J. J. Johnston
J.J. Johnston (born James William Johnston, October 24, 1933, Chicago, Illinois) is an American theatre and film actor and boxing historian and writer. Johnston served eighteen months in prison for drug-related offenses before turning to acting. Books. Johnston, a former amateur boxer, is the author of several books on the history of boxing. Stage work. Johnston performed in the original 1975 production of David Mamet's "American Buffalo" in Chicago.