In 1976, Johnson was the roommate of actor Sal Mineo at the time Mineo was murdered. His notable films from this period were Zachariah (1971), The Harrad Experiment (1973) (a film in which Johnson displayed frontal nudity), Lollipop and Roses (1974) and A Boy and His Dog (1975). Johnson continued to work on stage, film and television without breaking into stardom. This exposure led to the quickly forgotten film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970). The play included a "shockingly realistic prison rape" scene portrayed by Johnson. Johnson's first major role was in the 1969 Los Angeles stage production of Fortune and Men's Eyes, in which he played the lead role of Smitty. He subsequently relocated to San Francisco, California, to attend the American Conservatory Theater. After graduating from high school in 1967, he enrolled at the University of Kansas as a theater major, but dropped out after one year. His biography noted that he had previously appeared in Burnt Cork & Melody and The Hullabaloo. As a senior, he played the lead role of Tony in West Side Story. He graduated from Wichita South High School, where he was involved in the high school's theater program. Johnson was raised in poverty in Wichita, Kansas, where his parents relocated when he was six years old.
At the time of his birth, Johnson's mother and father were 16 and 19 years old, respectively. His father, Fredie Wayne Johnson (1930–2017), was a farmer. His mother, Nell (née Wilson) (1933-1975), was a beautician. Donnie Wayne Johnson was born on Decemin Flat Creek, Missouri.
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