Biography
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).
Known For
Complete Filmography

Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno
2019
as 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...

Purgatory
1999
as 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 th...

Joseph's Gift
1999
as 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 ...

Heartwood
1998
as 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...

Snide and Prejudice
1997
as Sheffield
At a mental institution, the resident physician, Dr Cohen, encourages his patients who believe they are important Nazi figures to act out their fantas...

Precious Find
1996
The year is 2049. 200 years after the great Californian goldrush. The new generation of gold diggers are just as full of gold fever as their ancestors...

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as 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 sieg...

A Walk in the Clouds
1995
as 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 c...

In Pursuit of Honor
1995
as 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 an...

Art Deco Detective
1994
as 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
1994
as Frank Stillwell
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his bro...

In the Best Interest of the Children
1992
as Harlan Pepper
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
1992
as Roger Wilson
This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed mostly on truck drivers.

Miracle in the Wilderness
1991
as Sgt. Sam Webster
While being pursued by the U.S. Cavalry, Indians and the white family they have kidnapped learn about each other.

Fever
1991
as 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 ...

Murder in Mississippi
1990
as 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 registratio...

Communion
1989
as Fireman
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.

Pink Cadillac
1989
as Waycross
A bounty hunter helps out the wife of a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by neo-Nazi types.

Sunset
1988
as Ed
Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

Longarm
1988
as 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
1987
as 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...

Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Merv
A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

Into Thin Air
1985
as 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 investiga...

Flesh + Blood
1985
as 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 ...

Pale Rider
1985
as 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
1985
as Billy Welch
The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn

A Breed Apart
1984
as Miller
A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.

Streets of Fire
1984
as 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 pa...

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Co-Pilot
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 ...

48 Hrs.
1982
as 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
1982
as 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...

The Beast Within
1982
as Horace Platt
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty na...

The Ambush Murders
1982
as 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 t...

The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
as 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 unc...

The Rose
1979
as 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.

Dear Detective
1979
as Det. Clay
A female homicide detective is assigned to solve the murders of a series of local officials.

The Jordan Chance
1978
as 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 mur...

Steel Cowboy
1978
as Bobby 'Bob' Hicks
An independent trucker, trying to keep his marriage alive and his rig out of the hands of bill collectors, agrees to haul a cargo of stolen cattle wit...

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
as 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 i...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Special Forces
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is abou...

Annie Hall
1977
as L.A. Policeman
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976
as 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 ...