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Plas Johnson(1931-2026)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Plas Johnson was born on 21 July 1931 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Touch of Evil (1958), The Pink Panther (1963) and The Pink Panther (2006). He was married to Carol and Elizabeth Blinkenberg. He died on 15 July 2026 in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 21, 1931
DiedJuly 15, 2026(94)
BornJuly 21, 1931
DiedJuly 15, 2026(94)
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Known for

Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1958
David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Robert Wagner in The Pink Panther (1963)
The Pink Panther
7.0
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1963
Steve Martin in The Pink Panther (2006)
The Pink Panther
5.7
  • Music Department
  • 2006
Last Summer (1969)
Last Summer
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1969

Credits

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Music Department

  • Steve Martin in The Pink Panther (2006)
    The Pink Panther
    5.7
    • musician: saxophone solos
    • 2006
  • Lisa Chess, Michael Pressman, and Alan Rosenberg in Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
    Frankie and Johnny Are Married
    6.2
    • score performer: jazz sax
    • 2003
  • What a Cartoon! (1995)
    What a Cartoon!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • tenor sax (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Buy One, Get One Free* (1996)
    Buy One, Get One Free*
    7.4
    Short
    • musician: tenor (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams (1989)
    Field of Dreams
    7.5
    • musician: clarinet, flute, sax (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Cicely Tyson, Helen Martin, Larry B. Scott, and Paul Winfield in A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
    A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
    6.8
    • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Alfred Hitchcock, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, and Barbara Harris in Family Plot (1976)
    Family Plot
    6.8
    • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Carl Betz and Dina Merrill in The Meal (1975)
    The Meal
    3.9
    • musician: woodwind (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Burt Reynolds in White Lightning (1973)
    White Lightning
    6.4
    • musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Shelley Winters and Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973)
    Cleopatra Jones
    5.9
    • musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Robert Hooks in Trouble Man (1972)
    Trouble Man
    6.7
    • musician: tenor sax (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
    Shaft's Big Score!
    6.1
    • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Charlton Heston, John Dierkes, Lincoln Kilpatrick, and Linda Redfearn in The Omega Man (1971)
    The Omega Man
    6.4
    • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • THX 1138 (1971)
    THX 1138
    6.6
    • musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Rock Hudson, Joy Bang, JoAnna Cameron, Aimee Eccles, June Fairchild, Barbara Leigh, Margaret Markov, and Brenda Sykes in Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
    Pretty Maids All in a Row
    6.1
    • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
    • 1971

Actor

  • Living Out Loud (1998)
    Living Out Loud
    6.5
    • Jasper's House Band's Baritone Saxophonist
    • 1998
  • Salma Hayek and Antonio Sabato Jr. in Rebel Highway (1994)
    Rebel Highway
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Jazz Musician
    • 1994
  • Molly Bee, Judi Meredith, and John Saxon in Summer Love (1958)
    Summer Love
    6.0
    • Bit Role (uncredited)
    • 1958

Soundtrack

  • Sigourney Weaver and Elizabeth Banks in Call Jane (2022)
    Call Jane
    6.5
    • performer: "Last Call"
    • writer: "Last Call"
    • 2022
  • The Wrecking Crew! (2008)
    The Wrecking Crew!
    7.7
    • performer: "The Grease Patrol", "Monkey Business"
    • writer: "The Grease Patrol", "Monkey Business"
    • 2008
  • Last Summer (1969)
    Last Summer
    6.9
    • performer: "Lay Your Love On Me"
    • 1969
  • David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Robert Wagner in The Pink Panther (1963)
    The Pink Panther
    7.0
    • Soundtrack ("It Had Better Be Tonight" ("Meglio Stasera"), "The Pink Panther Theme")
    • 1963
  • Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)
    Touch of Evil
    7.9
    • performer: "Main Title (Touch of Evil)"
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 21, 1931
    • Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • July 15, 2026
    • Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Carol? - July 15, 2026 (his death, 3 children)
  • Relatives
      Don Vappie(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Single: Played flute on "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Jazz saxophonist, he was the younger brother of pianist and singer Ray Johnson. Cousin of Renald Richard, Michael White, and Don Vappie. Uncle of Thaddeus Richard.

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