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Occupation
  
Actor, writer

Years active
  
1972–


Name
  
J. Johnston

Role
  
Theatre actor


Full Name
  
James William Johnston

Born
  
October 24, 1933 (age 90) (
1933-10-24
)
Chicago, Illinois

Spouse
  
Patricia Ann Johnston (m. 1957–1983)

Books
  
Chicago Amateur Boxing, Chicago Boxing

Movies
  
K‑911, Homicide, Fatal Attraction, Things Change, Lakeboat

Similar People
  
Charles Robert Carner, Joe Mantegna, David Mamet, John McNaughton, Adrian Lyne

J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933, Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatre and film actor and boxing historian and writer.

Contents

Books

Johnston, a former amateur boxer, is the author of several books on the history of boxing.

  • Babyface and Pop, with Nick Beck (2011)
  • Chicago Boxing (Images of Sports), with Sean Curtin and David Mamet (2005) ISBN 978-0-7385-3210-3
  • Chicago Amateur Boxing (Images of Sports), with Sean Curtin (2006) ISBN 978-0-7385-4138-9
  • Stage work

    Johnston performed in the original 1975 production of David Mamet's American Buffalo in Chicago.

    Awards

  • 1983-84 New York Theatre World Award for Outstanding New Talent in "American Buffalo"
  • 1986 Bay Area Critics Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance by an Actor in the play Glengarry Glen Ross.
  • Filmography

    Actor
    2018
    The Librarians (TV Series) as
    General Uriah Loveday
    - And a Town Called Feud (2018) - General Uriah Loveday
    2008
    Redbelt as
    Ring Announcer
    2005
    Break a Leg as
    Detective Coyle
    2004
    A Lousy 10 Grand as
    Roy
    2004
    Jumbo Girl (Short) as
    Mickey
    2004
    Spartan as
    Night Club Manager
    2002
    Hitters as
    Nano
    2002
    Dark Angel (TV Series) as
    T-Shirt Vendor
    - Dawg Day Afternoon (2002) - T-Shirt Vendor
    2001
    The King of Queens (TV Series) as
    Chick
    - Papa Pill (2001) - Chick
    2001
    Dead Man's Run as
    Detective #1
    2000
    Simon Says as
    Mr. Sands
    2000
    The Prime Gig as
    Lloyd
    2000
    State and Main as
    Stationmaster
    2000
    Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (TV Movie) as
    Clark Hildebrandt
    2000
    Lakeboat as
    Stan
    2000
    Fallen Arches as
    Stuart
    1999
    K-911 (Video) as
    Fat Tommy
    1999
    Rituals and Resolutions (Short) as
    George
    1998
    The Fixer (TV Movie) as
    Angelo
    1997
    The Spanish Prisoner as
    Doorman
    1987
    Married... with Children (TV Series) as
    Drill Instructor / Bebe / Security Guard / ...
    - T*R*A*S*H (1997) - Drill Instructor
    - The Hood, the Bud & the Kelly: Part 2 (1996) - Bebe
    - No Pot to Pease In (1994) - Security Guard
    - Luck of the Bundys (1993) - Louie
    - Where's the Boss? (1987) - Happy
    1996
    Cybill (TV Series) as
    Detective
    - Cybill, Get Your Gun (1996) - Detective
    1996
    Wings (TV Series) as
    Mr. DeCarlo
    - Driving Mr. DeCarlo (1996) - Mr. DeCarlo
    1995
    Fallen Angels (TV Series) as
    Cop #1
    - The Black Bargain (1995) - Cop #1
    1995
    Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (TV Movie) as
    Detective
    1995
    Above Suspicion as
    Hank
    1994
    Stranger by Night (Video) as
    Bobby's Father
    1994
    Sisters (TV Series) as
    Jerry 'No-Dice' Custiki
    - Up in the Air (1994) - Jerry 'No-Dice' Custiki
    1994
    Desert Steel as
    Buck
    1994
    The Fence as
    Railroad Worker #1
    1994
    Body Shot as
    Magruder
    1993
    Missing Persons (TV Series) as
    Sgt. Casimir Sandowski Sr.
    - I've Got a Siren!- (1994) - Sgt. Casimir Sandowski Sr.
    - How Hard Is It Just to Get Off at the Next Exit? (1993) - Sgt. Casimir Sandowski Sr.
    1993
    Mad Dog and Glory as
    Shanlon
    1992
    The Water Engine (TV Movie) as
    White Haired Man
    1991
    JFK as
    Mobster with Broussard (as J. J. Johnston)
    1991
    Homicide as
    Jilly Curran
    1991
    An Inconvenient Woman (TV Mini Series) as
    Capt. Mariano
    - Episode #1.2 (1991) - Capt. Mariano
    - Episode #1.1 (1991) - Capt. Mariano
    1991
    Queens Logic as
    Joey Clams
    1991
    The Fanelli Boys (TV Series) as
    Alfredo
    - Rope a Dope (1991) - Alfredo
    1989
    Roseanne (TV Series) as
    Jay Bryant
    - We Gather Together (1989) - Jay Bryant
    1989
    An Innocent Man as
    Joseph Donatelli
    1989
    Peter Gunn (TV Movie) as
    Barney
    1989
    L.A. Law (TV Series) as
    Roy Steinmetz
    - Barstow Bound (1989) - Roy Steinmetz
    1989
    Tattinger's (TV Series)
    - Wall Street Blues (1989)
    1988
    976-EVIL as
    Virgil
    1988
    Wiseguy (TV Series) as
    Capt. Falk
    - Revenge of the Mud People (1988) - Capt. Falk
    1988
    Day by Day (TV Series) as
    Fred / Bartender
    - Won't You Be My Neighbor? (1988) - Fred
    - Birthday Presence (1988) - Bartender
    1988
    Things Change as
    Frankie
    1988
    Stars and Bars as
    Doorman
    1987
    Beverly Hills Buntz (TV Series)
    - Fit to Be Tied (1987)
    1987
    Weeds as
    Lazarus
    1987
    The Principal as
    Will (as J.J. Johnson)
    1987
    Fatal Attraction as
    O'Rourke
    1987
    Penitentiary III as
    Announcer #1
    1987
    Dynasty (TV Series) as
    Gym Manager
    - The Sublet (1987) - Gym Manager
    1986
    The Equalizer (TV Series) as
    Frank
    - Shades of Darkness (1986) - Frank
    1986
    A Winner Never Quits (TV Movie) as
    Trainer
    1983
    T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
    Bartender
    - The Decoy (1983) - Bartender
    1982
    Another World (TV Series) as
    Dick Wagner
    - Episode #1.4498 (1982) - Dick Wagner
    1981
    Whose Life Is It Anyway? as
    Guard
    1980
    The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
    Miller
    - Follow That Still (1980) - Miller
    1979
    M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
    Helicopter Pilot
    - Life Time (1979) - Helicopter Pilot
    1979
    Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
    Donan
    - A Desperate Pursuit (1979) - Donan
    1979
    Crisis in Mid-air (TV Movie)
    1979
    The White Shadow (TV Series) as
    Poker Player
    - We're in the Money (1979) - Poker Player
    1979
    Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
    Security Guard
    - Spaced Out (1979) - Security Guard
    1978
    Towing as
    Butch
    1978
    James at 16 (TV Series) as
    Coach
    - Actions Speak Louder (1978) - Coach
    1978
    All in the Family (TV Series) as
    Man #1
    - Super Bowl Sunday (1978) - Man #1
    1977
    The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) as
    Man
    - A Girl in Her Twenties (1977) - Man
    1972
    Beware! The Blob as
    Deputy Kelly Davis
    Thanks
    2009
    Invent Nothing, Deny Nothing: Five Guys from Mamet's HOMICIDE (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
    Self
    2009
    Invent Nothing, Deny Nothing: Five Guys from Mamet's HOMICIDE (Video documentary short) as
    Self
    2009
    Toy Tiger (Documentary)(voice)
    2007
    Ricky Jay Plays Poker (Video documentary short) as
    Self
    2005
    The Distance (Documentary) as
    Actor

    References

    J. J. Johnston Wikipedia