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Director
Johnny Carson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 141028
IMDb ID: nm0001992
Known for: Acting
Born: October 23, 1925
Died: January 23, 2005
Age: 79
Place of birth: Corning, Iowa, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2026
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 7.3
Wikidata: Q310819
Also known as
John Carson • 约翰尼·卡森 • John William Carson
Frequent jobs
Creator (2)Writer (2)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Johnny Carson.
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 • Movie
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Life Itself
2014 • Movie
as Himself (Archive Footage)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Behind the Candelabra
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Front Runner
2018 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Johnny Carson.
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Johnny Carson (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Herald (uncredited) • 1 eps
Get Smart
1965 • Series
as Johnny Carson • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Self - Host • 3757 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Johnny Carson • 1 eps
Night Court
1984 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Johnny Carson.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Behind the Candelabra
2013 • Movie
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Self (Archive Footage)
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Front Runner
2018 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Johnny Carson.
as Johnny Carson (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Self - Host • 3757 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Johnny Carson • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
as Johnny Carson • 1 eps
Night Court
1984 • Series
as Knight Who Makes Point of Order • 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
1951 • Series
as Herald (uncredited) • 1 eps
Get Smart
1965 • Series
as Self - Mystery Guest • 1 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
1 eps
Newhart
1982 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
2 eps
The United States Steel Hour
1953 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Johnny Carson.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Johnny Carson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Johnny Carson.
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
2025 • Movie
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Hostage
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
2023 • Movie
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022 • Movie
Finster
2022 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Johnny Carson.
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Soccer's American Dream
2026 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
2025 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
The Sounds of Baseball
2020 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 7 eps
There's... Johnny!
2017 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Nineties
2017 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Seventies
2015 • Series
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Johnny Carson (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Johnny Carson • 1 eps
Night Court
1984 • Series
1 eps
Newhart
1982 • Series