Directing
Lamont Johnson
- Born
- Sep 30, 1922 · Aged 88
- Died
- Oct 24, 2010
- Place of birth
- Stockton, California, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 12
- TV credits
- 21
- Directing credits
- 69
Also known as (1)
- Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr.
Biography
Lamont Johnson (September 30, 1922 – October 24, 2010) was an American actor and film director who has appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He won two Emmy Awards. Johnson was born Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr. in Stockton, California, the son of Ruth Alice (née Fairchild) and Ernest Lamont Johnson, who was a realtor. Johnson began his career in radio, playing the role of Tarzan in a popular syndicated series in 1951. Johnson was also one of several actors to play Archie Goodwin in "The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe", opposite Sydney Greenstreet on NBC Radio.He then turned…
