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J.J. Johnston

Actor / Writer / Historian | * 10/24/1933 († 89, 11/04/2022) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933 – November 4, 2022) was an American theatre and film actor, boxing historian and writer. Johnston served eighteen months in prison for drug-related offenses before turning to acting. Johnston died on November 4, 2022, at the age of 89. ()

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

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named ...

Fatal Attraction

R

1987 | 3.4/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Thriller
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A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result. ...

Homicide

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1991 | 3.1/5 | 1h 42min
Drama, Crime
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U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that ot ...

Spartan

R

2004 | 3.1/5 | 1h 42min
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Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison. ...

JFK

R

1991 | 3.8/5 | 3h 9min
Drama, Thriller, History
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Awards & Nominations for J.J. Johnston

Theatre World Award
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Movies with J.J. Johnston as Actor(33)

2008 Redbelt
as himself2007 Ricky Jay Plays Poker
as Night Club Manager2004 Spartan
as Nano2002 Hitters
as Detective #12001 Dead Man's Run
as Lloyd2000 The Prime Gig
as Stan2000 Lakeboat
as Stationmaster2000 State and Main
as Clark Hildebrandt2000 Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
as Fat Tommy1999 K-911
as Angelo1998 The Fixer
as Doorman1997 The Spanish Prisoner
as Cop #11995 The Black Bargain
1995 Above Suspicion
as Magruder1994 Body Shot
as Bobby's Father1994 Stranger by Night
as Buck1994 Desert Steel
as Shanlon1993 Mad Dog and Glory
1992 The Water Engine
as Joey Clams1991 Queens Logic
as Mobster with Broussard1991 JFK
as Jilly Curran1991 Homicide
as Barney1989 Peter Gunn
as Joseph Donatelli1989 An Innocent Man
as Frankie1988 Things Change
as Doorman1988 Stars & Bars
as Virgil1988 976-EVIL
as O'Rourke1987 Fatal Attraction
as Lazarus1987 Weeds
as Guard1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1979 Crisis in Mid-Air
as Butch1978 Towing
as Deputy Kelly Davis1972 Beware! The Blob

TV Shows/Series with J.J. Johnston as Actor(4)

as General Uriah Loveday2014 The Librarians
as Chick1998 The King of Queens
as Capt. Mariano1991 An Inconvenient Woman
as Frank1985 The Equalizer

Full Name: J. Johnston
Born: Tuesday, 10/24 1933 (October) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 11/04 2022 (November) (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for J.J. Johnston (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James William Johnston"
"J. J. Johnston"
J.J. Johnston frequently works together with these people:
David Mamet (15x, Crew)
Joe Mantegna (11x, Actor)
Richie Minervini (9x, Actor)
Bobby DiVito (8x, Cast)
Ricky Jay (8x, Actor)
Jack Wallace (8x, Actor)
William H. Macy (7x, Actor)
Jason Packham (7x, Actor)
Tony Mamet (6x, Cast)
Lionel Mark Smith (5x, Actor)
Barbara Tulliver (5x, Crew)
Vincent Guastaferro (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:622636, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024