8Acting
Johnny Carson
- Born
- 1925-10-23
- Died
- 2005-01-23
- Birthplace
- Corning, Iowa, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
138 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
We Are Made of Star Stuff
2027 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Soccer's American Dream
2026 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Movie
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) · Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Movie
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
2025 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bad Hostage
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
2023 · Movie
Self (Archive Footage)
Finster
2022 · Movie
Cast
Lucy and Desi
2022 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
2021 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Audrey
2020 · Movie
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
2020 · Movie
Himself
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Sounds of Baseball
2020 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019 · TV Show
Self
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Game Changers
2018 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Front Runner
2018 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 · Movie
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Nineties
2017 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
The Swingin' A's
2017 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
There's... Johnny!
2017 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Seventies
2015 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Life Itself
2014 · Movie
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
2014 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014 · Movie
Himself (Archive Footage)
Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
2013 · Movie
Himself
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013 · Movie
Self (Archive Footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012 · Movie
Self
The Best of Johnny Carson
2010 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Minnie Riperton Story
2009 · Movie
(archive footage)
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008 · Movie
Self
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2007 · Movie
Cast
Carson Country
2006 · Movie
Cast · Writer
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006 · Movie
Cast
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
2003 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002 · Movie
Cast
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998 · Movie
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
1996 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
Cast
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
1994 · Movie
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
1994 · Movie
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
1994 · Movie
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
1994 · Movie
Self - Host
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992 · Movie
Himself
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 · Movie
Self
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
Johnny Carson (voice)
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987 · Movie
Himself - Guest
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Movie
Self
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987 · Movie
Self
Mr. President
1987 · TV Show
Creator
Whales!
1987 · Movie
Narrator
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 · Movie
Self
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
1986 · Movie
Himself
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986 · Movie
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Movie
Cast
Night Court
1984 · TV Show
Johnny Carson
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983 · Movie
Self
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sheena Easton: Act One
1983 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
Cheers
1982 · TV Show
Johnny Carson
Johnny Goes Home
1982 · Movie
Self · Writer
Newhart
1982 · TV Show
Cast
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
1981 · Movie
Himself
Lewis & Clark
1981 · TV Show
Creator
Lucy Moves to NBC
1980 · Movie
Self
Mickey's 50
1978 · Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · TV Show
Self
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
1977 · Movie
Himself
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Movie
(archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 · Movie
Self
Joys
1976 · Movie
Self
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976 · Movie
Self
Cancel My Reservation
1972 · Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
1972 · Movie
Self
Pure Goldie
1971 · Movie
Self
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
1970 · Movie
Self - Host
Carnival Nights
1968 · Movie
Self
Here's Lucy
1968 · TV Show
Johnny Carson
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
Self · The Mystery Person (uncredited) · Dick Martin (uncredited) · Self (uncredited)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968 · TV Show
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · TV Show
Narrator
Murder at N.B.C.
1966 · Movie
Cast
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966 · TV Show
Cast
Stuart Little
1966 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
1965 · Movie
Self - Host
Get Smart
1965 · TV Show
Herald (uncredited) · Special Guest Conductor
Looking for Love
1964 · Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self - Host
You're in the Picture
1961 · TV Show
Himself
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · TV Show
Self - Host · Self
The Dick Clark Show
1958 · TV Show
Self
Three Men on a Horse
1957 · Movie
Erwin Trowbridge
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV Show
Self - Guest Host
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956 · Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · TV Show
Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV Show
Self · Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host · Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Presenter
Miss Universe
1955 · TV Show
Host
The Johnny Carson Show
1955 · TV Show
Himself · Creator
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
Self
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self
The United States Steel Hour
1953 · TV Show
Cast
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV Show
Knight Who Makes Point of Order · Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
Self · The Masked Killer (uncredited). · Self - Cameo
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV Show
Johnny Carson
What's My Line?
1950 · TV Show
Self
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
Self
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
Date unknown · Movie
Self (archive footage)