Deceased

When Did Arnold Johnson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/11/1921Died10/04/2000 (aged 78)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ4795112 ↗TMDb#131832 ↗

Arnold Herbert Johnson was an American actor who played the lead role in the film Putney Swope (1969). The film was directed by Robert Downey Sr. Johnson appeared in Shaft (1971) as Cul, a friend of John Shaft and the owner of a shoeshine parlor. He also had roles in Rocky (1976) and Menace II Society (1993), as Thomas, the religious Christian grandfather of the lead character Caine.

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Filmography28 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1991	RocSeries	Old Barber	70
1991	Pacific StationSeries	Supply Cop	70
1991	The Five HeartbeatsMovie	Mr. Matthews	70
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries	Sam	69
1990	Ferris BuellerSeries	Grandpa	69
1989	Family MattersSeries	Fletcher Thomas	68
1988	SunsetMovie	George	67
1988	The Seventh SignMovie	Janitor	67
1987	My Demon LoverMovie	Fixer	66
1986	MatlockSeries	Calvin Stokes	65
1986	Amazing StoriesMovie	Town Sage	65
1985	Amazing StoriesSeries	Johnny	64
1984	Highway to HeavenSeries	—	63
1984	Racing with the MoonMovie	Tattoo Artist	63
1983	The HitchhikerSeries	Nestor	62
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	—	60
1981	Chu Chu and the Philly FlashMovie	Bum	60
1981	Honky Tonk FreewayMovie	Bank Bum	60
1981	Hill Street BluesSeries	—	60
1979	The DukeSeries	—	58
1978	The White ShadowSeries	Mickey	57
1977	The Hostage HeartMovie	Jimmy Baggs	56
1976	RockyMovie	Spectator (uncredited)	55
1975	The JeffersonsSeries	—	54
1975	Medical StorySeries	Jeremiah Johnson	54
1974	Good TimesSeries	—	53
1972	Sanford and SonSeries	—	51
1971	ShaftMovie	Cul	50