J. J. Johnston

J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933 – November 4, 2022) was an American theatre and film actor, boxing historian and writer.

Johnston served eighteen months in prison for drug-related offenses before turning to acting.

Johnston died on November 4, 2022, at the age of 89.

Johnston, a former amateur boxer, was the author of several books on the history of boxing.

Johnston performed in the original 1975 production of David Mamet's American Buffalo in Chicago and subsequently performed in the 1983 Broadway production opposite Al Pacino.