Cast & creator
John Dennis Johnston
Best known for Supernatural, Married... with Children, MacGyver
John Dennis Johnston (born May 14, 1950) is an American film and television actor.
Also known as: J.D. Johnston
45
film credits
32
television credits
77
1972–2019 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (77)
Showing 77 of 77 credits
Supernatural
Pa Bender
2005
Married... with Children
Jimmy
1987
MacGyver
Eddie Porter
1985
Without a Trace
Patrick Orton
2002
ER
Mr. Hearn
1994
Knots Landing
Alien
1979
Murder, She Wrote
Peter Fargo
1984
Charlie's Angels
Jerry Adams
1976
The A-Team
Snake
1983The A-Team
Archer
1983
The Rockford Files
Grady Northcourt
1974The Rockford Files
Henry Schlager
1974
St. Elsewhere
Nick Moats
1982
Matlock
Brian Martell
1986Matlock
Lucas Anderson
1986
Highlander: The Series
Carl the Hermit
1992
T. J. Hooker
Cliff Tanner
1982
Emergency!
Biker (uncredited)
1972
The Golden Girls
Merrill
1985
Millennium
Sheriff Falkner
1996
Dark Angel
Maj. Jake Sanders
2000
In Plain Sight
Dr. Bronstein
2008
Southland
Eric
2009
The Client List
Coach Steff
2012
Roots
Man at Cockfight
1977
Jack & Bobby
Jonah Babbage
2004
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Special Forces
1977
48 Hrs.
Torchy's Patron
1982
A Walk in the Clouds
Lout #1
1995
Bret Maverick
Burt Full Moon
1981
Shades of L.A.
1990
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Co-Pilot
1983
Code R
Ralph
1977
Streets of Fire
Pete the Mechanic
1984
Frank's Place
Bobby Day
1987
Pale Rider
Deputy Tucker
1985
Firestarter: Rekindled
Joel Lowen
2002
Wyatt Earp
Frank Stillwell
1994
Flesh + Blood
Summer
1985
Annie Hall
L.A. Policeman
1977
Pink Cadillac
Waycross
1989
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Tony Vickers
1996
Extreme Prejudice
Merv
1987
Wild Bill
Ed Plummer
1995
In Pursuit of Honor
Sgt. Thomas Mulcahey
1995
Forest Warrior
Williams
1996
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Chopper
1978
The Executioner's Song
Jimmy Poker-Game
1982
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Tony Vickers
1996
Purgatory
Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade
1999
Back Roads
Gilly
1981
The Squeeze
Nick
1987
The Killing of Randy Webster
Officer Bob Draxel
1981
A Breed Apart
Miller
1984
Precious Find
1996
The Beast Within
Horace Platt
1982
The Rose
Milledge
1979
Sunset
Ed
1988
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Billy Welch
1985
Communion
Fireman
1989
Into Thin Air
Earl Pike
1985
Fever
Jellyroll
1991
Miracle in the Wilderness
Sgt. Sam Webster
1991
The Ambush Murders
Lionel Borland
1982
Snide and Prejudice
Sheffield
1997
Murder in Mississippi
Hatchet-Faced Man
1990
Heartwood
Carl Burris
1998
In the Best Interest of the Children
Harlan Pepper
1992
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Rico
1976
Lady Belladonna's Tales From The Inferno
Larry / Left Hemisphere (segment "7 Doors")
2019
Joseph's Gift
Parker
1999
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Roger Wilson
1992
Steel Cowboy
Bobby 'Bob' Hicks
1978
The Jordan Chance
Lew Mayfield
1978
Longarm
Carson
1988
Dear Detective
Det. Clay
1979
Art Deco Detective
Arthur Decowitz
1994