Filmography

Eragon - ( Camera Assistant(- Camera Assistant / Safety (Underwater Unit)) / 2006 / Released / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment )

R.I.C.C.O. - ( / 2002 / Released / )

Get on the Bus - ( Producer(- funding) / 1996 / Released / )

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him - ( Location Scout / 1995 / Released / )

Bad Behaviour - ( Other(- jobfit trainee) / 1993 / Released / )

The Young Americans - ( Camera(- jobfit camera) / 1993 / Released / Standard Films )

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West - ( Special Thanks / 1991 / Released / )

Dick Tracy - ( Other(- mechanic) / 1990 / Released / Touchstone Films )

Homer and Eddie - ( Other(- mechanic) / 1989 / Released / Cineplex Odeon )

Hammett - ( Sound Editor / 1982 / Released / )

Black Angels - ( Knifer / 1970 / Released / )

Hero's Island - ( Pound / 1962 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )

The View From Pompey's Head - ( Bellhop / 1955 / Released / )

TV Credits

Lying Eyes ( 2001 / Released ): Actor

Nantucket: Rock of Changes ( 2001 / Released ): Actor

Stardust ( 2000 / Released ): Actor

Teen Summit Town Hall Meeting: STDs...What You Don't Know Can Hurt You ( 1999 / Released ): Actor

The Crash ( 1999 / Released ): Actor

All AX-S ( 1993 / Released ): Executive Producer / Producer

Diff'rent Strokes ( 1978 / Released ): Writer

The Twilight Zone ( 1959 / Released ): Actor

Full Biography (Back to top)

Cable TV executive who in 1980 founded Black Entertainment TV (BET), the only black-owned and oriented national cable channel, with $15,000 of his own money and a $500,000 investment from cable giant Tele-Communications Inc. Despite a rocky history, the network, which features many music videos by African-American performers, college sports, movies, news and talk shows, has adopted a 24-hour format and Johnson has gradually seen its modest ratings increase. Unafraid to confront MTV with its domination of airing rights to black music videos, Johnson has also worked to produce original TV dramas and celebrity shows for his network and continues to explore the growing realm of pay-per-view TV.

Profession(s):
executive, public affairs manager, press secretary

Sometimes Credited As:
Bob Johnson
Robert Louis Johnson