YES Preston
James Allen Preston (born November 13, 1932 in Washington, DC ) is an American actor .
Life
Preston attended Howard University in Washington. After making a few off-Broadway theater appearances in the late 1960s, Preston began his film and television career in the early 1970s. He had in his feature film debut William Bayer's only directorial effort, the drama Mississippi Summer at the side of Robert Earl Jones . This was followed by small roles in the Trans-America Express and two minutes of warning . In 1976, he received one of the leading roles in the short-lived sitcom Tell That Again Darling alongside Richard Crenna and Bernadette Peters , which was discontinued after 24 episodes. Between 1982 and 1985 he played the recurring role of Ozzie Cleveland in the crime series Hill Street Police Station, from 1986 to 1987 he played Leo Daltry in nine episodes of Dallas . Preston had major feature film roles in Remo - Unarmed and Dangerous and in the television film The Embers of Violence .
He was committed to roles as an authority figure from an early age, and typecasting increased with age . He was seen frequently as a judge, including in A Matter of Honor , The A-Team and Chicago Hope . Repeatedly he also played high-ranking officers, as in Air Force One and Airborne - Wings of Steel .
His marriage in 1957 had three children.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1976: Trans-America-Express (Silver Streak)
- 1976: Two-Minute Warning (two-minute warning)
- 1981: Hot Blood - Cold Blood (Body Heat)
- 1985: Remo - Unarmed and Dangerous (Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins)
- 1990: Airborne - steel wings (Fire Birds)
- 1990: Narrow Margin - 12 hours of fear (Narrow Margin)
- 1992: Captain Ron
- 1992: A Few Good Men (A Few Good Men)
- 1997: Air Force One
- 1997: Contact
watch TV
- 1979: Hart to Hart (Hart to Hart)
- 1979: Roots : The Next Generations
- 1982: Quincy (Quincy, ME)
- 1982–1985: Hill Street Police Station (Hill Street Blues)
- 1984: TJ Hooker
- 1986: The A-Team (The A-Team)
- 1986: Magnum (Magnum, pi)
- 1986: Supercat - The Richest Cat in the World
- 1986-1987: Dallas
- 1987: 21 Jump Street - Crime Scene Classroom (21 Jump Street)
- 1987–1988: California Clan (Santa Barbara)
- 1988: Simon & Simon
- 1990: The Night Falcon (Midnight Caller)
- 1990: Law & Order
- 1991: A Blessed Team (Father Dowling Mysteries)
- 1992: Jake and McCabe - Through Thick and Thin (Jake and the Fatman)
- 1996: Chicago Hope - End Station Hope (Chicago Hope)
- 1996: The glow of violence (Harvest of Fire)
- 1997: Clueless - The Chaos Clique (Clueless)
- 1997: The Sentinel - In the Eye of the Hunter (The Sentinel)
Web links
- JA Preston in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- JA Preston in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b biography at Filmreference (English)
- ↑ a b Our Legacy: Actor JA Preston to appear at Annapolis Film Festival in the Capital Gazette (English)
- ↑ Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Preston, YES |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Preston, James Allen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |