Arnold Herbert Johnson (November 15, 1921 – April 10, 2000) was an American actor who played the lead role in the film
Putney Swope (1969). The film was directed by Robert Downey Sr. Johnson appeared in
Shaft (1971) as Cul, a friend of John
Shaft and the owner of a shoeshine parlor. He also had roles in
Rocky (1976) and
Menace II Society (1993), as Thomas, the religious Christian grandfather of the lead character Caine (played by Tyrin Turner). Examples of his television work include recurring roles as George "Hutch" Hutton in
Sanford and Son and as Fletcher, Mother Winslow's second husband, on the sitcom
Family Matters. He guest-starred as Uncle Buddy in a Christmas episode of
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