And cocreator) Silver Fox (also known as Double Old 7 andOur Man James), ABC, 1991
Producer; Pilots
Baa Baa Black Sheep, NBC, 1975
Bret Maverick (also known as Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace),1981
Hellinger's Law, CBS, 1981
(With Nick Thiel and Reuben Leder) The Return of Luther Gillis, CBS, 1984
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Specials
Voices of Our People ... In Celebration of Black Poetry, PBS, 1982
Episodic
"The Deep Blue Sleep," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
"The Prisoner of Rosemont Avenue," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976
"Paradise Blues," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1984
"Photoplay," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1985
Stories for Pilots
with Chris Abbott and Tom Selleck
Silver Fox (also known as Double Old 7 and Our Man James), ABC, 1991
Other
The Origins of the Stockholm Protocol (nonfiction), U.S. CopyrightSociety, 1970
(With George Hill and Lorraine Raglin) Black Women in Television: An Illustrated History and Bibliography, Garland Publishing (New York City),1990

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