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Darwin Joston (1937–1998)

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"Got a smoke?" Darwin Joston secured himself a permanent place in cult movie history with that particular laconically witty line as laid-back Death Row-bound convict Napoleon Wilson in John Carpenter's outstanding urban action thriller classic Assault on Precinct 13. Wilson was undoubtedly Joston's best role... See full bio »

Born:

Francis Darwin Solomon
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Died:

(age 60) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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1986 ALF (TV series)
Dog-Pound Attendant
– Looking for Lucky (1986) … Dog-Pound Attendant
 
1985 Washingtoon (TV series)
Carl
– Episode #1.8 (1985) … Carl
 
1985 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Jim
– Grin and Bear It (1985) … Jim
 
1985 Knight Rider (TV series)
Burgers
– Ten Wheel Trouble (1985) … Burgers
 
1985 Remington Steele (TV series)
Dock Worker #1
– Now You Steele It, Now You Don't (1985) … Dock Worker #1
 
1984 Spencer (TV series)
– The World's Worst Date (1984)
 
1984 Airwolf (TV series)
Airport security officer
– Flight #093 Is Missing (1984) … Airport security officer (uncredited)
 
1982 Time Walker
Lt. Plummer
 
1981 Gunmen's Blues (short)
Man with No Name/Mr. Smith
 
1980 Coast to Coast
Drunken Trucker #2
 
1980 The Fog
Dr. Phibes
 
1977 Eraserhead
Paul
 
1976 Assault on Precinct 13
Napoleon Wilson
 
1976 Shazam! (TV series)
Jasper
– Finders Keepers (1976) … Jasper
 
1976 Rattlers
Palmer (as Darwin Jostin)
 
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Ducas
– Vendetta (1974) … Ducas
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
Cpl. Evans
– The 42nd Street Cavalry (1974) … Cpl. Evans
 
1970-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Craig Cheppa / Jamie / Ned Harrison
– Cross Doublecross (1974) … Jamie
– The Target (1971) … Ned Harrison
– Warrior's Return (1970) … Craig Cheppa
 
1973 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Danny Ferro
– The Ghost of Potter's Field (1973) … Danny Ferro
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Gary Stephens
– I See, Said the Blind Man (1971) … Gary Stephens
 
1971 Cain's Cutthroats
Billy Joe
 
1966-1968 Lassie (TV series)
Ed
– The Holocaust: Part 1 (1968) … Ed (as Darwin Jostin)
– A Time for Courage (1966) … Ed (as Darwin Jostin)
 
1968 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
Pvt. Peterson
– The Field of Death Raid (1968) … Pvt. Peterson
 
1968 The Virginian (TV series)
Dan Moss
– The Gentle Tamers (1968) … Dan Moss
 
1967 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
1st Man
– Gomer and the Card Shark (1967) … 1st Man
 
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1995 The American President (driver)
 
1990 Framed (TV movie) (transportation captain)
 
1990 Wild at Heart (driver)
 
1988 Everybody's All-American (transportation captain)
 
1988 The Night Before (driver captain)
 
1987 Eye on the Sparrow (TV movie) (transportation captain)
 
1987 Back to the Beach (transportation captain)
 
1987 La Bamba (transportation captain)
 
1986 The Ladies Club (transportation captain)
 
1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills (transportation captain)
 
1978 The Buddy Holly Story (driver)
 
1978 Ruby and Oswald (TV movie) (driver)
 
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1969 The Pleasure Machines (boom operator)
 

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Darwin Jostin
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When John Carpenter was writing the screenplay that would become Assault on Precinct 13, he and Joston were neighbors. Carpenter has said that Joston's sardonic sense of humor directly influenced the way Carpenter wrote the Napoleon Wilson character, which Joston later played in the film. See more »

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