| Jim Johnston | |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1936 |
| Death Place: | Venice, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Television director |
| Years Active: | 1986–1999 |
Jim R. Johnston (September 8, 1936 – November 15, 2023) was an American television director. He was best known for his directing work on the television programs Babylon 5 and Tour of Duty.[1]
Johnston died on November 15, 2023 at his home in Venice, California, at the age of 87.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1988 | Miami Vice | Director | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Blue de Ville | Director | TV Movie |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Director | 1 episode; S3 E5- 'Encounter in a Closed Room' |
| 1987-1990 | Tour of Duty | Director, writer | Director- 9 episodes, Writer- 1 episode |
| 1989 | Wolf (American TV series) | Director | 1 episode; S1 E9- 'Betrayal' |
| 1989 | Just the Ten of Us | Director | 1 episode; S2 E19- 'Puberty Blues' |
| 1989 | Unsub (TV series) | Director | 1 episode; S1 E3- 'Clean Slate' |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys (TV series) | Director | 1 episode; S1 E11- 'Crossover' |
| 1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Director | 1 episode; S1 E11- 'Shall We Gdansk?' |
| 1991 | One on One with John Tesh | Producer | |
| 1990-1991 | Shades of LA | Director | 4 episodes |
| 1992 | Raven (American TV series) | Director | 1 episode; S1 E7- 'The Death of Sheila' |
| 1994-1996 | Babylon 5 | Director | 12 episodes |
| 1995-1996 | JAG | Director | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Viper | Director | 1 episode; S2 E8- 'Die Laughing' |
| 1996 | Star Command (film) | Director | TV Movie |
| 1996 | Hypernauts | Director | 1 episode; S1 E2- 'The Star Ranger' |
| 1996-1997 | Promised Land | Director | 4 episodes |
| 1996-1997 | Sliders | Director | 4 episodes |
| 1997 | Director | 1 episode; S1 E4- 'It's the Real Thing, Baby' | |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Director | 1 episode; S3 E20- 'Labor of Love' |
| 1998 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Director | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Director | 1 episode; S6 E14- 'Murder, My Suite' | |
| 2022 | The Artist and the Astronaut | Executive Producer | |