J.A. Preston
Biography
J.A. Preston is a retired American actor who has worked in theater, television, and film. Born in Washington, D.C., he performed in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 at the Delacorte Theater in 1968 and in Freeman at the American Place Theatre in 1973. He became known for playing Ozzie Cleveland on the NBC series Hill Street Blues and for his role as Conn MacCleary in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985). His film work also includes A Few Good Men (1992), where he played Col. J. A. Randolph, and Air Force One (1997). On television, he was a series regular on the CBS sitcom All's Fair from 1976 to 1977, and he appeared on Dallas, Santa Barbara, The A-Team, Good Times, Martin, and Law & Order.
93years old
Turns 94 on November 13in 3 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as James Allen Preston Sr. and James Allen Preston
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 19 years1973 to 1992
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J.A. Preston movies on Netflix
A Few Good Menas Judge Julius Alexander Randolph
Captain Ronas Magistrate
Fire Birdsas General Olcott
Narrow Marginas Martin Larner
Remo Williams: The Adventure Beginsas Conn MacCleary
Body Heatas Oscar Grace
Americathonas Morty
Real Lifeas Dr. Ted Cleary
The Spook Who Sat by the Dooras Dawson
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
J.A. Preston shares two films with J.T. Walsh, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
J.T. Walsh2 films together, 1990 to 1992
J.T. Walsh's page A Few Good Men1992IMDb rating 7.8Preston as Judge Julius Alexander RandolphWalsh as Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson
Narrow Margin1990IMDb rating 6.6Preston as Martin LarnerWalsh as Michael Tarlow
Nicolas Cage1 film together, 1990
Nicolas Cage's page Fire Birds1990IMDb rating 4.8Preston as General OlcottCage as Jake Preston
M. Emmet Walsh1 film together, 1990
M. Emmet Walsh's page Narrow Margin1990IMDb rating 6.6Preston as Martin LarnerWalsh as Sgt. Dominick Benti
Mickey Rourke1 film together, 1981
Mickey Rourke's page Body Heat1981IMDb rating 7.4Preston as Oscar GraceRourke as Teddy Lewis
Gene Hackman1 film together, 1990
Gene Hackman's page Narrow Margin1990IMDb rating 6.6Preston as Martin LarnerHackman as Robert Caulfield
Xander Berkeley1 film together, 1992
Xander Berkeley's page A Few Good Men1992IMDb rating 7.8Preston as Judge Julius Alexander RandolphBerkeley as Capt. Whitaker
Rob ReinerDirector, 1 film, 1992
All films by Rob Reiner A Few Good Men1992IMDb rating 7.8Preston as Judge Julius Alexander Randolph
Lawrence KasdanDirector, 1 film, 1981
All films by Lawrence Kasdan Body Heat1981IMDb rating 7.4Preston as Oscar Grace
Thom EberhardtDirector, 1 film, 1992
All films by Thom Eberhardt Captain Ron1992IMDb rating 5.9Preston as Magistrate
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


