---
name: "William D. Johnson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-d-johnson"
fi1m_id: "william-d-johnson"
imdb_id: "nm4207924"
tmdb_id: 1209168
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-10T18:49:40.617131+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."
---

# William D. Johnson

## Identity

William D. Johnson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-d-johnson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-d-johnson
- **IMDb ID:** nm4207924
- **TMDB ID:** 1209168
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4207924/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1209168

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 2014–2016
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $177m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4207924/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1209168

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Tusk*](https://film.one/film/tusk.md) (79)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

William D. Johnson is a film and television producer. He founded and chaired Demarest, a finance and production company, and has credits on numerous features and series.

His producing credits include *Tusk* (2014), *Two Night Stand* (2014), *Before I Wake* (2016) and *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016). He served as executive producer on *The Founder* (2016), *The Night Manager* (2016) and other projects. Johnson received an Emmy nomination and is the son of businessman Charles B. Johnson.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Fi1m 77, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md)
- *The Night Manager* (2016), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *Tusk* (2014), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tusk.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *Essex County* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *The Founder* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md)
- *Before I Wake* (2016), Producer
- *The Night Manager* (2016), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *Walter* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Two Night Stand* (2014), Producer
- *Tusk* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/tusk.md)
- *A Most Wanted Man* (2014), Executive Producer
- *5 to 7* (2014), Producer
- *A Single Shot* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Machete Kills* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Paranoia* (2013), Producer
- *Penthouse North* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Byzantium* (2013), Producer
- *Rites of Passage* (2012), as Paramedic · Producer

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