J.A. Preston
Acting
Born 1932-11-13
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
59 credits
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James Allen Preston Sr. (born November 13, 1932) is an American actor. Preston is best known for his role as Ozzie Cleveland on the NBC primetime television series Hill Street Blues which originally aired from 1981 until 1987. Preston was born November 13 (1932) in Washington, D.C. In addition to his role on Hill Street Blues, Preston is also known for his roles as Leo Daltry in Dallas, Richard Matthews in Santa Barbara, court-martial judge Col. J. A. Randolph, USMC in the 1992 film A Few Good Men, and the minor but important role of a USAF Major General in Air Force One (1997). He was a series regular in the short-lived CBS sitcom All's Fair which ran just one season (1976-77). In it he played an assistant to conservative newspaper columnist Richard Barrington (played by Richard Crenna). Preston also appeared on the NBC television series The A-Team as a judge (Col. Thomas Milo) presiding over a military tribunal convened to try the A-Team. He also appeared in 3 episodes of Martin as Gina’s (Tisha Campbell-Martin) father Dr. Cliff Waters.
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Filmography
Acting
50 credits
Law & Order
Chicago Hope
Dallas
Roots: The Next Generations
The A-Team
Hill Street Blues
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
21 Jump Street
Quincy, M.E.
Touched by an Angel
Hart to Hart
T. J. Hooker
Simon & Simon
Tales from the Crypt
Moonlighting
All in the Family
seaQuest DSV
Martin
Amazing Stories
The Sentinel
A Few Good Men
Hardcastle and McCormick
Contact
Wonder Woman
Body Heat
Hollywood Beat
Silver Streak
James at 16
The New Odd Couple
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Narrow Margin
Captain Ron
Fire Birds
Two-Minute Warning
Real Life
Americathon
The George McKenna Story
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
The Plutonium Incident
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Harvest of Fire
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
The White Lions
Desperate
Steel Justice
Aftermath: A Test of Love
Black Cop
The Gifted
Other credits
9 credits
Jake and the Fatman
Punky Brewster
The Jeffersons
Good Times
Gimme a Break!
Carter Country
House of Frankenstein
Mississippi Summer
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
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