Portrait of John Dennis Johnston

Acting

John Dennis Johnston

Career

Active from 1979 to 2019, with a break from 2003 to 2018, busiest in 1985 and 1989 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Dennis Johnston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Sports
    0.1, average 0.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 62
Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno
Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno (2019)

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

The Client List
The Client List (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Coach Steff

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 68
Southland
Southland (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Eric

In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dr. Bronstein

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Pa Bender

Firestarter: Rekindled
Firestarter: Rekindled (2002)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Joel Lowen

Without a Trace
Without a Trace (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Patrick Orton

Dark Angel
Dark Angel (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Maj. Jake Sanders

1990s

21 titles ยท average score 60
Purgatory
Purgatory (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade

Millennium
Millennium (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sheriff Falkner

Forest Warrior
Forest Warrior (1996)
GoodWatch score 39

as Williams

In Pursuit of Honor
In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey

A Walk in the Clouds
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lout #1

Wild Bill
Wild Bill (1995)
GoodWatch score 42

as Ed Plummer

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Mr. Hearn

Art Deco Detective
Art Deco Detective (1994)

as Arthur Decowitz

Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

as Frank Stillwell

Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Carl the Hermit

In the Best Interest of the Children
In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Harlan Pepper

Miracle in the Wilderness
Miracle in the Wilderness (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sgt. Sam Webster

1980s

29 titles ยท average score 60
Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac (1989)
GoodWatch score 42

as Waycross

Communion
Communion (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

as Fireman

Married... with Children
Married... with Children (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Jimmy

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Lucas Anderson / Brian Martell

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Eddie Porter

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Merrill

Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

as Earl Pike

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Peter Fargo

A Breed Apart
A Breed Apart (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

as Miller

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Archer / Snake

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Nick Moats

T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Cliff Tanner

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 72
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Alien

Dear Detective
Dear Detective (1979)

as Det. Clay

The Rose
The Rose (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

as Milledge

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

as Chopper

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 84

as Special Forces

Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

as L.A. Policeman

Roots
Roots (1977)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Man at Cockfight

Code R
Code R (1977)

TV show ยท as Ralph

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Jerry Adams

I Want to Keep My Baby!
I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976)

as Rico

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Henry Schlager / Grady Northcourt

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Biker (uncredited)