Acting

Johnny Carson

Born 1925-10-23 · Corning, Iowa, USA

Died 2005-01-23

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.

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We Are Made of Star Stuff
as Self (archive footage)
2027
Soccer's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
as Self (archive footage)
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
2025
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Luther: Never Too Much
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Bad Hostage
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
as Self (Archive Footage)
2023
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Finster
2022
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Capote Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Audrey
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Sounds of Baseball
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
as Himself
2020
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)
2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
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)
2018
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2017
There's... Johnny!
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)
2017
The Seventies
as Self (archive footage)
2015
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)
2014
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
as Himself
2013
Behind the Candelabra
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
as Self (Archive Footage)
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
as Self
2012
The Best of Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
2010
The Minnie Riperton Story
as (archive footage)
2009
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
as Self
2008
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2007
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Carson Country
2006
Carson Country
Writer
2006
Seinfeld: How It Began
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
as Self (archive footage)
2002
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1998
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
as Self (archive footage)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
as Self - Host
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
as Self - Host
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
as Self - Host
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
as Self - Host
1994
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
as Himself
1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Self
1992
The Simpsons
as Johnny Carson (voice)
1989
Whales!
as Narrator
1987
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
as Himself - Guest
1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
1987
Mr. President
Creator
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
1987