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- Birth namePlas John Johnson Jr.
- Plas Johnson was born on July 21, 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 July 15, 2026 in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesCarol(? - July 15, 2026) (his death, 3 children)Elizabeth Blinkenberg (divorced, 3 children)
- RelativesDon Vappie(Cousin)Michael White(Cousin)Ray Johnson(Sibling)Thaddeus Richard(Niece or Nephew)Renald Richard(Cousin)
- 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.
- Recruited by Johnny Otis and executive Dave Cavanaugh for Capitol Records in the mid-1950s, Johnson played on innumerable records by Peggy Lee, Nat "King" Cole, Glen Gray, Frank Sinatra and others. He remained a leading session player for almost twenty years.
- Became known to a wider audience for playing the main theme on the soundtrack of the 1963 film The Pink Panther. Through the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was a regular member of Henry Mancini's studio orchestra.
- Played the tenor, alto and baritone saxophone as well as various flutes and clarinets.
- He first toured with R&B singer Charles Brown in 1951.
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