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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-10-23

Day of Death

2005-01-23 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Corning, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

John Carson

约翰尼·卡森

Johnny Carson

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.

Known For

Acting

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as

Self (archive footage)

Live at Mister Kelly's

2021

Live at Mister Kelly's

as

Self (archive footage)

The Newton Boys

1998

The Newton Boys

as

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Swingin' A's

2017

The Swingin' A's

as

Self (archive footage)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as

Self (archive footage)

Whales!

1987

Whales!

as

Narrator

Lucy and Desi

2022

Lucy and Desi

as

Self (archive footage)

Behind the Candelabra

2013

Behind the Candelabra

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Minnie Riperton Story

2009

The Minnie Riperton Story

as

(archive footage)

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

as

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Finster

2022

Finster

as

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

2003

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

as

Self (archive footage)

Audrey

2020

Audrey

as

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Seinfeld: How It Began

2004

Seinfeld: How It Began

as

Self (archive footage)

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2021

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

as

Self (archive footage)

Sheena Easton: Act One

1983

Sheena Easton: Act One

as

Self (uncredited)

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

2023

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

as

Self (archive footage)

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as

Self (archive footage)

Butterfly in the Sky

2024

Butterfly in the Sky

as

Self (archive footage)

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

2023

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

as

Self (archive footage)

Cancel My Reservation

1972

Cancel My Reservation

as

Himself (uncredited)

Faye

2024

Faye

as

Self (archive footage)

Faye

2024

Faye

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as

Self (uncredited)

Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents

1996

Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents

as

Self (archive footage)

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

2016

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017

Whitney: Can I Be Me

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joys

1976

Joys

as

Self

Jerry Before Seinfeld

2017

Jerry Before Seinfeld

as

Self (archive footage)

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as

Self (archive footage)

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as

Self (archive footage)

Game Changers

2018

Game Changers

as

Self (archive footage)

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

as

Self (archive footage)

Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story

2013

Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story

as

Self (Archive Footage)

Pure Goldie

1971

Pure Goldie

as

Self

Paul Williams Still Alive

2011

Paul Williams Still Alive

as

Self (archive footage)

The World of Jim Henson

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as

Self (archive footage)

My Darling Vivian

2020

My Darling Vivian

as

Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra Spectacular

1965

Frank Sinatra Spectacular

as

Self - Host

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as

Self - Roastee (archive footage)

The Front Runner

2018

The Front Runner

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Life Itself

2014

Life Itself

as

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

2014

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

as

Himself (Archive Footage)

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

2007

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

as

Self (archive footage)

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

2019

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

as

Self (archive footage)

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

2024

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Stuart Little

1966

Stuart Little

as

Narrator

Koyaanisqatsi

1983

Koyaanisqatsi

as

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker

2014

Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker

as

Self (archive footage)

Luther: Never Too Much

2024

Luther: Never Too Much

as

Self (archive footage)

Mickey's 50

1978

Mickey's 50

as

Self

The Capote Tapes

2021

The Capote Tapes

as

Self (archive footage)

Bad Hostage

2024

Bad Hostage

as

Self (archive footage)

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

2013

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

as

Self (archive footage)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Johnny Carson (voice)

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Johnny Carson

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Comedian

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Johnny Carson

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self - Guest Host

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as

Self (archive footage)

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Knight Who Makes Point of Order

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

The Masked Killer (uncredited).

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self - Cameo

Columbo

Columbo

as

Self - TV Host (uncredited)

The Nineties

The Nineties

as

Self (archive footage)

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Cheers

Cheers

as

Johnny Carson

Get Smart

Get Smart

as

Herald (uncredited)

Night Court

Night Court

as

Johnny Carson

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

The Sounds of Baseball

The Sounds of Baseball

as

Self (archive footage)

The Playboy Murders

The Playboy Murders

as

Self (archive footage)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self (uncredited)

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

as

Self - Host

The Seventies

The Seventies

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing