American actor (1933–2022)
J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933 – November 4, 2022) was an American theatre and film actor, boxing historian and writer.
Johnston served eighteen months in prison for drug-related offenses before turning to acting.[1]
Johnston died on November 4, 2022, at the age of 89.[2]
Books
Johnston, a former amateur boxer, was 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
Stage work
Johnston performed in the original 1975 production of David Mamet's American Buffalo in Chicago and subsequently performed in the 1983 Broadway production opposite Al Pacino.[3]
Filmography
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.
References
- ^ Pasts Imperfect New York Daily News (October 14, 1987)
- ^ "Special Issue 2023". SAG-AFTRA Magazine. p. 87. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Dettmer, Roger. "'Buffalo' only fragments of the intended". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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