Portrait of Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

Acting

Biography

John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Carson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: October 23, 1925

Place of Birth: Corning, Iowa, USA

Filmography

2024
Luther: Never Too Much

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Bad Hostage

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Butterfly in the Sky

as Self (archive footage)

2023
2023
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Lucy and Desi

as Self (archive footage)

2021
The Capote Tapes

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

as Self (archive footage)

2021
2020
Audrey

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2020
The Sounds of Baseball

as Self (archive footage)

2020
My Darling Vivian

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Mike Wallace Is Here

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Front Runner

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2018
Game Changers

as Self (archive footage)

2017
This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Jerry Before Seinfeld

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Nineties

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2017
The Swingin' A's

as Self (archive footage)

2015
The Seventies

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Life Itself

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2014
The Battered Bastards of Baseball

as Himself (Archive Footage)

2013
2013
Behind the Candelabra

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2013
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Minnie Riperton Story

as (archive footage)

2007
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Seinfeld: How It Began

as Self (archive footage)

2003
1998
The Newton Boys

as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

1989
The Simpsons

as Johnny Carson (voice)

1985
1984
Night Court

as Johnny Carson

1983
Sheena Easton: Act One

as Self (uncredited)

1982
Cheers

as Johnny Carson

1982
1978
1976
Joys

as Self

1972
Cancel My Reservation

as Himself (uncredited)

1971
Columbo

as Self - TV Host (uncredited)

1971
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Here's Lucy

as Johnny Carson

1968
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

1966
Stuart Little

as Narrator

1965
Get Smart

as Herald (uncredited)

1965
1964
1961
1958
1958
Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

1957
Three Men on a Horse

as Erwin Trowbridge

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Comedian

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1955
1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Knight Who Makes Point of Order

1950
The Jack Benny Program

as Johnny Carson

1950
The Bob Hope Show

as The Masked Killer (uncredited).

1950
The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Cameo

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

1949