Bart Johnson

Barton Robert Johnson (born December 13, 1970) is an American actor, best known for his role as Coach Jack Bolton in the High School Musical film series. He was exposed to the TV and film industry at a young age and began his career in the mid-1990s. His film debut was My Family in 1995. He has also appeared in recurring roles on TV shows Hyperion Bay, Lifetime's The Client List, and Hawaii Five-0. He also appeared in the 2018 adaptation of Little Women.

Early life

Johnson was born in Hollywood, California, one of seven children. Their mother Charlene Johnson is a television hairstylist, and so Bart spent much of his early childhood on television sets such as The Brady Bunch, Mork and Mindy, and Charlie's Angels. His first acting experience was a production of West Side Story. Johnson attended college at the University of Utah as a pre-med student before deciding to transfer to Yale University's drama program.

Career Johnson first appeared in film with My Family in 1995. He then had guest roles on the following TV shows: Diagnosis Murder (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1997), Sunset Beach (1997), Jag (1997, 2004), and Babylon 5 (1998). From 1998 to 1999, He starred in a Hallmark movie, The Christmas Spirit, alongside Nicollette Sheridan. Johnson also appeared in the 2013 vampire comedy Vamp U. He portrayed Senator Gordon H. Smith in The Saratov Approach, a film based on the 1998 kidnapping of LDS missionaries in Saratov, Russia. He has worked on multiple projects with his brothers, including a short film about the brothers' adventures in Mexico entitled "The Run," as well as "Waffle Street," an independent movie filmed in Lehi, Utah. in 2011. In 2018, he played Papa March in a modern-day adaptation of Little Women. In 2020, he appeared as Siena Agudong's character's father on Hawaii Five-0.

Johnson is the owner of the Johnson Mill Bed & Breakfast in Midway, Utah, near Park City, Utah. According to a 2008 website article WorkHomeYou.com, Redbook determined it to be one of the four most romantic in the country. In 2012, it was awarded the AAA Four Diamond Award. Johnson converted the bed and breakfast into a treatment center for those recovering from drug addictions. In 2019, he accompanied his son Baylen on a humanitarian trip to Samoa, where they joined a group of youth to build a classrooms for two weeks. He and wife Robyn Lively are practicing members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1993 Crossroads Frosty Television series (Episode: "The Last Roundup") 1994 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Clint Television series (Episode: "Back at the Ranch") 1995 Diagnosis: Murder Officer Black Television series (Episode: "A Blast from the Past") My Family Young Officer Thunder Alley Buzzard Boy Television series (Episode: "Buzz Off, Buzzard Boy") 1997 The Date Biff Sunset Beach Man Television series Clueless Shnerv Mchnick Television series (Episode: "I'm in with the Out Crowd") Walker, Texas Ranger Wyatt McLain Television series (Episode: "The Fighting McLains") JAG Lt. Johnson Television series (Episode: "Impact") 1998 Babylon 5 Ranger Television series (Episode: "The Paragon of Animals") 1998–1999 Hyperion Bay Nelson Tucker Television series 2003 Tremors Jared Mack Television series (Episode: "Water Hazard") 2004 CSI: Miami Matt Bolton Television series (Episode: "Blood Moon") JAG Army Specialist Ray Scanlon Television series (Episode: "Camp Delta") Strong Medicine Jake Matousak Television series (Episode: "Foreign Bodies") 2006 High School Musical Coach Jack Bolton Television movie Eve Anthony Television series (Episode: "Diva Day Care") Simon Says Garth 2007 Happy Valley Doug Taking Five Mark Thompson Daddy Day Camp Phil Jacobs High School Musical 2 Coach Jack Bolton Television movieLas Vegas Barry Bertowski Television series (Episode: "Head Games") 2008 Desertion Daniel Murder.com Garner High School Musical 3: Senior Year Coach Jack Bolton Animals Vaughn "The Run" Scott Short film; also writer and director 2009 The Harsh Life of Veronica Lambert Terry Evil Angel Jeff Morgan The Cell 2 Skylar Locker 13 Eugene MacClemore The Yankles Sledge Dixon 2010 Monster Mutt Jeff Taylor Beautiful Wave Stuck The Saratov Approach Senator Gordon H. Smith 2012 6 Bucks and a Bottle of Water As himself Documentary internet film; also producer 2013 The Christmas Spirit Daniel Huntslar Television film 2014 Saints and Soldiers: The Void Captain Derrick Davis 2015 Gortimer Gibbons' Life on Normal Street Will Fuller/Bucky FullerHoxsey NCIS Dean Hudson Television series (Episode: "Incognito") 2017 Small Town Crime Carl Nevile 2018 Little Women Papa March All American Coach Hanson; football booster Television series (Episode: "All Eyez On Me") 2020 The Rookie Jerry Havel Television series (Episode: "Day of Death") Hawaii Five-0 Jake Television series (Episode: "E ho'i na keiki oki uaua o na pali") 2020 Held Henry 2021 Once I Was Engaged Curt Carrington 2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Stanley Television series (Episode: "Spring Cleaning") 2022 Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Steve Parston Television movie 2023 Quantum Leap First Officer Paul Kirk Television series (Episode: "The Friendly Skies") High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Bart Johnson/Coach Bolton Recurring role (season 4) 2024 Someone Like You Dr. Jim Allen Landman Patrick Ramsey Television series (Episode: "Landman")