John Dennis Johnston (born November 10, 1945) is an American actor.
He appears films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Streets of Fire, Flesh+Blood, and TV series such as In Plain Sight
He appeared in both the Twilight Zone TV series and the Twilight Zone movie.
In 1981, he married Karla Pitti, who is the daughter of the cowboy-singer and actor Carl Pitti. They are now separated.
John is an avid cyclist. He is also an activist for cycling safety and safe-driving legislation.
Captains and the Kings (1972) TV miniseries
Police Woman (1976–1977) TV series
The Rockford Files (1976–1977) TV series
"Knots Landing" (1978) TV series - as "Alien" in episode "Land of the Free"
Charlie's Angels (1976–1980) TV series..."Hellride" (1976) "An Angel's Trail"- Harley Mason (1980);
Roots (1977) TV miniseries
Annie Hall (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) TV movie
The Rose (1979)
Back Roads (1981)
The Beast Within (1982)
The Executioner's Song (1982) TV movie
The Blue and the Gray (1982) TV miniseries
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
48 Hrs. (1982)
"Best of the West" (1982) TV series - as "Curtis" in episode "Tillman Held for Ransom"
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Segment 4: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
The Rousters (1983) TV series and TV movie
The Dukes of Hazzard (1983) TV series
The A-Team (1983,1985) TV series
Streets of Fire (1984)
A Breed Apart (1984)
Pale Rider (1985)
Flesh+Blood (1985)
St. Elsewhere (1986–1987) TV series
The New Twilight Zone (1987) TV series, (episode: The Junction)
Married... with Children (1987) TV series, as 'Jimmy', episode: "How Do You Spell Revenge?"
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
The Squeeze (1987)
Sunset (1988)
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Communion (1989)
Golden Girls (1989) TV series, as 'Merrill', episode: "Mary Has A Little Lamb"
Murder in Mississippi (1990) TV movie
Matlock (1991–1992) TV series
In the Best Interest of the Children (1992) TV movie
Reasonable Doubts (1992) TV series
Highlander: The Series (1992) TV series (episode: Mountain Men)
Wyatt Earp (1994)
Wagons East! (1994) uncredited
Art Deco Detective (1994)
In Pursuit of Honor (1995) TV movie
White Dwarf (1995) TV movie
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
Wild Bill (1995)
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) TV movie
Precious Find (1996)
Forest Warrior (1996)
Millennium (1996) TV series (episode: Broken World)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1996–2001) TV series
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
Joseph's Gift (1998)
Purgatory (1999) TV movie
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (2000) TV movie
Firestarter: Rekindled (2002) Television film
JAG (2003) TV series
Without a Trace (2005) TV series
Supernatural (2006) TV series
In Plain Sight (2009–2010) TV series episodes: Father Goes West and Don't Cry for Me, Albuquerque
