American grindcore musician.
Founder of United British Artists.
Attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, UK.
According to several sources, Johnson was at least considered for the part of "James Bond" in Dr. No . Some say he was actually offered the part but turned it down because he did not want to sign a multi-picture contract. Nonetheless, he did play a very Bondian version of British detective Bulldog Drummond in two late sixties films, Deadlier Than the Male and Some Girls Do .
Father of Sorel Johnson and renowned board game designer Jervis Johnson (who created modern classics like Blood Bowl or Space Hulk) (b. 1959) with Sheila Sweet , Jennifer Johnson with Marie-Louise Nordlund , and Nicholas Johnson (b. 1976) with Franoise Pascal.
Father-in-law of Will Parnell.
Son of Frances Louisa Olive Tweed and Keith Holcombe Johnson.
(August 2003) Gave a full length commentary for The Haunting DVD.
M-G-M were pleased with Johnsons work in Never So Few and signed him to a multi-picture deal, hoping to build him into a new star. They insisted that a role be written into the screenplay of King of Kings for him, although the film was about to start shooting. Johnsons role - as a character not mentioned in the Bible - took up nearly an hour of screen time, and was then deleted in its entirety before the film reached cinemas.
He was considered for the roles of Dr. Hans Fallada, Dr. Bukovsky, Sir Percy Heseltine and Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce .
He was offered the role of James Bond in Dr. No but turned it down.
He died only one day before his Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. , Julius Caesar and Treasure Island co-star Christopher Lee.
He has two roles in common with his Breaking the Code co-star Derek Jacobi : (1) Johnson played King Claudius of Denmark in "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" {Hamlet (#3.30)} while Jacobi played him in Hamlet and Johnson played the Roman Emperor Claudius in "Churchills People" {The Lost Island } while Jacobi played him in "I, Claudius" .
He was educated at Parkfield and Felsted Schools.
He died in the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea.
In 1969 he founded Pagent Entertainments Ltd to produce plays the first being a production of Brief Lives at the Criterion Theatre in London.
16 years prior to playing Bulldog Drummond in Deadlier Than the Male hed had a small part in Calling Bulldog Drummond.
His remains were cremated.
New York Post columnist.
Nephew of Loyola OConnor , Mary H. OConnor.
British jockey.
