14 Facts About Clark Johnson

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Clark Johnson was born on September 10,1954 and is an American-Canadian actor and director who has worked in both television and film.

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Clark Johnson has three siblings including jazz singer Molly Johnson and actress and singer Taborah Johnson.

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Clark Johnson was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the seventh round of the 1978 CFL Draft but ultimately did not play professionally.

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Clark Johnson started in film doing special effects, including David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone.

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Clark Johnson began performing in feature films in 1981, landing roles in the films Killing 'em Softly, Colors, Wild Thing, Adventures in Babysitting, and Nowhere to Hide.

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Clark Johnson starred in the first episode of The Women of Brewster Place in 1989 as Butch Fuller.

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In 1993, Clark Johnson became part of the original cast of the television series Homicide: Life on the Street playing Detective Meldrick Lewis for all seven seasons and the reunion movie, as well as directing several episodes.

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8.

Clark Johnson made the transition to director with the season four episode "Map of the Heart".

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Clark Johnson worked on The Wire, reuniting with writer David Simon.

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Clark Johnson directed the pilot episode "The Target", the second and fifth first-season episodes, and the series finale.

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Clark Johnson directed the season finale for the show's first season.

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Clark Johnson directed the first episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 of the 2005 mini-series Sleeper Cell.

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Clark Johnson directed the first and last episodes of The Shield, along with other episodes of that series.

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Clark Johnson directed the pilot episode of the FX drama Lights Out.