---
name: "Mel Johnson Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mel-johnson-jr"
fi1m_id: "mel-johnson-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0424436"
tmdb_id: 12887
wikidata_id: "Q3304853"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T07:57:44.194161+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mel Johnson Jr.

## Identity

Mel Johnson Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mel-johnson-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mel-johnson-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0424436
- **TMDB ID:** 12887
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3304853
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Johnson_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3304853, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424436/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12887

Actor. Born 1 January 1953 in Long Island City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, Long Island City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Mel Johnson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Johnson_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3304853, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424436/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12887

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Total Recall*](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md) (84)

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## Biography

Mel Johnson Jr. is an American character actor and producer. A native of Long Island City, New York, he graduated from the High School of Performing Arts and Hofstra University, and began his career in children’s and regional theatre before appearing on Broadway in musicals including *On the Twentieth Century* (1978–1979), *Eubie!* and *The Rink*.

He is best known for playing the mutant taxi driver Benny in the 1990 science-fiction film *Total Recall*. His other screen credits include the recurring role of Broca in the final episodes of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1999), guest appearances in *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1994), *The Practice* (1998) and *Marvel’s Jessica Jones* (2018), and roles in films such as *Hideous!* (1997). He has also worked as a producer on several independent films.

*Sources: latimes.com, imdb.com, reference.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Total Recall* (1990), Fi1m 84, as Benny — [page](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Terror: Devil in Silver* (2026), series, as Mr. Mack
- *Stuck* (2019), as Conductor
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), series, as Justis Ambrose
- *The Vault* (2001), Executive Producer
- *Killjoy* (2000), Producer
- *Sheena* (2000), series, as Rabul
- *The Horrible Doctor Bones* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Ragdoll* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Archibald the Rainbow Painter* (1998), as Benny
- *Liberty!* (1997), series, as Jehu Grant
- *Hideous!* (1997), as Napoleon Lazar
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Dr. Cadney
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, as Broca — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Intimate Stranger* (1991), as Billy
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as Harrison
- *Total Recall* (1990), as Benny — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md)
- *Police Story: The Watch Commander* (1988), as Johnson
- *Police Story* (1988), series, as Johnson
- *Eubie!* (1981), Actor

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