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Lamont Johnson, actor & director
Actor & Director

Lamont Johnson: Movies & Box Office

films
35
as director
26
on screen
1954–2006
box office
$107M
Biggest hits

The Best Lamont Johnson Movies

The films of Lamont Johnson that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Waiting to Exhale (1995) leads with $81.5M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

Full ranking
Career at a glance

Lamont Johnson's Career in Numbers

Lamont Johnson's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Lamont Johnson works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Human Jungle (1954) to National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie (2006), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.

Lamont Johnson Movies by Decade

  1. 1950s 3
  2. 1960s 2
  3. 1970s 12
  4. 1980s 11
  5. 1990s 5
  6. 2000s 2

The 1970s were Lamont Johnson's busiest decade, with 12 films.

Lamont Johnson Movies by Genre

  • Drama 17
  • Tv movie 5
  • Comedy 3
  • Crime 3
  • Western 2
  • Action 1
  • Adventure 1
  • History 1
  • Horror 1
  • Mystery 1

Drama is the genre Lamont Johnson has worked in most, with 17 films, ahead of tv movie (5).

Lamont Johnson Career Milestones

First film
The Human Jungle 1954
Biggest box office hit
Waiting to Exhale $81.5M worldwide
35 credits

Lamont Johnson Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Lamont Johnson is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 26 as director and 9 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Works with

Who Lamont Johnson Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Lamont Johnson shares the most films with. John Glover comes first, with 2 films together, followed by John Houseman (2).

FAQ

Lamont Johnson: Questions & Answers

How many movies Lamont Johnson has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Lamont Johnson been in?

Lamont Johnson is credited on 35 films, from 1954 to 2006. 9 of them as an actor and 26 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Lamont Johnson's highest-grossing movie?

Waiting to Exhale (1995) is Lamont Johnson's biggest box office hit, with $81.5M worldwide, ahead of Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) ($16.5M). Across every film with box office figures, Lamont Johnson's movies have made $107M.

Lamont Johnson's biggest hits

What is Lamont Johnson's newest movie?

The most recent film on Lamont Johnson's filmography is National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie (2006), in the role of Gizzards.

Who does Lamont Johnson work with most often?

Lamont Johnson shares the most films with John Glover (2 films), John Houseman (2 films) and Beeson Carroll (2 films).

The Best Lamont Johnson Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 35 credits.

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