John Dennis Johnston

John Dennis Johnston

1950-05-14 Elmwood, Nebraska, USA 42 Credits

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).

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Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno

Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno

2019

as Larry / Left Hemisphere (segment "7 Doors")

6.5
Acting

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

Purgatory

1999

as Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade

7.2
Acting

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

Joseph's Gift

1999

as Parker

Acting

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

Heartwood

1998

as Carl Burris

3.5
Acting

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

Snide and Prejudice

1997

as Sheffield

4.5
Acting

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

Precious Find

1996

5.3
Acting

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

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996

as Tony Vickers

5.1
Acting

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

A Walk in the Clouds

1995

as Lout #1

7.3
Acting

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

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

as Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey

5.8
Acting

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

Art Deco Detective

1994

as Arthur Decowitz

5.2
Acting

While investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up for the crime.

Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

1994

as Frank Stillwell

6.8
Acting

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

In the Best Interest of the Children

1992

as Harlan Pepper

5.0
Acting

Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

1992

as Roger Wilson

2.5
Acting

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

Miracle in the Wilderness

1991

as Sgt. Sam Webster

5.5
Acting

While being pursued by the U.S. Cavalry, Indians and the white family they have kidnapped learn about each other.

Fever

Fever

1991

as Jellyroll

3.8
Acting

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

Murder in Mississippi

1990

as Hatchet-Faced Man

6.7
Acting

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

Communion

1989

as Fireman

5.4
Acting

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

Pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac

1989

as Waycross

5.5
Acting

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

Sunset

Sunset

1988

as Ed

5.6
Acting

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

Longarm

Longarm

1988

as Carson

4.5
Acting

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

The Squeeze

1987

as Nick

4.8
Acting

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

Extreme Prejudice

1987

as Merv

6.2
Acting

A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

1985

as Earl Pike

7.0
Acting

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

Flesh + Blood

1985

as Summer

6.6
Acting

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

Pale Rider

1985

as Deputy Tucker

7.2
Acting

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

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

1985

as Billy Welch

6.5
Acting

The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn

A Breed Apart

A Breed Apart

1984

as Miller

5.7
Acting

A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

1984

as Pete the Mechanic

6.9
Acting

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

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

as Co-Pilot

6.5
Acting

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.

48 Hrs.

1982

as Torchy's Patron

6.7
Acting

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

The Executioner's Song

1982

as Jimmy Poker-Game

5.8
Acting

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

The Beast Within

1982

as Horace Platt

5.5
Acting

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

The Ambush Murders

1982

as Lionel Borland

9.0
Acting

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

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

as Officer Bob Draxel

5.8
Acting

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

The Rose

1979

as Milledge

6.7
Acting

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

Dear Detective

1979

as Det. Clay

Acting

A female homicide detective is assigned to solve the murders of a series of local officials.

The Jordan Chance

The Jordan Chance

1978

as Lew Mayfield

Acting

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

Steel Cowboy

1978

as Bobby 'Bob' Hicks

Acting

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

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

1978

as Chopper

5.4
Acting

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

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

as Special Forces

7.3
Acting

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

Annie Hall

1977

as L.A. Policeman

7.7
Acting

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

I Want to Keep My Baby!

1976

as Rico

6.0
Acting

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 ...