J. J. Johnston
American film and theatre actor

J. J. Johnston

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American film and theatre actor
A.K.A.
James William Johnston
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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ActorStage actor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
24 October 1933(Chicago)
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Introduction

J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933, Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatre and film actor and boxing historian and writer.

Books

Johnston, a former amateur boxer, is the author of several books on the history of boxing.

  • Babyface and Pop, with Nick Beck (2011)
  • Chicago Boxing (Images of Sports), with Sean Curtin and David Mamet (2005) ISBN 978-0-7385-3210-3
  • Chicago Amateur Boxing (Images of Sports), with Sean Curtin (2006) ISBN 978-0-7385-4138-9

Partial filmography

  • Beware! The Blob (1972)
  • Fatal Attraction (1987)
  • The Principal (1987)
  • Stars and Bars (1988)
  • Things Change (1988)
  • Homicide (1991)
  • JFK (1991)
  • Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
  • Stranger by Night (1994)
  • K-911 (1999)
  • State and Main (2000)
  • Lakeboat (2000)
  • The King of Queens (2001)

Awards

  • 1983-84 New York Theatre World Award for Outstanding New Talent in "American Buffalo"
  • 1986 Bay Area Critics Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance by an Actor in the play Glengarry Glen Ross.