John Dennis Johnston was born on 14 May 1950 in Elmwood, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 48 Hrs. (1982), Wyatt Earp (1994) and Streets of Fire (1984). He was previously married to Karla Pitti.

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Streaming Stars, Then and Now

John Dennis Johnston and J.S. 'Joe' Young in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

Catherine Bach, John Dennis Johnston, and Richard Moll in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

Farrah Fawcett and John Dennis Johnston in Charlie's Angels (1976)

John Dennis Johnston in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Donna Dixon, John Lithgow, Eduard Franz, John Dennis Johnston, Charles Knapp, and Jeffrey Weissman in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Andy Griffith and John Dennis Johnston in Matlock (1986)

Adam Baldwin, Jeff Fahey, Gabriel Folse, Kirk Fox, Norman Howell, John Dennis Johnston, Kris Kamm, Rex Linn, and Lewis Smith in Wyatt Earp (1994)

Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)

Diane Lane and Michael Paré in Streets of Fire (1984)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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