Johnny Carson
Acting • Born 1925-10-23 – Died 2005-01-23
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.
Filmography
141 credits
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Movie • 1972
Self
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Movie • 1992
Self
The Swingin' A's
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Whales!
Movie • 1987
Narrator
Lucy and Desi
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Movie • 2012
Self
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
Movie • 1994
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
Movie • 1994
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
Movie • 1994
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Movie • 1994
Self - Host
Johnny Goes Home
Movie • 1982
Self
Behind the Candelabra
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Movie • 2013
Himself
Looking for Love
Movie • 1964
Self
The Minnie Riperton Story
Movie • 2009
(archive footage)
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Movie • 1987
Self
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Movie • 2018
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1986
Himself
Finster
Movie • 2022
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Audrey
Movie • 2020
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Movie • 1976
Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Movie • 2006
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Movie • 2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Sheena Easton: Act One
Movie • 1983
Self (uncredited)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Movie • 1986
Self
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Movie • 1986
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
Movie • 1972
Himself (uncredited)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Movie • 1983
Self
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Movie • 1970
Self - Host
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joys
Movie • 1976
Self
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Lucy Moves to NBC
Movie • 1980
Self
This Is Bob Hope...
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Movie • 1956
Self
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Movie • 2008
Self
Game Changers
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Movie • 1992
Himself
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie • 1987
Self
Mike Wallace Is Here
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Movie • 2013
Self (Archive Footage)
Pure Goldie
Movie • 1971
Self
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
Movie • 2020
Himself
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
Movie • 2007
Carson Country
Movie • 2006
The World of Jim Henson
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Movie • 1965
Self - Host
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie • 1998
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
The Front Runner
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life Itself
Movie • 2014
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Movie • 2014
Himself (Archive Footage)
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Stuart Little
Movie • 1966
Narrator
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Movie • 2023
Self (Archive Footage)
Murder at N.B.C.
Movie • 1966
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
Movie • 1978
Self
The Capote Tapes
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Bad Hostage
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Johnny Carson
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Carnival Nights
Movie • 1968
Self
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Three Men on a Horse
Movie • 1957
Erwin Trowbridge
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Movie • 1981
Himself
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie • 1985
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
Movie • 1977
Himself
Breakdown: 1975
Movie • 2025
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Movie • 1976
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Johnny Carson (voice)
Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self - Host
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
TV • 1966
Newhart
TV • 1982
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
The United States Steel Hour
TV • 1953
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Jack Benny Program
TV • 1950
Johnny Carson
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
TV • 1968
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self - Guest Host
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
The Dick Clark Show
TV • 1958
Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV • 2023
Self (archive footage)
You're in the Picture
TV • 1961
Himself
The Red Skelton Show
TV • 1951
Knight Who Makes Point of Order
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
The Masked Killer (uncredited).
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self - Cameo
Columbo
TV • 1971
Self - TV Host (uncredited)
The Nineties
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
Cheers
TV • 1982
Johnny Carson
Miss Universe
TV • 1955
Host
Biography: Comedy Icons
TV • 2019
Self
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Herald (uncredited)
Night Court
TV • 1984
Johnny Carson
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Guest
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Panelist
The Sounds of Baseball
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Self
The Johnny Carson Show
TV • 1955
Himself
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
The Mystery Person (uncredited)
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self - Host
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
The Seventies
TV • 2015
Self (archive footage)
The Red Skelton Show
TV • 1951
Self
There's... Johnny!
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Raise the Flags
TV • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Dick Martin (uncredited)
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV • 1967
Narrator
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Special Guest Conductor