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Dots Johnson(1913-1986)

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Dots Johnson in Paisan (1946)
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No Way Out (1950)
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Dots Johnson was born on 3 February 1913 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for No Way Out (1950), The Grissom Gang (1971) and Paisan (1946). He died on 22 August 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 3, 1913
DiedAugust 22, 1986(73)
BornFebruary 3, 1913
DiedAugust 22, 1986(73)
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Known for

No Way Out (1950)
No Way Out
7.4
  • Lefty Jones
  • 1950
The Grissom Gang (1971)
The Grissom Gang
6.7
  • Johnny Hutchins(as Dotts Johnson)
  • 1971
Paisan (1946)
Paisan
7.6
  • Joe - American MP (episode II: Napoli)(as Dots. M. Johnson)
  • 1946
Coley Wallace in The Joe Louis Story (1953)
The Joe Louis Story
5.8
  • Julian Black(as Dotts Johnson)
  • 1953

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Actor



  • Marj Dusay and Robert Lansing in Thirty Dangerous Seconds (1973)
    Thirty Dangerous Seconds
    4.8
    • 1973
  • If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Jim
    • 1972
  • The Grissom Gang (1971)
    The Grissom Gang
    6.7
    • Johnny Hutchins (as Dotts Johnson)
    • 1971
  • The Green Pastures
    TV Movie
    • Corporal
    • 1959
  • The Green Pastures
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Corporal (as Dotts Johnson)
    • 1957
  • Playwrights '56 (1955)
    Playwrights '56
    6.8
    TV Series
    • (as Dotts Johnson)
    • 1956
  • Goodyear Playhouse (1951)
    Goodyear Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Penrod
    • 1955
  • The Mail Story
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Coley Wallace in The Joe Louis Story (1953)
    The Joe Louis Story
    5.8
    • Julian Black (as Dotts Johnson)
    • 1953
  • No Way Out (1950)
    No Way Out
    7.4
    • Lefty Jones
    • 1950
  • Louis Jordan in Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947)
    Reet, Petite, and Gone
    5.8
    • Michaels
    • 1947
  • Francine Everett, Monte Hawley, and Mantan Moreland in Tall, Tan, and Terrific (1946)
    Tall, Tan, and Terrific
    4.7
    Short
    • The Duke
    • 1946
  • Paisan (1946)
    Paisan
    7.6
    • Joe - American MP (episode II: Napoli) (as Dots. M. Johnson)
    • 1946

Soundtrack



  • Paisan (1946)
    Paisan
    7.6
    • performer: "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (uncredited)
    • 1946

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No Way Out (1950)
Trailer 2:36
No Way Out (1950)

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  • Alternative names
    • Dots. M. Johnson
  • Born
    • February 3, 1913
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 1986
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)

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    Taxi driver in New York and recording artist.

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