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
| Homepage | https://www.johnnycarson.com/ |
|---|---|
| Birth Location | Corning, Iowa, USA |
| Born | 1925-10-23 |
| Died | 2005-01-23 |
Movies
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
2022
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
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 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
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
Jerry Before Seinfeld
as Himself
2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me
as Himself (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
2017
The Swingin' A's
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Life Itself
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2014
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
2012
Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Minnie Riperton Story
as (archive footage)
2009
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
as Self (archive footage)
2007
2006
Seinfeld: How It Began
as Himself (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 Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Newton Boys
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
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
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
as Himself
1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Himself
1992
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
1988
Whales!
as Narrator
1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
1987
1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Sheena Easton: Act One
as Self (uncredited)
1983
Johnny Goes Home
as Self
1982
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
1980
1976
Joys
as Self
1976
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
as Self
1972
Cancel My Reservation
as Himself (uncredited)
1972
Pure Goldie
as Self
1971
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as Self - Host
1965
Looking for Love
as Self
1964
Queen of the Orange Bowl
as Kenneth Rausch
1960
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Self
1956