Mel Johnson Jr.

Mel Johnson Jr. is an American character actor and film producer from Long Island City, Queens, in New York City.

For other uses, see Mel Johnson (disambiguation).
Mel Johnson Jr.
Born
Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor, producer, theatre director
Years active1978–present

Biography

Johnson portrays the mutant cab driver Benny in the 1990 hit science fiction film, Total Recall. He also starred in the Broadway musical, On the Twentieth Century and appeared in the Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park" 2005 revival of Two Gentlemen of Verona.[1] He was also in the musical The Rink.

Johnson played Broca, the Cardassian who succeeds Damar in becoming the leader of the Cardassian Union in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's final two episodes, "The Dogs of War" and "What You Leave Behind". Johnson has also guest starred in The Munsters Today, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Practice. His other motion picture credits include Off the Mark, American Blue Note, Murder By Numbers, Hideous!, Archibald the Rainbow Painter and In the Shadow of the Cobra.

Johnson served as the creative head of Full Moon Entertainment label Alchemy Entertainment/Big City Pictures. His credits as producer while there include Ragdoll, The Horrible Dr. Bones, Killjoy and The Vault.

Credits

Broadway

Film
  • Eubie! (1981)
  • Crocodile Dundee (1986)
  • Off the Mark (1987)
  • American Blue Note (1989)
  • Murder by Numbers (1990)
  • Total Recall (1990)
  • Intimate Stranger (1991)
  • Hideous! (1997)
  • Archibald the Rainbow Painter (1998)
  • In the Shadow of the Cobra (2004)

As producer:

  • Ragdoll (1999)
  • The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)
  • Killjoy (2000)
  • The Vault (2000)

Television

Notes
  1. Brantley, Ben. "Shakespeare in the Park Review; Enter 'Two Gentlemen' For a Sexy Sip of Sangría", The New York Times, August 29, 2005
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