Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

10/23/1925 – 1/23/2005Corning, Iowa, USA

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.

Filmography (134 titles)

Soccer's American DreamShow

Soccer's American Dream

Self (archive footage) · 2026

Breakdown: 19756.8Movie

Breakdown: 1975

Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) · 2025

Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football7.0Show

Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football

Self (archive footage) · 2025

John Candy: I Like Me7.9Movie

John Candy: I Like Me

Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) · 2025

6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote8.0Movie

6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote

Self (archive footage) · 2024

Luther: Never Too Much8.0Movie

Luther: Never Too Much

Self (archive footage) · 2024

Bad Hostage7.0Movie

Bad Hostage

Self (archive footage) · 2024

Jim Henson Idea Man7.9Movie

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self (archive footage) · 2024

Butterfly in the Sky8.3Movie

Butterfly in the Sky

Self (archive footage) · 2024

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.Movie

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

Self (archive footage) · 2023

The Man Who Stole Einstein's BrainMovie

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

Self (archive footage) · 2023

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields7.4Show

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Self (archive footage) · 2023

The Many Faces of Jim Carrey7.2Movie

The Many Faces of Jim Carrey

Self (Archive Footage) · 2023

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner6.4Movie

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Self (archive footage) · 2022

FinsterMovie

Finster

2022

Lucy and Desi7.1Movie

Lucy and Desi

Self (archive footage) · 2022

The Capote Tapes5.9Movie

The Capote Tapes

Self (archive footage) · 2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street7.4Movie

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Self (archive footage) · 2021

Audrey7.1Movie

Audrey

Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2020

The Sounds of BaseballShow

The Sounds of Baseball

Self (archive footage) · 2020

My Darling Vivian7.1Movie

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage) · 2020

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show5.9Movie

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

Self (archive footage) · 2020

The Great Toilet Paper ScareMovie

The Great Toilet Paper Scare

Himself · 2020

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice7.6Movie

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Self (archive footage) · 2019

Mike Wallace Is Here6.5Movie

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage) · 2019

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads10.0Movie

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

Self (archive footage) · 2019

Biography: Comedy IconsShow

Biography: Comedy Icons

Self · 2019

The Front Runner5.9Movie

The Front Runner

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2018

Won't You Be My Neighbor?8.0Movie

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2018

Game Changers7.4Movie

Game Changers

Self (archive footage) · 2018