Clark Johnson

Biography

An American-Canadian actor and director, Clark Johnson was born in Philadelphia and has worked across television and film. He began in special effects, including David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone, then took film roles in the early 1980s, appearing in Wild Thing (1987). On television he played David Jefferson on Night Heat, Clark Roberts on E.N.G., and Detective Meldrick Lewis on Homicide: Life on the Street for all seven seasons and in the reunion movie, also directing several episodes. He later appeared as Augustus Haynes on The Wire and directed its pilot and finale. His film directing credits include S.W.A.T. (2003) and The Sentinel (2006), and he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for directing the pilot of The Shield. He was nominated for Genie Awards for Rude (1995) and Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008), and the Canadian Screen Awards gave him the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement.

72years old

Turns 73 on September 10in 332 days

Born September 10, 1954Philadelphia
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Clarque Jackson and J. Clark Johnson

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 44 years1982 to 2026

Genres

Drama67%, 10 films
Action60%, 9 films
Crime47%, 7 films
Thriller33%, 5 films
Comedy20%, 3 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Johnson began his film career doing special effects, including work on David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone, and kept the behind-the-scenes work as a backup during his early acting years.
A change of course
In the 1978 CFL draft, the Toronto Argonauts chose Johnson in the seventh round, yet he never went on to play the sport professionally.
Getting ready for a role
Johnson improvised so often on Homicide: Life on the Street that writer and producer James Yoshimura called him the "king of the ad lib."

Clark Johnson movies on Netflix

Mayday2026IMDb rating 6.8as CDR Keith Hardwick
Brawl in Cell Block 992017IMDb rating 7.1as Detective Watkins
Hyena Road2015IMDb rating 6.5as General Rilmen
Defendor2009IMDb rating 6.7as Capt. Roger Fairbanks
You Might As Well Live2009IMDb rating 5.4as George
The Sentinel2006IMDb rating 6.1as Charlie Merriweather
S.W.A.T.2003IMDb rating 6.1as Deke's Handsome Partner
Disappearing Acts2000IMDb rating 6.3as Jimmy
Homicide: The Movie2000IMDb rating 7.7as Meldrick Lewis
Rude1995IMDb rating 6.1as Reece
Drop Zone1994IMDb rating 5.6as Bob Covington
Renegades1989IMDb rating 5.5as JJ
Iron Eagle II1988IMDb rating 3.9as Graves
Wild Thing1987IMDb rating 5.3as Winston
Mazes and Monsters1982IMDb rating 4.2as Perry

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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S.W.A.T.2003 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Deke's Handsome Partner
IMDb rating 6.1161K votes
The Sentinel2006 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Charlie Merriweather
IMDb rating 6.159K votes
Defendor2009as Capt. Roger Fairbanks
IMDb rating 6.738K votes
Mayday2026as CDR Keith Hardwick
IMDb rating 6.831K votes
Hyena Road2015as General Rilmen
IMDb rating 6.510K votes
Brawl in Cell Block 992017as Detective Watkins
IMDb rating 7.184K votes
Iron Eagle II1988as Graves
IMDb rating 3.95.8K votes
Disappearing Acts2000as Jimmy
IMDb rating 6.32.1K votes

Most often with

Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kiefer Sutherland

Maury Chaykin

Wesley Snipes

Robert Knepper

Wendy Crewson

Tony Nappo

Films together

Kiefer Sutherland2 films together, 1989 to 2006
Kiefer Sutherland's page
- The Sentinel2006IMDb rating 6.1Johnson as Charlie MerriweatherSutherland as David Breckinridge
- Renegades1989IMDb rating 5.5Johnson as JJSutherland as Buster McHenry
Maury Chaykin2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Maury Chaykin's page
- Iron Eagle II1988IMDb rating 3.9Johnson as GravesChaykin as Sgt. Downs
- Wild Thing1987IMDb rating 5.3Johnson as WinstonChaykin as Jonathan Trask
Wesley Snipes2 films together, 1994 to 2000
Wesley Snipes's page
- Disappearing Acts2000IMDb rating 6.3Johnson as JimmySnipes as Franklin Swift
- Drop Zone1994IMDb rating 5.6Johnson as Bob CovingtonSnipes as Pete Nessip
Robert Knepper2 films together, 1987 to 1989
Robert Knepper's page
- Renegades1989IMDb rating 5.5Johnson as JJKnepper as Marino
- Wild Thing1987IMDb rating 5.3Johnson as WinstonKnepper as Wild Thing
Wendy Crewson2 films together, 1982 to 2026
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- Mayday2026IMDb rating 6.8Johnson as CDR Keith HardwickCrewson as Assistant Director Karen Meadows
- Mazes and Monsters1982IMDb rating 4.2Johnson as PerryCrewson as Kate Finch
Tony Nappo2 films together, 2009
Tony Nappo's page
- Defendor2009IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Capt. Roger FairbanksNappo as Biker Cliff
- You Might As Well Live2009IMDb rating 5.4Johnson as GeorgeNappo as Eugene 'Euge' Dillion
Also two films together2 more actors
- Joshua PeaceYou Might As Well Live (2009) and The Sentinel (2006)
- Kyle SecorHomicide: The Movie (2000) and Drop Zone (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.