Lamont Johnson

Lamont Johnson was an American actor and director who worked in television and film. Born in Stockton, California, he studied at Pasadena Junior College and UCLA, where he took part in theatrical productions. He began his career in radio at 16, later playing Tarzan in a syndicated series and Archie Goodwin in The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, and he worked as a newscaster and disc jockey before moving into film and television. He made his directing debut in 1948 with a New York production of the play Yes Is For a Very Young Man, followed by television work on NBC Matinee Theater. He directed operas including The Man in the Moon and Iphigénie en Tauride, and won two Emmy Awards, for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) and Lincoln (1988), from nine nominations. He also received five Directors Guild of America Awards.