James Allen Preston Sr. (born November 13, 1932) is an American actor. Preston is best known for his role as Ozzie Cleveland on the NBC primetime television series Hill Street Blues which originally aired from 1981 until 1987. Preston was born November 13 (1932) in Washington, D.C. In addition to his role on Hill Street Blues, Preston is also known for his roles as Leo Daltry in Dallas, Richard Matthews in Santa Barbara, court-martial judge Col....
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
As Conn MacCleary
Narrow Margin
As Martin Larner
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
As Pete Webb
Body Heat
As Oscar Grace
Fire Birds
As General Olcott
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
As Alonzo
Aftermath: A Test of Love
As Det. Boland
The White Lions
As Aniel
Steel Justice
As Jeremiah J. Jones
Desperate
As Wiggee
Harvest of Fire
As Sheriff Garrison
The Plutonium Incident
As Dr. Samuels
Silver Streak
As Waiter (uncredited)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
As Wendell Smith
A Few Good Men
As Judge Randolph
Contact
As Senator (uncredited)
Captain Ron
As Magistrate
The Gifted
As Jacob (Adult)
Black Cop
As Narrator
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
As Dawson
Two-Minute Warning
As Policeman
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
Real Life
As Dr. Ted Cleary
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
As Man
The George McKenna Story
As Mr. McKenna
Good Times
Martin
seaQuest DSV
As Charles
All in the Family
As Elmo 'Black Elmo' Bridgewater
The Jeffersons
Punky Brewster
Wonder Woman
As Jazreel
Gimme a Break!
Dallas
As Leo Daltry
Chicago Hope
Carter Country
Amazing Stories
As Prof. Bertram Carver
Hart to Hart
As Mr. Pruitt
Moonlighting
As Dr. Nealy
The A-Team
As Judge
Tales from the Crypt
As Harry
21 Jump Street
As Principal George Messiah
House of Frankenstein
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Sentinel
As Mel Wilkenson
Hill Street Blues
As Ozzie Cleveland (archive footage) (uncredited)
Law & Order
As Congressman Ronald Eaton
Touched by an Angel
As Waters
The New Odd Couple
As Charles Walker
James at 16
As Hazeltine