Lamont Johnson
Birth Name:
Ernest Lamont Johnson
Birth Place:
Stockton, California, United States
Profession
Director, Actor, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Though health problems made him unfit for military service during World War II, he worked with the USO to entertain troops in Europe
- Started his career in radio, playing Tarzan in a 1951 syndicated series
- Rose to prominence by directing many episodes of television series in the 1950s and 1960s
- Specialized in made-for-television movies and miniseries in his later career
- Directed several opera productions, including "The Man in the Moon," "Iphigénie en Tauride" and "Orfeo․"
- Stated that he was particularly interested in projects that dealt with the challenging aspects of the human experience
Awards
- 1965DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television:Winner
- 1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 1971DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television:Winner
- 1973DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Winner
- 1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program:Nominated
- 1974Primetime Emmy - Best Directing in Drama - A Single Program - Comedy or Drama:Nominated
- 1975DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated
- 1976DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated
- 1976Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy:Nominated
- 1976Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
- 1984Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special:Nominated
- 1985Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special:Winner
- 1985Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special:Nominated
- 1986DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials:Nominated
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1989DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials:Winner
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated