John Dennis Johnston | |
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Born | |
Other names | J.D. Johnston, J.D. Johnson, John Dennis, John Denis Johnston |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–2013 [1] |
Spouse | Karla Pitti (m. 1981; separated) |
John Dennis Johnston (born May 14, 1950) is an American film and television actor.
He appeared in a number of feature films including Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Streets of Fire , and Flesh+Blood , as well as various TV series such as In Plain Sight and The Golden Girls .
He appeared in both Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983 and in one episode of the Twilight Zone TV series in 1987.
Johnston attended Hunter College in New York City where he studied drama under Lloyd Richards and Harold Clurman. In 1981, he married Karla Pitti, daughter of the cowboy-singer and actor Carl Pitti. They later separated.[ citation needed ]
An avid cyclist, he is a cycling safety activist who has pushed for safe-driving legislation. [1]
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