Mel Johnson Jr. is an American character actor and film producer from

Long Island City Long Island City (LIC) is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the extreme western tip of Queens, a borough in New York City. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; New Calvary Cemetery in Sunnyside to the ...

, Queens, in New York City.

Biography

Johnson portrays the mutant cab driver and Mars secret agent Benny in the 1990 hit science fiction film '' Total Recall''. He also starred in the Broadway

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'' On the Twentieth Century'' and appeared in the Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park" 2005 revival of ''

Two Gentlemen of Verona ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tent ...

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"Shakespeare in the Park Review; Enter 'Two Gentlemen' For a Sexy Sip of Sangría"
''The New York Times'', August 29, 2005 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 ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...

''s final two episodes, " The Dogs of War" and "

What You Leave Behind "What You Leave Behind" is the series finale of the television show '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', the 175th and 176th episodes, the 25th and 26th episodes of the seventh season. The episode was written by showrunner Ira Steven Behr and Hans ...

". 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 ''

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'', ''The Horrible Dr. Bones'', ''

Killjoy Killjoy may refer to: Characters * Killjoy, in Charlton Comics' ''E-Man'' series * Killjoy, in the video game ''Valorant'' * Killjoy, in the Marvel Comics series '' Weapon P.R.I.M.E.'' * Killjoy, in the movie ''The Ice Pirates'' * Dr. Killjoy, i ...

'' and ''The Vault''.

Credits

Broadway

*'' On the Twentieth Century'' (1978–1979) *''

Eubie! ''Eubie!'' Is a revue featuring the music of jazz/swing composer Eubie Blake, with lyrics by Noble Sissle, Andy Razaf, Johnny Brandon, F. E. Miller, and Jim Europe. As with most revues, the show features no book, but instead showcases 23 of Eubie ...

'' (1978–1979) *'' The Rink'' (1984) *''

Rap Master Ronnie ''Rap Master Ronnie'' is the name of several musical comedies developed by Garry Trudeau and Elizabeth Swados throughout the 1980s, including a 1984 off-Broadway "partisan revue," a music video, and a made for TV movie starring The Smothers Brother ...

'' (1984) *'' Big Deal'' (1986) *'' The Lion King'' (1997–present) *''

Hot Feet ''Hot Feet'' is a jukebox musical featuring the music of Earth, Wind & Fire, a book by Heru Ptah and was conceived, directed, and choreographed by Maurice Hines. The musical opened on Broadway at the Foxwoods Theatre (then the Hilton Theatre) on ...

'' (2006) *''

Jekyll & Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...

'' (2013) *'' Kiss Me, Kate'' (2019)

Film

*''Eubie!'' (1981) *''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: *''

'' (1999) *''The Horrible Dr. Bones'' (2000) *''

'' (2000) *''The Vault'' (2000)

Television

*'' Gimme a Break!'' (1985) *'' The New Mike Hammer'' (1986) *'' My Two Dads'' (1988) *'' Police Story: The Watch Commander'' (1988) *''

Designing Women ''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS from September 29, 1986, to May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomason M ...

'' (1989) *'' Life Goes On'' (1989) *'' The Munsters Today'' (1991) *''

On the Air On the Air may refer to: *On the Air (album), ''On the Air'' (album), 1984, by Billy Preston *On the Air (TV series), ''On the Air'' (TV series), an American sitcom *On the Air (film), ''On the Air'' (film), a 1934 British musical comedy *On the A ...

'' (1992) *'' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (1994) *'' New York Undercover'' (1997) *''

Liberty! The American Revolution ''Liberty! The American Revolution'' is a six-hour documentary miniseries about the Revolutionary War, and the instigating factors, that brought about the United States' independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. It was first broadcast o ...

'' (1997) *'' The Practice'' (1998) *'' Sunset Beach'' (1999) *''

'' (1999) *'' Sheena'' (2001) *''

Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appeared in ''Alias'' #1 (November 2001) ...

'' (2018)

Notes

External links

* * Listen to Mel Johnson on Spotlight on Connecticut - Visit https://web.archive.org/web/20080315044829/http://spotlightonct.com/2_04_08_Mel_Johnson.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Mel Jr. African-American male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Long Island City, Queens