Matt Johnson — Stranger on the Run Character Profile

About Matt Johnson

The homesteader's son who aspires to be a gunman but lacks the necessary steely nature. He requires a fresh start in life and becomes a key figure in the final 20-minute confrontation between Ben, the homesteader, and the sheriff's posse.

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Burns

Appears in

Stranger on the Run (1967)

Role

Supporting

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