Johnny Carson
ActingJohn 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.
Known For
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Audrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
The Front Runner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself (Archive Footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
Filmography — Acting
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Audrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
The Front Runner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself (Archive Footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
Life Itself
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
Joys
Self
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Self
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Self
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Self (Archive Footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
Game Changers
Self (archive footage)
Murder at N.B.C.
The Capote Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Self (archive footage)
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
Looking for Love
Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Self (archive footage)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self (archive footage)
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Self (Archive Footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Three Men on a Horse
Erwin Trowbridge
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Self (archive footage)
Carnival Nights
Self
Bad Hostage
Self (archive footage)
Lucy Moves to NBC
Self
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Self
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Himself
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Self
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
Self (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Self (archive footage)
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self - Host
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Pure Goldie
Self
Finster
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Himself
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Himself
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
Self - Host
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Himself
The Minnie Riperton Story
(archive footage)
Carson Country
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
Himself
Johnny Goes Home
Self
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Self - Host
Whales!
Narrator
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
The Swingin' A's
Self (archive footage)
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
Self - Host
Sheena Easton: Act One
Self (uncredited)
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
Self - Host
Stuart Little
Narrator (voice)
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
Himself