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 RadioHe then turned to films and television first as an actor then as a director Johnson also directed productions of the operas The Man in the Moon 1959 Iphigénie en Tauride 1962 and Orfeo 1990 Johnson was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards winning twice for Wallenberg A Heros Story 1985 and Lincoln 1988 and for eight Directors Guild of America Awards winning four times for Profiles in Courage 1965 My Sweet Charlie 1971 That Certain Summer 1972 and Lincoln Description above from the Wikipedia article Lamont Johnson licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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