John Dennis Johnston

John Dennis Johnston

Birth : 1950-05-14, Elmwood, Nebraska, USA

History

John Dennis Johnston was born on May 14, 1950 in Elmwood, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 48 Hrs. (1982), Wyatt Earp (1994) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

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John Dennis Johnston

Movies

Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno
Larry / Left Hemisphere (segment "7 Doors")
Lady Belladonna is back with another round of suspenseful tales from Pandora's Box, including a vengeful vampire, a misplaced curse, an alien invasion and more tantalizing trips beyond the veil.
Purgatory
Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.
Joseph's Gift
Parker
Joseph is the youngest member of a large family that owns a successful garment business in Los Angeles. His father, Jacob, makes no attempt at hiding the fact that Joseph is his favorite son, resulting in the constant envy and resentment of his brothers. Eventually, in their bitterness, they plot revenge against this favored son. When Joseph accompanies his brothers on a trip to New York, they commit the ultimate betrayal, stranding him there, a virtual prisoner in a corrupt, modern-day sweat shop.
Heartwood
Carl Burris
When a large corporation threatens to take over a small town's primary business and put half of the town's population out of work, sawmill owner Logan Reeser is the only one who can stand in their way.
Snide and Prejudice
Sheffield
At a mental institution, the resident physician, Dr Cohen, encourages his patients who believe they are important Nazi figures to act out their fantasies. The therapy sessions show Hitler consolidating his power by assembling his gang of supporters; however, they are interrupted at times, once because Davidson's uniform is at the dry cleaners, and another time because a patient who believes he is Picasso interrupts a session.
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Tony Vickers
A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The incident caused major public outcry against the FBI and U.S. Marshals.
A Walk in the Clouds
Lout #1
World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.
In Pursuit of Honor
Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey
To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and begin a journey towards Canada to save themselves and the mounts.
Art Deco Detective
Arthur Decowitz
While investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up for the crime.
Wyatt Earp
Frank Stillwell
Covering the life and times of one of the West's most iconic heroes.
Miracle in the Wilderness
Sgt. Sam Webster
While being pursued by the U.S. Cavalry, Indians and the white family they have kidnapped learn about each other.
In the Best Interest of the Children
Harlan Pepper
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Roger Wilson
This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed mostly on truck drivers.
Fever
Jellyroll
Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now with Elliott, a pacifist, and wants nothing to do with him. When she's kidnapped by Ray's former associates, he and Elliott must team up to save the woman they love.
Murder in Mississippi
Hatchet-Faced Man
In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registration. Examines the last three weeks in the lives of the slain activists.
Communion
Fireman
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
Pink Cadillac
Waycross
A bounty hunter helps out the wife of a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by neo-Nazi types.
Longarm
Carson
A showdown is staged between a U.S. deputy marshal and the outlaw gang that raised him in the New Mexico Territory of 1887.
The Squeeze
Nick
Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.
Extreme Prejudice
Merv
A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...
Into Thin Air
Earl Pike
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is found in Maine brandishing stolen plates, they fear the worst. Now, it's up to a private detective to uncover the chilling truth in this absorbing drama based on a true story.
Flesh + Blood
Summer
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.
Pale Rider
Deputy Tucker
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Billy Welch
The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn
Streets of Fire
Pete the Mechanic
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.
A Breed Apart
Miller
A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Co-Pilot (segment "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet")
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the TV series "Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and featuring one original story "Time Out".
48 Hrs.
Torchy's Patron
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
The Executioner's Song
Jimmy Poker-Game
In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.
The Beast Within
Horace Platt
A young woman gets raped by a mysterious man-creature, and years later her son begins a horrific transformation into a similar beast.
The Ambush Murders
Lionel Borland
An African-American political activist is wrongfully imprisoned for killing two white policemen; he is unwary of yet another white lawyer who claims that he will help free him.
The Killing of Randy Webster
Officer Bob Draxel
When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops.
The Rose
Milledge
Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Chopper
The tale of rock band KISS and their efforts to thwart a diabolical plan by mad scientist Abner Devereaux. Devereaux has found a way to clone humans into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park. It just so happens that he plans to uses the KISS concert as a platform to unleash his plan on the world. KISS must use their special powers to stop him.
Dear Detective
Det. Clay
A female homicide detective is assigned to solve the murders of a series of local officials.
The Jordan Chance
Lew Mayfield
Jordan Chance was wrongfully imprisoned for ten years. Upon release, he becomes a lawyer and investigates the case of a Mexican woman convicted of murder. The local police give him every reason to believe she was railroaded to ease a tense racial status quo, and they will stop at almost nothing to prevent the case from being reopened.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Special Forces
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Annie Hall
L.A. Policeman
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Rico
A 15-year-old girl becomes pregnant by her boyfriend and decides to keep the baby and raise her on her own, instead of initially choosing abortion at the insistence of her boyfriend, or raising the baby at home with her meddling mother.