Arnold Herbert Johnson (November 15, 1921 â€" April 10, 2000) was an
American actor who played the lead role in the film Putney Swope
(1969); in the film, his voice was dubbed by Robert Downey, Sr.
because Johnson could never remember his lines. Johnson appeared in
Shaft (1971 film) as Cul, a friend of John Shaft and the owner of a
shoeshine parlor. He also played a role in the film My Demon Lover
(1987) and had roles in Rocky (1976) and Menace II Society (1993), as
Thomas, the religious Christian grandfather of the lead character
Caine (played by Tyrin Turner).Examples of his television work include
recurring roles as George "Hutch" Hutton in Sanford and Son and as
Fletcher, Mother Winslow's second husband, on the sitcom Family
Matters. He guest-starred as Uncle Buddy in a Christmas episode of The
Jeffersons, titled "George Finds a Father". He also guest-starred as
Hubert Johnson on Good Times in the episode titled "A Place to
Die".Johnson died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 78.
American actor who played the lead role in the film Putney Swope
(1969); in the film, his voice was dubbed by Robert Downey, Sr.
because Johnson could never remember his lines. Johnson appeared in
Shaft (1971 film) as Cul, a friend of John Shaft and the owner of a
shoeshine parlor. He also played a role in the film My Demon Lover
(1987) and had roles in Rocky (1976) and Menace II Society (1993), as
Thomas, the religious Christian grandfather of the lead character
Caine (played by Tyrin Turner).Examples of his television work include
recurring roles as George "Hutch" Hutton in Sanford and Son and as
Fletcher, Mother Winslow's second husband, on the sitcom Family
Matters. He guest-starred as Uncle Buddy in a Christmas episode of The
Jeffersons, titled "George Finds a Father". He also guest-starred as
Hubert Johnson on Good Times in the episode titled "A Place to
Die".Johnson died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 78.
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