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John Dennis Johnston

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Born 1950 · Elmwood, Nebraska, USA · Active 1972–2019

John Dennis Johnston (born May 14, 1950) is an American film and television actor.

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Flesh + Blood

1985 ★ 6.6

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 and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB

Supernatural

2005

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Married... with Children

1987

Filmography

74 credits

2010s 2 credits

2019

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

Movie ★ 6.5

2012

The Client List as Coach Steff

TV ★ 6.6

2000s 5 credits

2008

In Plain Sight as Dr. Bronstein

TV ★ 7.1

2005

Supernatural as Pa Bender

TV ★ 8.3

2002

Without a Trace as Patrick Orton

TV ★ 7.3

2002

Firestarter: Rekindled as Joel Lowen

TV ★ 5.1

2000

Dark Angel as Maj. Jake Sanders

TV ★ 7.5

1990s 21 credits

1999

Purgatory as Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade

Movie ★ 7.2

1999

Joseph's Gift as Parker

Movie ★ 7.0

1998

Heartwood as Carl Burris

Movie ★ 3.8

1997

Snide and Prejudice as Sheffield

Movie ★ 6.3

1996

The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Tony Vickers

Movie ★ 5.4

1996

Precious Find

Movie ★ 5.4

1996

Forest Warrior as Williams

Movie ★ 4.6

1996

Millennium as Sheriff Falkner

TV ★ 7.7

1996

The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Tony Vickers

1995

In Pursuit of Honor as Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey

Movie ★ 5.9

1995

A Walk in the Clouds as Lout #1

Movie ★ 7.4

1994

Fever as Jellyroll

Movie ★ 3.9

1994

Art Deco Detective as Arthur Decowitz

Movie ★ 6.0

1994

Wyatt Earp as Frank Stillwell

Movie ★ 6.8

1994

ER as Mr. Hearn

TV ★ 7.8

1992

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story as Roger Wilson

Movie ★ 3.4

1992

In the Best Interest of the Children as Harlan Pepper

Movie ★ 5.3

1992

Highlander: The Series as Carl the Hermit

TV ★ 7.4

1991

Miracle in the Wilderness as Sgt. Sam Webster

Movie ★ 5.7

1990

Murder in Mississippi as Hatchet-Faced Man

Movie ★ 6.9

1990

Shades of L.A.

TV ★ 7.0

1980s 31 credits

1989

Pink Cadillac as Waycross

Movie ★ 5.5

1989

Communion as Fireman

Movie ★ 5.4

1988

Longarm as Carson

Movie ★ 6.0

1988

Sunset as Ed

Movie ★ 5.7

1987

Extreme Prejudice as Merv

Movie ★ 6.2

1987

The Squeeze as Nick

Movie ★ 5.0

1987

Married... with Children as Jimmy

TV ★ 7.7

1987

Frank's Place as Bobby Day

TV ★ 6.1

1986

Matlock as Brian Martell

TV ★ 7.1

1986

Matlock as Lucas Anderson

TV ★ 7.1

1985

Flesh + Blood● as Summer

Movie ★ 6.6

1985

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as Billy Welch

Movie ★ 6.5

1985

Pale Rider as Deputy Tucker

Movie ★ 7.2

1985

Into Thin Air as Earl Pike

Movie ★ 7.4

1985

MacGyver as Eddie Porter

TV ★ 7.7

1985

The Golden Girls as Merrill

TV ★ 7.6

1984

A Breed Apart as Miller

Movie ★ 5.8

1984

Streets of Fire● as Pete the Mechanic

Movie ★ 6.9

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Peter Fargo

TV ★ 7.5

1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie as Co-Pilot

Movie ★ 6.5

1983

The A-Team as Snake

TV ★ 7.5

1983

The A-Team as Archer

TV ★ 7.5

1982

48 Hrs. as Torchy's Patron

Movie ★ 6.7

1982

The Ambush Murders as Lionel Borland

Movie ★ 8.0

1982

The Beast Within● as Horace Platt

Movie ★ 5.5

1982

The Executioner's Song as Jimmy Poker-Game

Movie ★ 5.8

1982

St. Elsewhere as Nick Moats

TV ★ 5.7

1982

T. J. Hooker as Cliff Tanner

TV ★ 6.5

1981

The Killing of Randy Webster as Officer Bob Draxel

Movie ★ 6.0

1981

Back Roads as Gilly

Movie ★ 5.4

1981

Bret Maverick as Burt Full Moon

TV ★ 6.2

1970s 15 credits

1979

Dear Detective as Det. Clay

Movie ★ 10.0

1979

The Rose as Milledge

Movie ★ 6.7

1979

Knots Landing as Alien

TV ★ 6.9

1978

Steel Cowboy● as Bobby 'Bob' Hicks

Movie ★ 9.0

1978

The Jordan Chance as Lew Mayfield

Movie ★ 7.0

1978

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park as Chopper

Movie ★ 5.2

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Special Forces

Movie ★ 7.4

1977

Annie Hall as L.A. Policeman

Movie ★ 7.7

1977

Code R as Ralph

TV ★ 8.0

1977

Roots as Man at Cockfight

TV ★ 7.4

1976

I Want to Keep My Baby! as Rico

Movie ★ 7.0

1976

Charlie's Angels as Jerry Adams

TV ★ 6.7

1974

The Rockford Files as Grady Northcourt

TV ★ 7.6

1974

The Rockford Files as Henry Schlager

TV ★ 7.6

1972

Emergency! as Biker (uncredited)

TV ★ 7.9