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J. A. Preston

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1932 · age 93

James Allen Preston is a retired American actor. Preston is best known for portraying judge Colonel Randolph in the movie A Few Good Men and for his role as Ozzie Cleveland on the NBC prime-time television series Hill Street Blues. He played Conn MacCleary in the movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.

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2011Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the DoorFilm1997ContactFilm, Senator (uncredited)1996The SentinelSeries, Mel WilkensonHarvest of FireFilm, 1996Sheriff Garrison1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries, General ZeitlinThe GiftedFilm, 1993Jacob (Adult)1992A Few Good MenFilm, Judge Randolph1991Aftermath: A Test of LoveFilm, Det. Boland1990Law & OrderSeries, Congressman Ronald EatonFire BirdsFilm, 1990General Olcott198721 Jump StreetSeries, George MessiahDesperateFilm, 1987Wiggee1985Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsFilm, Conn MacCleary1984Punky BrewsterSeries1983The A-TeamSeries, Judge1981Hill Street BluesSeries, Ozzie Cleveland (archive footage) (uncredited)Body HeatFilm, 1981Oscar Grace1980High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will KaneFilm, Alonzo1978DallasSeries, Leo Daltry1976Silver StreakFilm, Waiter (uncredited)1975The JeffersonsSeries1973The Spook Who Sat by the DoorFilm, Dawson1971All in the FamilySeries, Elmo 'Black Elmo' BridgewaterMississippi SummerFilm1932Born13 November 1932

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  • A Few Good Men 1992
  • Contact 1997
  • Body Heat 1981
  • Silver Streak 1976
  • Real Life 1979

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United States
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Actors
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Actor
Status
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Born 1932 · age 93

In the same film or series as J. A. Preston

Janet MargolinAlso in The Plutonium Incident (1980)Tom AldredgeAlso in Harvest of Fire (1996)David SpielbergAlso in Real Life (1979)Cameron ThorAlso in A Few Good Men (1992)Kim ZimmerAlso in Body Heat (1981)