Birthday:
05-14-1950
(74 years)
Birthplace:
Elmwood, Nebraska, USA
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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48 Hrs.
Act like Torchy's Patron
event1982 star_border 6.7
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A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Act like Special Forces
event1977 star_border 7.3
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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.
Fever
Act like Jellyroll
event1991 star_border 3.6
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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.
Pink Cadillac
Act like Waycross
event1989 star_border 5.5
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A bounty hunter helps out the wife of a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by neo-Nazi types.
Extreme Prejudice
Act like Merv
event1987 star_border 6.2
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A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...
Flesh + Blood
Act like Summer
event1985 star_border 6.6
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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.
Purgatory
Act like Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade
event1999 star_border 7.2
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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.
Communion
Act like Fireman
event1989 star_border 5.4
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A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
Steel Cowboy
Act like Bobby 'Bob' Hicks
event1978
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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 with his good ol' buddy.
The Ambush Murders
Act like Lionel Borland
event1982 star_border 9
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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 Squeeze
Act like Nick
event1987 star_border 5
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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.
In Pursuit of Honor
Act like Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey
event1995 star_border 5.9
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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.
Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno
Act like Larry / Left Hemisphere (segment "7 Doors")
event2019 star_border 6.5
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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.
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Act like Co-Pilot
event1983 star_border 6.5
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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 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Act like Roger Wilson
event1992 star_border 2.5
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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
Act like Sgt. Sam Webster
event1991 star_border 5.5
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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
Act like Harlan Pepper
event1992 star_border 5
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Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Act like Tony Vickers
event1996 star_border 5.1
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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.
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Act like Billy Welch
event1985
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The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn
Longarm
Act like Carson
event1988 star_border 4
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A showdown is staged between a U.S. deputy marshal and the outlaw gang that raised him in the New Mexico Territory of 1887.
Snide and Prejudice
Act like Sheffield
event1997 star_border 8
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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.
Annie Hall
Act like L.A. Policeman
event1977 star_border 7.7
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New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Sunset
Act like Ed
event1988 star_border 5.7
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Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Act like Rico
event1976 star_border 6
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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.
Art Deco Detective
Act like Arthur Decowitz
event1994 star_border 5.2
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While investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up for the crime.
A Breed Apart
Act like Miller
event1984 star_border 5.7
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A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.
Streets of Fire
Act like Pete the Mechanic
event1984 star_border 6.9
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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.
The Beast Within
Act like Horace Platt
event1982 star_border 5.5
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A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.
Dear Detective
Act like Det. Clay
event1979
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A female homicide detective is assigned to solve the murders of a series of local officials.
Pale Rider
Act like Deputy Tucker
event1985 star_border 7.2
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A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Into Thin Air
Act like Earl Pike
event1985 star_border 7
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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.
Heartwood
Act like Carl Burris
event1998 star_border 3
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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.
Murder in Mississippi
Act like Hatchet-Faced Man
event1990 star_border 6.7
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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.
The Jordan Chance
Act like Lew Mayfield
event1978
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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.
Joseph's Gift
Act like Parker
event1999
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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.
A Walk in the Clouds
Act like Lout #1
event1995 star_border 7.3
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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.
Wyatt Earp
Act like Frank Stillwell
event1994 star_border 6.8
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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 brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.
The Executioner's Song
Act like Jimmy Poker-Game
event1982 star_border 5.8
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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 Killing of Randy Webster
Act like Officer Bob Draxel
event1981 star_border 6
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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.
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Act like Chopper
event1978 star_border 5.3
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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 use the KISS concert as a platform to unleash his plan on the world. KISS must use their special powers to stop him.
The Rose
Act like Milledge
event1979 star_border 6.7
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Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.
Charlie's Angels
Act like Jerry Adams (1 ep.)
event1976 star_border 6.7
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Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.
Shades of L.A.
(1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6
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Shades of L.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired from October 10, 1990 until April 6, 1991. Det. Michael Burton of the Los Angeles Police Department is a casual cop until he finds himself in limbo after a bullet grazes his head. He finds himself surrounded by "shades" - spirits trapped between heaven and hell until they can complete any unfinished business on earth. Once resuscitated, he can still see the "shades" so goes about helping them.
The A-Team
Act like Snake (1 ep.)
event1983 star_border 7.5
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A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
Dark Angel
Act like Maj. Jake Sanders (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 7.5
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Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.
The Rockford Files
Act like Grady Northcourt (1 ep.)
event1974 star_border 7.5
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Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
Married... with Children
Act like Jimmy (1 ep.)
event1987 star_border 7.7
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Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
Supernatural
Act like Pa Bender (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 8.3
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When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
The Client List
Act like Coach Steff (1 ep.)
event2012 star_border 6.6
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Riley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy, sexy and unpredictable group of women.
Code R
Act like Ralph (1 ep.)
event1977
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Code R is an American action-adventure television series that aired on CBS from January 21 to June 10, 1977. Code R focuses on the emergency services of the California Channel Islands. The series stars James Houghton, Martin Kove and Tom Simcox and ran for a single season of thirteen episodes.
St. Elsewhere
Act like Nick Moats (1 ep.)
event1982 star_border 5.5
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St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
Highlander: The Series
Act like Carl the Hermit (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7.4
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Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.
Frank's Place
Act like Bobby Day (1 ep.)
event1987 star_border 5.6
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Frank's Place is an American comedy-drama series which aired on CBS for 22 episodes during the 1987-1988 television season. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and executive produced by Wilson and series star Tim Reid.
Frank's Place is the most recent show that ran for only one season which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
TV Guide ranked it #3 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
T. J. Hooker
Act like Cliff Tanner (1 ep.)
event1982 star_border 6.3
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Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recuits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.
MacGyver
Act like Eddie Porter (1 ep.)
event1985 star_border 7.7
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He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him.
Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Without a Trace
Act like Patrick Orton (1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 7.3
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The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
The Golden Girls
Act like Merrill (1 ep.)
event1985 star_border 7.5
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Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
Murder, She Wrote
Act like Peter Fargo (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 7.5
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An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
In Plain Sight
Act like Dr. Bronstein (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 7
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U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
Knots Landing
Act like Alien (1 ep.)
event1979 star_border 6.7
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The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
ER
Act like Mr. Hearn (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.8
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ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Emergency!
Act like Biker (uncredited) (1 ep.)
event1972 star_border 7.8
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The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
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