J.A. Preston

J.A. Preston

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door 2011 House of Frankenstein ★ 6.1 House of Frankenstein 1997 Contact ★ 7.4 Contact 1997 Harvest of Fire ★ 5.8 Harvest of Fire 1996 The Sentinel ★ 7.2 The Sentinel 1996 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 Chicago Hope ★ 7.3 Chicago Hope 1994 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle ★ 7.5 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 1994 MacShayne: Winner Takes All ★ 5.0 MacShayne: Winner Takes All 1994 seaQuest DSV ★ 7.1 seaQuest DSV 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ★ 6.9 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993 The Gifted ★ 5.5 The Gifted 1993 A Few Good Men ★ 7.5 A Few Good Men 1992 Steel Justice ★ 4.8 Steel Justice 1992 Captain Ron ★ 5.6 Captain Ron 1992 Martin ★ 7.6 Martin 1992 Aftermath: A Test of Love ★ 5.9 Aftermath: A Test of Love 1991 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson ★ 7.3 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson 1990 Narrow Margin ★ 6.4 Narrow Margin 1990 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 Fire Birds ★ 5.0 Fire Birds 1990 Tales from the Crypt ★ 8.0 Tales from the Crypt 1989 The George McKenna Story ★ 6.3 The George McKenna Story 1988 Jake and the Fatman ★ 6.2 Jake and the Fatman 1987 Desperate ★ 9.0 Desperate 1987 21 Jump Street ★ 7.2 21 Jump Street 1987 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins ★ 6.3 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985 Amazing Stories ★ 7.5 Amazing Stories 1985 Hollywood Beat ★ 5.0 Hollywood Beat 1985 Moonlighting ★ 7.5 Moonlighting 1985 Punky Brewster ★ 7.3 Punky Brewster 1984 Hardcastle and McCormick ★ 6.5 Hardcastle and McCormick 1983 The A-Team ★ 7.5 The A-Team 1983 The New Odd Couple ★ 5.8 The New Odd Couple 1982 T. J. Hooker ★ 6.5 T. J. Hooker 1982 The White Lions ★ 10.0 The White Lions 1981 Simon & Simon ★ 6.7 Simon & Simon 1981 Gimme a Break! ★ 6.7 Gimme a Break! 1981 Body Heat ★ 7.0 Body Heat 1981 Hill Street Blues ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane ★ 4.7 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane 1980 The Plutonium Incident ★ 6.5 The Plutonium Incident 1980 Hart to Hart ★ 6.9 Hart to Hart 1979 Americathon ★ 3.6 Americathon 1979 Real Life ★ 6.5 Real Life 1979 Roots: The Next Generations ★ 7.4 Roots: The Next Generations 1979 Dallas ★ 6.8 Dallas 1978 Carter Country ★ 5.8 Carter Country 1977 James at 16 ★ 6.8 James at 16 1977 Silver Streak ★ 6.7 Silver Streak 1976 Two-Minute Warning ★ 6.3 Two-Minute Warning 1976 Quincy, M.E. ★ 7.5 Quincy, M.E. 1976 Wonder Woman ★ 7.0 Wonder Woman 1975 The Jeffersons ★ 7.3 The Jeffersons 1975 Good Times ★ 8.0 Good Times 1974 The Spook Who Sat by the Door ★ 6.3 The Spook Who Sat by the Door 1973 Mississippi Summer ★ 8.0 Mississippi Summer 1971 All in the Family ★ 7.8 All in the Family 1971 Black Cop Black Cop