Kenneth Johnson (Director)

Kenneth Johnson (born October 26, 1942 in Pine Bluff , Arkansas ) is an American screenwriter, film and television director and producer.

Life

Johnson began his career in the film business as a director in the late 1960s. At first he directed several television films until the 1970s. From 1975 to 1976 he was involved as a screenwriter and producer on several episodes of the series The Six Million Dollar Man , on the basis of which he developed the offshoot series The Seven Million Dollar Woman . With The Incredible Hulk , he created another series during this time.

Johnson remained connected to science fiction in the following years and developed other television formats, including the series V - The Extraterrestrial Visitors Are Coming and Alien Nation, as well as the associated film series Alien Nation , for which he also worked as a director.

Most recently, he appeared as a director for various television formats.

Filmography (selection)

as a director

• 1988: Number 5 doesn't give up (Short Circuit 2)
• 1993: The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes Returns)
• 1997: Steel Man
• 1999: Zenon, the little heroine of the 21st century (Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century)
• 1999: The Return of Forgotten Friends (Don't Look Under the Bed)
• 1999–2001: Seven Days - Das Tor zur Zeit (Seven Days , TV series, 10 episodes)
• 2002–2005: JAG - On behalf of honor (JAG , TV series, 11 episodes)

as a screenwriter

• 1975-1976: The Six Million Dollar Man (The Six Million Dollar Man , TV series)
• 1976–1978: The Seven Million Dollar Woman (The Bionic Woman , television series)
• 1977–1982: The Incredible Hulk ( TV series)
• 1984–1985: V - The extraterrestrial visitors are coming (V , TV series)
• 1989–1990: Alien Nation (TV series)

Web links

• Kenneth Johnson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kenneth Johnson homepage