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Old-time radio actor · 1922–2010

Lamont Johnson

Radio's Tarzan (1951) and The Pendleton Story.

We have him in 74 episodes of 16 series, 1944 to 1956, and 11 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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About Lamont Johnson

Lamont Johnson in the TV series Treasury Men in Action
Lamont Johnson in the TV series Treasury Men in Action.Public domain in the United States (copyright not renewed). Wikimedia Commons

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Lamont Johnson was born Ernest Lamont Johnson Jr. in Stockton, California, on September 30, 1922. Source: Wikipedia

He started in radio at 16 and also worked as a newscaster and disc jockey. Source: Wikipedia

His earliest logged radio credit in RadioGOLDINdex is The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Edgar Bergen on December 17, 1939. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He was the announcer on Vic and Sade in July 1944 and a narrator on Words at War in 1944 and 1945. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He played Tarzan in the transcribed series Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, whose West Coast run on the Mutual-Don Lee network began January 11, 1951. Source: Old Time Radio Researchers (OTRR)

He was one of several actors to play Archie Goodwin opposite Sydney Greenstreet in The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe on NBC. Source: Wikipedia

He played the title role in every episode of The Pendleton Story, logged from 1951 to 1952. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He is logged in many broadcasts of This Is Your FBI (1950-1953), Broadway Is My Beat (1951-1953) and Family Theatre (1950-1955), and announced for Tales of the Texas Rangers and The Six-Shooter. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He became a film and television director who won two Emmy Awards, for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story and Lincoln, and died in Monterey, California, on October 24, 2010. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Lamont Johnson

Free 24/7 stations. These play the episodes below, in rotation with the rest of their shows.

Larry Thor on a rain-slick Broadway at night

The series' own channel

Broadway Is My Beat

8 of his episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (8)

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Illustrated cover for The Whistler: a lonely rain-slicked city street at night

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The Whistler

8 of his episodes: The Whistler (8)

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Black-and-white close-up of James Stewart in a tweed jacket and tie

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The Six Shooter

5 of his episodes: The Six Shooter (5)

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Illustrated cover for Lux Radio Theatre: a 1930s Hollywood theatre stage before a closed gold curtain, a single ribbon microphone in a spotlight

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Lux Radio Theatre

3 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (3)

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Illustrated cover for Suspense: a single desk lamp in a dark room, a revolver and a telephone off the hook on the desk, long shadows across the floor

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Suspense

2 of his episodes: Suspense (2)

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Illustrated cover for Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

Mixed channel

Opening Night

25 of his episodes: Family Theater (17), Lux Radio Theatre (3), Words at War (3), Railroad Hour (1), Cavalcade of America (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

24 of his episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (8), This Is Your FBI (7), The Man Called X (3), This is Your FBI (3), New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (2), Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (1)

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Ophelia Crane, the host of The Midnight Exchange

Mixed channel

The Midnight Exchange

15 of his episodes: The Whistler (8), Crime Classics (5), Suspense (2)

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Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

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Dry Gulch

10 of his episodes: The Six Shooter (5), Tales of the Texas Rangers (5)

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Lamont Johnson’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Family Theater1950 to 195617
Broadway Is My Beat1951 to 19538
The Whistler1950 to 19528
This Is Your FBI1950 to 19537
Crime Classics1953 to 19545
Tales of the Texas Rangers1951 to 19525
The Six Shooter1953 to 19545
Lux Radio Theatre1952 to 19543
The Man Called X1951 to 19523
This is Your FBI1950 to 19513
Words at War1944 to 19453
New Adventures of Nero Wolfe19502
Suspense1952 to 19532
Cavalcade of America19491
Railroad Hour19501
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar19501

Lamont Johnson episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Lamont Johnson on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment he is named, and listens from any line.

  1. The Care Worn CuffNew Adventures of Nero Wolfe · October 27, 1950 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. Lost Mine of the PadresFamily Theater · September 13, 1950 · 60-second listens from any line
  3. Stephen Foster StoryFamily Theater · October 4, 1950 · 60-second listens from any line
  4. Robert of SicilyFamily Theater · December 6, 1950 · 60-second listens from any line
  5. Stopwatch FinaleFamily Theater · June 13, 1951 · 60-second listens from any line

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Family Theater 17 episodes, 1950 to 1956
  1. Lost Mine of the PadresSeptember 13, 1950 · Free
  2. Stephen Foster StoryOctober 4, 1950 · Free
  3. Robert of SicilyDecember 6, 1950 · Free
  4. Stopwatch FinaleJune 13, 1951 · Free
  5. Song for a Long RoadJune 20, 1951 · Potato Plus
  6. Just Like a LadySeptember 9, 1953 · Potato Plus
  7. The UnknownSeptember 16, 1953 · Potato Plus
  8. Foreign ExchangeDecember 2, 1953 · Potato Plus
  9. It's Not the MoneyFebruary 10, 1954 · Potato Plus
  10. The Last SmashJuly 7, 1954 · Potato Plus
  11. Slaughterhouse RowJanuary 19, 1955 · Potato Plus
  12. Uncle JimFebruary 16, 1955 · Potato Plus
  13. The Last BattleMay 25, 1955 · Potato Plus
  14. Turn on the LightsNovember 2, 1955 · Potato Plus
  15. CabooseJanuary 25, 1956 · Potato Plus
  16. Second ChanceMay 2, 1956 · Potato Plus
  17. CowtownJuly 25, 1956 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 8 episodes, 1951 to 1953
  1. The Harry Foster Murder CaseMay 5, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. Buddy Malpaugh and the Jeweled ScimitarDecember 22, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. The Alice Mayo Murder CaseMay 24, 1952 · Potato Plus
  4. The Helen Selby Murder CaseJanuary 31, 1953 · Potato Plus
  5. The John Perry Murder CaseFebruary 28, 1953 · Potato Plus
  6. The Frank Dayton Murder CaseApril 11, 1953 · Potato Plus
  7. The Ruth Shay Murder CaseMay 30, 1953 · Potato Plus
  8. The Mrs Webb Murder CaseAugust 15, 1953 · Potato Plus
The Whistler 8 episodes, 1950 to 1952
  1. Golden PennySeptember 10, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. Guilty ConscienceSeptember 9, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Man on the RunNovember 4, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. Curiosity Killed the CatDecember 16, 1951 · Potato Plus
  5. Episode at Thunder MountainJanuary 6, 1952 · Potato Plus
  6. A Matter of OddsMay 11, 1952 · Potato Plus
  7. Night FlightJune 29, 1952 · Potato Plus
  8. Dark IslandAugust 3, 1952 · Potato Plus
This Is Your FBI 7 episodes, 1950 to 1953
  1. Quartet for CrimeNovember 24, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The ProfiteersMay 4, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. The Interrupted JourneySeptember 14, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. The Larceny ExpressMay 30, 1952 · Potato Plus
  5. The Death CruiseAugust 1, 1952 · Potato Plus
  6. The Evil SamaritanOctober 31, 1952 · Potato Plus
  7. The Divorced ChildJanuary 9, 1953 · Potato Plus
Crime Classics 5 episodes, 1953 to 1954
  1. The Torment of Henrietta Robinson, and Why She KilledSeptember 7, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. The Triangle on the Round TableNovember 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
  3. The Boorn Brothers and the Hangman, a Study in Nip and TuckJanuary 27, 1954 · Potato Plus
  4. New Hampshire, the Tiger and Brad Ferguson; What Happened Then (19March 10, 1954 · Potato Plus
  5. The Lethal Habit of the Marquise De BrinvilliersMay 26, 1954 · Potato Plus
Tales of the Texas Rangers 5 episodes, 1951 to 1952
  1. Sweet RevengeFebruary 18, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. Death ShaftSeptember 30, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Death PlantDecember 9, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. Stick-UpJuly 27, 1952 · Potato Plus
  5. Cover-UpAugust 17, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Six Shooter 5 episodes, 1953 to 1954
  1. Gabriel StarbuckNovember 22, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. Trail To SunsetJanuary 31, 1954 · Potato Plus
  3. Quiet CityFebruary 14, 1954 · Potato Plus
  4. Revenge At Harness CreekApril 29, 1954 · Potato Plus
  5. Double SevenMay 13, 1954 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 3 episodes, 1952 to 1954
  1. Submarine CommandNovember 17, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. The Blue VeilNovember 24, 1952 · Potato Plus
  3. The Day the Earth Stood StillJanuary 4, 1954 · Potato Plus
The Man Called X 3 episodes, 1951 to 1952
  1. Terror Across the NationApril 28, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. Stalin Plus SevenJune 1, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. CasablancaJanuary 22, 1952 · Potato Plus
This is Your FBI 3 episodes, 1950 to 1951
  1. The Jungle KillerDecember 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Night RiderJune 1, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. The IntruderDecember 28, 1951 · Potato Plus
Words at War 3 episodes, 1944 to 1945
  1. At War44-05-3051The Navy Hunts The Cgr3070May 30, 1944 · Potato Plus
  2. At War44-09-0563The Veteran Comes BackSeptember 5, 1944 · Potato Plus
  3. At War45-06-0599My Country-A Poem Of AmericaJune 5, 1945 · Potato Plus
New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 2 episodes, 1950
  1. The Care Worn CuffOctober 27, 1950 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The Girl Who Cried WolfeDecember 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
Suspense 2 episodes, 1952 to 1953
  1. Frankie and JohnnyMay 5, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. The Dead AliveMarch 9, 1953 · Potato Plus
Cavalcade of America 1 episode, 1949
  1. The Unheroic HeroFebruary 21, 1949 · Potato Plus
Railroad Hour 1 episode, 1950
  1. IreneNovember 6, 1950 · Potato Plus
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1 episode, 1950
  1. The Adam Kegg MatterNovember 11, 1950 · Potato Plus

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