J. A. Preston

J. A. Preston
Born	James Allen Preston November 13, 1932 Washington, D.C., USA
Years active	1971–2006

James Allen "J. A." Preston (born November 13, 1932) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Ozzie Cleveland on the 1980s television series Hill Street Blues, and court Martial Judge J.A. Randolph in the 1992 film A Few Good Men.^[1]

Preston was born in Washington, DC, where he attended public schools before earning a track scholarship to a college in North Carolina.^[1] From 1957 to 1972, he was married to Merilyn Alsop (1934–2010), with whom he had three children.^[2] Also appeared on the tv series The A-Team as a judge presiding over a military tribunal convened to try the A-Team.

Selected filmography

• Mississippi Summer (1971)
• The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973) - Dawson
• Two-Minute Warning (1976) - Policeman #1
• Silver Streak (1976) - Waiter (uncredited)
• Real Life (1979) - Dr. Ted Cleary
• Americathon (1979) - Morty
• High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) - Alonzo
• Body Heat (1981) - Oscar Grace
• The White Lions (1981) - Aniel
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) - Conn MacCleary
• Fire Birds (1990) - General Olcott
• Narrow Margin (1990) - Martin Larner
• Captain Ron (1992) - Magistrate
• A Few Good Men (1992) - Judge Julius Alexander Randolph
• Contact (1997) - Senator (uncredited)
• Air Force One (1997) - White House General (uncredited)
• Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006) - Mott

Theatre

• Henry IV, Part 1 – Delacorte Theater (1968)
• Henry IV, Part 2 – Delacorte Theater (1968)
• Freeman – American Place Theatre (1973)^[3]

References

1. "J.A. Preston". IMBdPro.
2. "Merilyn Alsop Preston Taylor: Obituary", May 1, 201.
3. "Search for J.A. Preston". Lortel Archives.

External links

• J. A. Preston at the Internet Movie Database
• "J. A. Preston Biography", Film Reference.