Brad Johnson, who starred in multiple television and film projects including 'Always' and 'Melrose Place,' died at 62 in February.
His first role was in a 1986 episode of CBS' soap opera Dallas. This led to his stint as the Marlboro Man and modeling gigs for Calvin Klein before he started acting. A representative for Johnson confirmed the news to EW.
The actor and former Marlboro Man, who had a recurring role on Melrose Place, died of COVID-19 in February.
“Brad greatly enjoyed improving and enhancing land, in a way that maintained and respected its natural beauty. He confessed, however, that he never was a smoker. Always was Johnson’s first substantial acting gig, and while it didn’t catapult him to superstardom, he was rarely without work, appearing in films like The Philadelphia Experiment II and on episodes of the Outer Limit reboot. Though not the breakout hit that some faith-based films were that followed it, it was still groundbreaking, and had enough for a legacy for reboots and spin-offs. “I lit a million of them, though,” he said. He was 62 years old.
Brad Johnson, an actor who appeared in Steven Spielberg's “Always” and the Fox series “Melrose Place,” died of Covid-19 complications, his talent...
While on the rodeo circuit, he was recruited by a movie scout and began an acting career that would land him in commercials, magazines, films, and television ...
He also became the face of Marlboro for a few years as the Marlboro Man. The actor also appeared on several episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Soldier of Fortune, Inc., Melrose Place and Courthouse. He put them before himself in every way and they know that they could not have been blessed with a better husband and father," the obituary read.
Johnson died of complications from COVID-19 in Fort Worth, Texas, his representative, Linda McAlister, told The Hollywood Reporter. “Brad was a true renaissance ...
Born Oct. 24, 1959, in Tucson, Arizona, Johnson competed on the rodeo circuit in 1984, according to his obituary. “Brad was a true renaissance man,” the actor’s family wrote in his obituary. He was 62.
Brad Johnson, the actor who appeared on Melrose Place and in Steven Spielberg's film Always, has passed away. He was 62.
“Although he was taken too early, he lived life to the fullest. Johnson also constructed a hunting lodge in New Mexico and had a strong interest in restoring Winchester Model 1886 rifles. “He always felt most at home outdoors, and his passion for the land made that evident.
Actor Brad Johnson, the 'Always' and 'Melrose Place' star, was 62-years-old when he died of a COVID-related illness.
Brad Johnson has appeared in several movies, television shows and commercials over the course of his decades-long career. His legacy will continue to live on just as he intended.” “He was larger than life, and he will not be forgotten.