Johnny Mathis
Acting • Born 1935-09-30
Biography
Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Guinness world records and music charts historian Paul Gambaccini confirms Mathis record sales have surpassed well over 360 million worldwide. This makes Johnny Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th century after Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (as for 2018). Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, blues, country, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In 2014, Mathis was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Mathis' alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.
Filmography
51 credits
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Movie • 1992
Self
Johnny Mathis - Gold
Movie • 2007
Himself
A Certain Smile
Movie • 1958
Johnny Mathis
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie • 1979
Self
Lizzie
Movie • 1957
Piano Singer
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie • 1990
Self
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Movie • 2014
Self
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
Movie • 2023
Self
Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
Movie • 2001
Himself
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Movie • 2019
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Movie • 2011
Self
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Movie • 2014
Self
The Natalie Cole Special
Movie • 1978
Himself
Just Getting Started
Movie • 2017
Johnny Mathis
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Movie • 2004
Self
'51 Dons
Movie • 2014
Narrator
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Movie • 1995
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Movie • 2024
Self
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Movie • 1992
Self
Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie
Movie • 2004
Johnny Mathis At The BBC
Movie • 2025
American Bandstand
TV • 1957
Self
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Mike Yarwood In Persons
TV • 1976
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self
Cilla
TV • 1968
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Johnny Mathis
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Presenting Susan Anton
TV • 1979
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Muppets Tonight
TV • 1996
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self
Shindig!
TV • 1964
Self - Singer
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
This Is Your Life
TV • 1952
Self
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Himself
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Johnny Mathis (voice)
The Pet Set
TV • 1971
Self
Night-Club
TV • 1968
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self