Brad Johnson

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Biography

In the former, he had the title role as a bandit-turned-sheriff in the Old West, while in the latter, he was a judge transferred to New York who carried a frontier sense of justice. Johnson, in fact, had been first noticed by a casting director while wrestling steers on the professional rodeo circuit. He earned his SAG card doing a beer commercial. Suggested to Steven Spielberg to play Ted Baker, the slightly dorky aspiring pilot and husband …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

October 24, 1959

Career Milestones

1984

Tured pro on the rodeo circuit

1985

Came to Hollywood to do TV commercial

1989

Feature film debut, "Always"

1993

TV series debut in title role, "Ned Blessing" (CBS)

1995

Co-starred as Judge Wyatt Jackson in short-lived "Courthouse" (CBS)

1996

Played recurring role on "Melrose Place"

1997

Starred in the syndicated series "Soldier of Fortune, Inc."; retitled "S.O.F.: Special Ops Force" for second season

2000

Had starring role in the direct-to-video release "Left Behind"; released theatrically in 2001

2001

Acted in the TNT production "Louis L'Amour's Crossfire Trail"