Acting

Dick Johnstone

Born May 16, 1893 · Cumberland, England, UK

Died September 12, 1978 · aged 85

No biography available.

Known For

North by Northwest · 1959

North by Northwest

★ 8.01959

MovieThrillerAdventure

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.

To Kill a Mockingbird · 1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

★ 8.01962

MovieDrama

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

Friendly Persuasion · 1956

Friendly Persuasion

★ 6.61956

MovieDramaWar

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

The Tall Men · 1955

The Tall Men

★ 6.41955

MovieWesternAdventure

Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.

The War of the Worlds · 1953

The War of the Worlds

★ 6.81953

MovieScience FictionAction

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

The Spirit of St. Louis · 1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

★ 6.71957

MovieDramaHistory

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

Filmography

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North by Northwest · 1959

North by Northwest

★ 8.01959

MovieThrillerAdventure

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Barfly (uncredited)

To Kill a Mockingbird · 1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

★ 8.01962

MovieDrama

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion · 1956

Quaker (uncredited)

MovieWesternAdventure

Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.

Miner (uncredited)

The War of the Worlds · 1953

The War of the Worlds

★ 6.81953

MovieScience FictionAction

Man in Church (uncredited)

The Spirit of St. Louis · 1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

★ 6.71957

MovieDramaHistory

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

Aircraft Mechanic (uncredited)

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

Roderick Craven (uncredited)

A Star Is Born · 1954

A Star Is Born

★ 7.11954

MovieDramaMusic

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Spectator (uncredited)

The Seven Year Itch · 1955

The Seven Year Itch

★ 7.01955

MovieComedyRomance

When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.

Vegetarian Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.

Townsman (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days · 1956

Around the World in 80 Days

★ 6.71956

MovieAdventureComedy

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Extra (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful · 1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

★ 7.31952

MovieDramaRomance

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Mourner (uncredited)

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

River of No Return · 1954

River of No Return

★ 6.71954

MovieAdventureWestern

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.

Prospector (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns · 1940

The Invisible Man Returns

★ 6.31940

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

Miner at Colliery (uncredited)

Stars in My Crown · 1950

Stars in My Crown

★ 7.11950

MovieWestern

An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

Townsman (uncredited)

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Robin and the 7 Hoods · 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

★ 6.21964

MovieComedyCrime

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Club Patron (uncredited)

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

Barfly (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You · 1938

You Can't Take It with You

★ 7.51938

MovieComedyRomance

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

Prisoner (uncredited)

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

Legion Member (uncredited)

The Cheyenne Social Club · 1970

The Cheyenne Social Club

★ 6.41970

MovieWesternComedy

Cowboy John O'Hanlan is surprised to learn that someone's left him a business in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He sets out to claim it, only to discover it's a brothel.

Mr. Yancey

A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.

Market Patron (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show · 1960

The Andy Griffith Show

★ 7.61960

SeriesComedyFamily

Andy Taylor is the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.

Mr. Calvin