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J.A. Preston Net Worth
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J.A. Preston net worth is
$1.2 Million
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James Allen Preston was born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA on November 13, 1932. He attended public schools in the nation's capital and earned a track scholarship to a college in North Carolina. J. A. married Merilyn Alsop in 1957. His acting career accelerated to recurring TV series roles when he moved from New York to California in ... | Net Worth | $1.2 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 13, 1932 |
| Place Of Birth | Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Preston attended North Carolina College on a track scholarship and ran the middle distance races. |
| 2 | Merilyn Alsop, the wife of J. A. from 1957 to 1972, was born on October 22, 1934 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA at Freedmen's Hospital because in her hometown women of color were not allowed to bear children in hospitals in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. J. A. and Merilyn had three children: Scotti (daughter) born in 1958, Dominique (daughter) born in 1959, and James Allen, Jr. (son) born in 1961. Merilyn died of natural causes in Annapolis, Mayland, USA on April 26, 2010. |
| 3 | Hobbies include photography and being an aficionado of jazz, collecting albums by John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly. |
| 4 | J. A. chose to use his initials rather than his given name James because there already was a James Preston in Actors Equity when he sought to join the union in the early 1970's. His friends call him Jim. |
| 5 | In March 2014 J. A. was a special invited guest at the Annapolis Film Festival. He was invited to join the viewing and lead the discussion of his 1973 role as Dawson in the film, "The Spook that Sat by the Door.". |
| 6 | He has often been cast as a military officer or in a law enforcement role (police officer, lawyer, or judge). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Deadly Dreams | 2006 | Mott | |
| Old Man Music | 2005 | Short | Doctor |
| Clueless | 1997 | TV Series | Benjamin Davenport |
| House of Frankenstein | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Air Force One | 1997 | White House General (uncredited) | |
| Contact | 1997 | Senator (uncredited) | |
| Touched by an Angel | 1997 | TV Series | Waters |
| The Sentinel | 1997 | TV Series | Mel Wilkenson |
| Chicago Hope | 1996 | TV Series | Judge Rodney Helpurn |
| Harvest of Fire | 1996 | TV Movie | Sheriff Garrison |
| Martin | 1992-1995 | TV Series | Dr. Cliff Waters |
| SeaQuest 2032 | 1995 | TV Series | Charles |
| Sweet Justice | 1994 | TV Series | Col. Campbell |
| A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | 1994 | TV Movie | |
| Empty Nest | 1994 | TV Series | Roland |
| MacShayne: Winner Takes All | 1994 | TV Movie | Pete Webb |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1994 | TV Series | General Zeitlin |
| Nick's Game | 1993 | TV Movie | Sgt. William Twiford |
| The Jackie Thomas Show | 1993 | TV Series | Mr. Watson |
| A Few Good Men | 1992 | Judge Julius Alexander Randolph | |
| Captain Ron | 1992 | Magistrate | |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1992 | TV Series | Harry |
| Jake and the Fatman | 1992 | TV Series | |
| Steel Justice | 1992 | TV Movie | Jeremiah J. Jones |
| Aftermath: A Test of Love | 1991 | TV Movie | Det. Boland |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | 1991 | TV Series | Lt. Peter Johnson |
| Law & Order | 1990 | TV Series | Congressman Ronald Eaton |
| Midnight Caller | 1990 | TV Series | Buchanan |
| The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | 1990 | TV Movie | Wendell Smith |
| Narrow Margin | 1990 | Martin Larner | |
| Fire Birds | 1990 | General Olcott | |
| My Two Dads | 1990 | TV Series | Judge Banion |
| In the Heat of the Night | 1989 | TV Series | Calvin Peterson |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1989 | TV Series | Mr. Ryan |
| Hunter | 1988 | TV Series | Samuel Rhodes |
| Santa Barbara | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Richard Matthews |
| Simon & Simon | 1988 | TV Series | Police Lt. 'Mule' Muldower - Internal Affairs |
| 21 Jump Street | 1987 | TV Series | Principal George Messiah |
| Desperate | 1987 | TV Movie | Wiggee |
| Dallas | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Leo Daltry / Daltry |
| Amazing Stories | 1986 | TV Series | Prof. Bertram Carver |
| The George McKenna Story | 1986 | TV Movie | Mr. McKenna |
| The A-Team | 1986 | TV Series | Judge |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1986 | TV Series | Police Lieutenant Sam McKee |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1986 | TV Series | Judge Hooten |
| Moonlighting | 1986 | TV Series | Dr. Nealy |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | 1986 | TV Series | Vic Dutton |
| Our Family Honor | 1986 | TV Series | Detective Meeker |
| Hill Street Blues | 1982-1985 | TV Series | Ozzie Cleveland |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | 1985 | Conn MacCleary | |
| Hollywood Beat | 1985 | TV Series | Walker |
| T.J. Hooker | 1984 | TV Series | Dr. Ross |
| Gimme a Break! | 1984 | TV Series | |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1984 | TV Series | Det. Ernie Walker |
| Punky Brewster | 1984 | TV Series | Judge William J. Murphy |
| 100 Centre Street | 1984 | TV Movie | Judge Earl Doucette |
| The Paper Chase | 1984 | TV Series | |
| The Yellow Rose | 1984 | TV Series | Lt. Ralph Foster |
| The New Odd Couple | 1983 | TV Series | Mr. Walker |
| Quincy M.E. | 1982 | TV Series | Judge Saunder MacMillan |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1982 | TV Series | Sam Terhune |
| The White Lions | 1981 | Aniel | |
| Body Heat | 1981 | Oscar Grace | |
| High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane | 1980 | TV Movie | Alonzo |
| The Plutonium Incident | 1980 | TV Movie | Dr. Samuels |
| The Chisholms | 1980 | TV Mini-Series | Morgan |
| Hart to Hart | 1979 | TV Series | Mr. Pruitt |
| Americathon | 1979 | Morty | |
| Real Life | 1979 | Dr. Ted Cleary | |
| Roots: The Next Generations | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | President Harper |
| Diff'rent Strokes | 1978 | TV Series | Mr. Thompson |
| Eight Is Enough | 1978 | TV Series | Doctor Fletcher |
| Wonder Woman | 1978 | TV Series | Jazreel |
| Carter Country | 1978 | TV Series | Jesse Haskell |
| James at 16 | 1977 | TV Series | Mr. Hazeltine |
| Police Story | 1977 | TV Series | Parkinson |
| All's Fair | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Allen Brooks |
| Silver Streak | 1976 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Two-Minute Warning | 1976 | Policeman | |
| The Jeffersons | 1975 | TV Series | Rev. Greenwood |
| Good Times | 1975 | TV Series | Walter Ingles |
| All in the Family | 1975 | TV Series | Elmo 'Black Elmo' Bridgewater |
| The Spook Who Sat by the Door | 1973 | Dawson | |
| Mississippi Summer | 1971 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Known for movies
A Few Good Men (1992)
as Judge Julius Alexander Randolph
Body Heat (1981)
as Oscar Grace
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Conn MacCleary
Captain Ron (1992)
as Magistrate
