John Dennis Johnston

Known For

48 Hrs. Torchy's Patron

(1982)

Wyatt Earp Frank Stillwell

(1994)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Special Forces

(1977)

Annie Hall L.A. Policeman

(1977)

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Actor (124 credits)

2018 Screwy Lucy (Short)
Radcliff Richie

2018 Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno
Larry / Left Hemisphere (segment "7 Doors")

2017 The 7 Doors (Short)
Larry / Left Hemisphere

2013 The Client List (TV Series)
Coach Steff

- What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am (2013) ... Coach Steff

2013 Southland (TV Series)
Eric

- Off Duty (2013) ... Eric

2010 The Gertrude Stein Mystery or Some Like It Art
Deep Throat

2009-2010 In Plain Sight (TV Series)
Dr. Bronstein

- Father Goes West (2010) ... Dr. Bronstein

- Don't Cry for Me Albuquerque (2009) ... Dr. Bronstein

2006 The Problem with Percival (Short)
Coach / Minister of Family Replacement

2006 Supernatural (TV Series)
Pa Bender

- The Benders (2006) ... Pa Bender

2005 Without a Trace (TV Series)
Patrick Orton

- Second Sight (2005) ... Patrick Orton

2004 Jack & Bobby (TV Series)
Jonah Babbage

- The First Lady (2004) ... Jonah Babbage

2003 JAG (TV Series)
Barclay Cale

- Posse Comitatus (2003) ... Barclay Cale

2003 Black Listed (Video)
Lt. Rayson (as J.D. Johnston)

2002 Firestarter 2: Rekindled (TV Mini-Series)
Joel Lowen

2001 The Tick (TV Series)
Gen. Thomas

- Arthur Needs Space (2001) ... Gen. Thomas

1996-2001 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)
Shilts / Cody Diggs

- The Final Showdown: Part 2 (2001) ... Shilts

- The Final Showdown: Part 1 (2001) ... Shilts

- A Ranger Christmas (1996) ... Cody Diggs

2000 Dark Angel (TV Series)
Maj. Jake Sanders

- Cold Comfort (2000) ... Maj. Jake Sanders

2000 Strange World (TV Series)

- Man Plus (2000)

2000 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (TV Mini-Series)

1999 ER (TV Series)
Mr. Hearn

- Truth & Consequences (1999) ... Mr. Hearn

1999 Purgatory (TV Movie)
Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade

1998 Heartwood
Carl Burris (as J.D. Johnston)

1998 Joseph's Gift
Parker (as J.D. Johnston)

1998 Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (TV Movie)
Colonel Holden

1997 Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series)
Joe Damian

- Past Sins (1997) ... Joe Damian

1997 Snide and Prejudice
Sheffield (as J.D. Johnson)

1997 Millennium (TV Series)
Sheriff Falkner

- Broken World (1997) ... Sheriff Falkner

1996 Dark Skies (TV Series)
Mr. Castor Boehm

- Inhuman Nature (1996) ... Mr. Castor Boehm

1996 Forest Warrior
Williams

1996 Precious Find
Bartender

1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge (TV Movie)
Tony Vickers

1995 Wild Bill
Ed Plummer

1995 Legend (TV Series)
Dan Rusch

- Fall of a Legend (1995) ... Dan Rusch

1995 A Walk in the Clouds
Lout #1

1995 White Dwarf (TV Movie)
Morgus - Osh's Assistant

1995 In Pursuit of Honor (TV Movie)
Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey

1994 Art Deco Detective
Arthur Decowitz

1994 Wagons East
Cattle Rustler (uncredited)

1994 Wyatt Earp
Frank Stillwell (as John Denis Johnston)

1993 Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (TV Series)

- The Smink Brothers (1993)

1993 FBI: The Untold Stories (TV Series)
Dougherty

- The Sting (1993) ... Dougherty

1991-1992 Matlock (TV Series)
Lucas Anderson / Brian Martell

- The Legacy (1992) ... Brian Martell

- The Witness Killings: Part 2 (1991) ... Lucas Anderson

- The Witness Killings (1991) ... Lucas Anderson

1992 Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (TV Movie)
Roger Wilson

1992 Highlander (TV Series)
Carl the Hermit

- Mountain Men (1992) ... Carl the Hermit

1992 Reasonable Doubts (TV Series)
Carl Lorkey

- Love Is Strange (1992) ... Carl Lorkey

- Home Is Where the Heart Is (1992) ... Carl Lorkey

- Burning Desire (1992) ... Carl Lorkey

1992 In the Best Interest of the Children (TV Movie)
Harlan Pepper

1991 Miracle in the Wilderness (TV Movie)
Sgt. Sam Webster

1991 Fever (TV Movie)
Jellyroll

1990 Shades of LA (TV Series)
Cowboy

- Shades of L.A. (1990) ... Cowboy

1990 Murder in Mississippi (TV Movie)
Hatchet-Faced Man

1990 The Golden Girls (TV Series)
Merrill

- Mary Has a Little Lamb (1990) ... Merrill

1989 Communion
Fireman

1989 Pink Cadillac
Waycross

1989 Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)
Ernie Petula

- I'll Never Smile Again (1989) ... Ernie Petula

1988 MacGyver (TV Series)
Eddie Porter

- The Endangered (1988) ... Eddie Porter

1988 Sunset
Ed

1988 Longarm (TV Movie)

1988 Frank's Place (TV Series)
Bobby Day

- Frank's Place - The Movie (1988) ... Bobby Day

1987 Married... with Children (TV Series)
Jimmy

- How Do You Spell Revenge? (1987) ... Jimmy

1987 Houston Knights (TV Series)

- Moving Violation (1987)

1987 The Squeeze
Nick

1987 Sidekicks (TV Series)
Carson

- Playing for Keeps (1987) ... Carson

1986-1987 St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
Nick Moats

- Last Dance at the Wrecker's Ball (1987) ... Nick Moats

- You Again? (1987) ... Nick Moats

- Nothing Up My Sleeve (1986) ... Nick Moats

- Cheek to Cheek (1986) ... Nick Moats

1987 Extreme Prejudice
Merv

1987 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Charlie (segment "The Junction")

- The Card/The Junction (1987) ... Charlie (segment "The Junction")

1987 Ohara (TV Series)
Becker

- Darryl (1987) ... Becker

1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)
Evan Stevens

- Extradition (1986) ... Evan Stevens

1986 Airwolf (TV Series)
Rudy

- Tracks (1986) ... Rudy

1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Peter Fargo

- Powder Keg (1986) ... Peter Fargo

1986 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Camp operator Lenny

- Sunrise at Camp Apollo (1986) ... Camp operator Lenny

1985 Into Thin Air (TV Movie)
Earl Pike

1985 The Fall Guy (TV Series)
Mr. Parsons / Bakeman

- The King of the Stuntmen (1985) ... Mr. Parsons

- Sheriff Seavers (1985) ... Bakeman

1985 Flesh+Blood
Summer

1985 Pale Rider
Deputy Tucker

1983-1985 The A-Team (TV Series)
Archer / Snake

- Waste 'Em! (1985) ... Archer

- Black Day at Bad Rock (1983) ... Snake

1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (TV Movie)
Billy Welch

1984 A Breed Apart
Miller

1984 Streets of Fire
Pete the Mechanic

1984 T.J. Hooker (TV Series)
Cliff Tanner

- Death on the Line (1984) ... Cliff Tanner

1984 Matt Houston (TV Series)
Taggart

- The Bikini Murders (1984) ... Taggart

1984 Fantasy Island (TV Series)
Junior Prine

- Goin' on Home/Ambitious Lady (1984) ... Junior Prine

1983 Lone Star Country (as J.D. Johnson)

1983 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series)
Sledge Beaudry

- Boss Behind Bars (1983) ... Sledge Beaudry

- Daisy's Shotgun Wedding (1983) ... Sledge Beaudry

1983 The Rousters (TV Series)

- The Marshal of Sladetown (1983)

1983 The Rousters (TV Movie)

1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
Co-Pilot (segment "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet")

1983 Reckless and in Love

1982 48 Hrs.
Torchy's Patron

1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV Mini-Series)
Lt. Hardy

- Part 3 (1982) ... Lt. Hardy

1982 Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV Series)

- Thirty Hours (1982)

1982 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series)
Jackie

- Endurance (1982) ... Jackie

1982 The Executioner's Song (TV Movie)
Jimmy Poker-Game

1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Macho Kid

1982 Bret Maverick (TV Series)
Burt Full Moon

- The Hidalgo Thing (1982) ... Burt Full Moon

1982 Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)
Lawrence

- He Was Only Twelve: Part 1 (1982) ... Lawrence

1982 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Gunman

- The Elmo Ziller Story (1982) ... Gunman

1982 The Beast Within
Horace Platt

1982 Best of the West (TV Series)
Curtis

- Tillman Held for Ransom (1982) ... Curtis

1982 Today's F.B.I. (TV Series)
Jack

- A Woman's Story (1982) ... Jack

1982 Strike Force (TV Series)
Dave

- The Outcast (1982) ... Dave

1982 The Ambush Murders (TV Movie)
Lionel Borland

1981 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)
Freddy

- Blood Money (1981) ... Freddy

1981 Back Roads
Gilly

1981 The Killing of Randy Webster (TV Movie)
Officer Bob Draxel

1976-1980 Charlie's Angels (TV Series)
Harley Mason / Jerry Adams

- An Angel's Trail (1980) ... Harley Mason

- Hellride (1976) ... Jerry Adams

1980 Knots Landing (TV Series)
Alien

- Land of the Free (1980) ... Alien

1979 The Rose
Milledge

1979 Dear Detective (TV Series)
Det. Clay

- Episode #1.4 (1979) ... Det. Clay

- Episode #1.2 (1979) ... Det. Clay

- Episode #1.1 (1979) ... Det. Clay

- Pilot (1979) ... Det. Clay

1978 The Jordan Chance (TV Movie)
Lew Mayfield

1978 Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (TV Movie)
Chopper

1978 Steel Cowboy (TV Movie)
Bobby 'Bob' Hicks

1978 Eight Is Enough (TV Series)

- Much Ado About Garbage (1978)

1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Special Forces

1976-1977 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Henry Schlager / Grady Northcourt

- The Battle of Canoga Park (1977) ... Henry Schlager

- Feeding Frenzy (1976) ... Grady Northcourt

1977 Nashville 99 (TV Series)
Daniel Bonner

- Joldy (1977) ... Daniel Bonner

1977 Annie Hall
L.A. Policeman

1977 Code R (TV Series)
Ralph

- A Federal Case (1977) ... Ralph

1976-1977 Police Woman (TV Series)
Arthur Tolliver / Bishoff

- The Killer Cowboys (1977) ... Arthur Tolliver

- The Pawn Shop (1976) ... Bishoff (as John Dennis)

1977 Roots (TV Mini-Series)
Man at Cockfight

- Part VI (1977) ... Man at Cockfight

1977 Phyllis (TV Series)
Lester Simmons

- Phyllis Runs the Office (1977) ... Lester Simmons

1976 I Want to Keep My Baby! (TV Movie)
Rico

1976 Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series)
Medical Orderly

- Chapter VII (1976) ... Medical Orderly

1976 Baretta (TV Series)
Duarte

- The Ninja (1976) ... Duarte

1976 Bronk (TV Series)
Ferraro

- The Deadlier Sex (1976) ... Ferraro

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(3/1/89-4/8/89) Stage: Appeared (as "Andy Grossinger") in 'William F. Buckley Jr.''s play "Stained Glass," in a Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, KY, with William McNulty ("Count Axel Wintergrin"); William Carden ("Blackford Oakes"); Adale O'Brien ("Countess Wintergrin"); Barbara ... See more »