Lamont Johnson
Birthday:
30 September 1922, Stockton, California, USA
Birth Name:
Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr.
Lamont Johnson was born on September 30, 1922 in Stockton, California, USA as Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr. He was a director and actor, known for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) and Lincoln (1988). He was married to Tony Johnson. He died on October 24, 2010 in Monterey, California.
Projects about human problems, about the testing of the human experience, about the pressures which exist upon human beings in a difficult w...Show more »
Projects about human problems, about the testing of the human experience, about the pressures which exist upon human beings in a difficult world, are what really involve me. The traps people get into and have to battle out of are the elements of drama with which I like to deal. Show less «
[1992, interview in The Miami Herald] I find a great many things that never make it to the big screen, because they're controversial, wind u...Show more »
[1992, interview in The Miami Herald] I find a great many things that never make it to the big screen, because they're controversial, wind up on television, and done with a considerable amount of daring. That seems surprising in a medium that's supposed to be timid or anxious. Show less «
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