J.J. Johnston

J.J. Johnston

Born: October 24, 1933
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933, Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatre and film actor and boxing historian and writer.

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Title: The Librarians
Character: General Uriah Loveday
Released: December 7, 2014
Type: TV
A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.
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Title: Bright Falls
Character: Mechanic
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: TV
A prequel to the highly anticipated Xbox 360 game Alan Wake, Bright Falls is an online series of live action shorts set in the fictitious Pacific Northwest town of Bright Falls, WA that provide an eerie prelude to the events that transpire before Alan Wakes arrival. The series, which is six episodes in length, introduces us to Jake Fischer, a newspaper reporter who, while visiting the town on business, encounters a series of mysterious and haunting experiences.
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Redbelt
Title: Redbelt
Released: April 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.
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Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Title: Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Character: Self
Released: February 13, 2007
Type: Movie
This is the companion video to Ricky Jay's selection of poker tunes entitled "Ricky Jay plays poker." It features John C. Riley and other famous people, sitting around a table headed by the incomparable Mr. Jay, discussing poker, sleight of hand, and proposition bets.
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Spartan
Title: Spartan
Character: Night Club Manager
Released: March 12, 2004
Type: Movie
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
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Hitters
Title: Hitters
Character: Nano
Released: December 1, 2002
Type: Movie
A respected civic leader is caught between two rival underworld crime families on the verge of war.
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The Prime Gig
Title: The Prime Gig
Character: Lloyd
Released: April 24, 2001
Type: Movie
Pendelton "Penny" Wise is a smooth-talking con-artist who makes a living by scamming people with phoney travel comp vacations over the phone when, desperate for more fast cash, he's called to work for a shady, veteran con businessman, named Kelly Grant, in selling property for a gold mine over the phone, which takes a turn when Penny begins a relationship with Grant's mistress Caitlin, where Penny throws common sense and caution to the wind to woo her, while we wonder who is scamming who here. Written by Matthew Patay
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Dead Man's Run
Title: Dead Man's Run
Character: Detective #1
Released: February 5, 2001
Type: Movie
Two vacationing couples lend assistance to an injured man. This good deed leads them into their worst nightmare.
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State and Main
Title: State and Main
Character: Stationmaster
Released: August 26, 2000
Type: Movie
A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.
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Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Title: Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Character: Clark Hildebrandt
Released: July 16, 2000
Type: Movie
From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then considered the other cases closed. Some of the parents of the slain children were critical of the way the cases were handled and believed there was some sort of cover up. Nearly four years after the conviction of Williams, "Spin" magazine editor Ron Larson and reporter Pat Laughlin come to Atlanta in search of the truth.
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Lakeboat
Title: Lakeboat
Character: Stan
Released: April 13, 2000
Type: Movie
A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.
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K-911
Title: K-911
Character: Fat Tommy
Released: December 7, 1999
Type: Movie
LAPD detective Mike Dooley and his dog, the German Shepherd Jerry Lee, have been successfully partnered for ten years, but Jerry’s advancing age has Dooley’s superiors suggesting retirement and they are forced to work with a younger K-9 team: female cop Sergeant Welles and her disciplined Doberman Zeus.
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Title: The King of Queens
Character: Chick
Released: September 21, 1998
Type: TV
Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
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The Fixer
Title: The Fixer
Character: Angelo
Released: March 8, 1998
Type: Movie
Jack Killoran is a lawyer who can 'fix' any situation for his wealthy clients, usually by bribing or blackmailing corrupt officials. Killoran runs afoul of some of his clients when he has a crisis of conscience after miraculously surviving a riding accident.
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The Spanish Prisoner
Title: The Spanish Prisoner
Character: Doorman
Released: December 3, 1997
Type: Movie
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.
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Above Suspicion
Title: Above Suspicion
Character: Hank
Released: May 21, 1995
Type: Movie
Dempsey Cain is an honored cop, a loving husband and father, and mentor to his handsome younger brother. Then a drug dealer's bullet paralyzes him for life and Dempsey's world is shattered. Suddenly, his wife and brother seem to care less about him than for each other, and a million-dollar insurance.
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Stranger by Night
Title: Stranger by Night
Character: Bobby's Father
Released: November 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Detective Bobby Corcoran and his partner, Detective Larson, are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer in this tense police thriller. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths.
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Desert Steel
Title: Desert Steel
Character: Buck
Released: May 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Car racing adventure set in Las Vegas.
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Body Shot
Title: Body Shot
Character: Magruder
Released: March 9, 1994
Type: Movie
Paparazzi photographer Mickey Dane is obsessed with elusive pop singer Chelsea, and his attempts to capture her on film often land him in trouble.
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Title: Fallen Angels
Character: Cop #1
Released: August 1, 1993
Type: TV
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
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Mad Dog and Glory
Title: Mad Dog and Glory
Character: Shanlon
Released: March 5, 1993
Type: Movie
Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.
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The Water Engine
Title: The Water Engine
Released: August 24, 1992
Type: Movie
In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously low amount. When he refuses, he is suddenly several people are pressuring him to sell. The big oil companies don't want the competition. Now he has to try and keep them from getting his idea, and somehow get it published.
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JFK
Title: JFK
Character: Mobster with Broussard
Released: December 20, 1991
Type: Movie
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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Homicide
Title: Homicide
Character: Jilly Curran
Released: May 28, 1991
Type: Movie
A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.
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Title: An Inconvenient Woman
Character: Capt. Mariano
Released: May 12, 1991
Type: TV
A rich man's mistress gets in the middle of a high-society murder in Beverly Hills.
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Queens Logic
Title: Queens Logic
Character: Joey Clams
Released: February 1, 1991
Type: Movie
When childhood friends Al, Dennis and Eliot get together for Ray's wedding, which may or may not happen, they end up on a roller-coaster ride through reality. During one tumultuous, crazy weekend, they face adulthood and each other with new found maturity and discover what Queens Logic is all about. This comedy takes a look at friendship, loyalty, and love.
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An Innocent Man
Title: An Innocent Man
Character: Joseph Donatelli
Released: October 6, 1989
Type: Movie
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
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Peter Gunn
Title: Peter Gunn
Character: Barney
Released: April 23, 1989
Type: Movie
Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.
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976-EVIL
Title: 976-EVIL
Character: Virgil
Released: December 9, 1988
Type: Movie
A bullied unpopular high school student named Hoax finds an ad for 976-EVIL, a number that provides daily 'horrorscopes'. But when he calls the number he gains demonic powers, which he uses to seek vengeance against those who bullied him.
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Things Change
Title: Things Change
Character: Frankie
Released: October 21, 1988
Type: Movie
Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!
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Stars & Bars
Title: Stars & Bars
Character: Doorman
Released: March 18, 1988
Type: Movie
A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
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Weeds
Title: Weeds
Character: Lazarus
Released: October 16, 1987
Type: Movie
A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.
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Fatal Attraction
Title: Fatal Attraction
Character: O'Rourke
Released: September 18, 1987
Type: Movie
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
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Title: Married... with Children
Character: Bebe
Released: April 5, 1987
Type: TV
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
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Title: Married... with Children
Character: Security Guard
Released: April 5, 1987
Type: TV
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
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Title: Married... with Children
Character: Happy
Released: April 5, 1987
Type: TV
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
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Title: Married... with Children
Character: Louie
Released: April 5, 1987
Type: TV
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
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A Winner Never Quits
Title: A Winner Never Quits
Character: Trainer
Released: April 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragement of his father and the constant coaching of his older brother, Pete never gives up on his dream of playing professional baseball. Driven by anger, he finally makes it to the big leagues. But it isn't until he agrees to meet a handicapped youngster who idolizes him that Pete finally becomes a genuine American hero.
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Title: The Equalizer
Character: Frank
Released: September 18, 1985
Type: TV
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
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Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Title: Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Character: Guard
Released: December 2, 1981
Type: Movie
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
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Crisis in Mid-Air
Title: Crisis in Mid-Air
Released: February 13, 1979
Type: Movie
The life of a stressed-out air controller falls apart as he battles a court case involving a mid-air collision for which an investigator is trying to hold him responsible.
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Towing
Title: Towing
Character: Butch
Released: May 24, 1978
Type: Movie
An unscrupulous towing company picks up perfectly fine cars and impounds them. It's up to two bar maids to try and stop them.
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Beware! The Blob
Title: Beware! The Blob
Character: Deputy Kelly Davis
Released: June 21, 1972
Type: Movie
A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the populace-- the local hippies, cops, drunks and bowlers must all face the Blob!