Johnny Carson

Acting

October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005 (aged 79)

Corning, 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

Soccer's American Dream

Soccer's American Dream2026 · Self (archive footage)

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 19752025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)

Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football

Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football2025 · Self (archive footage)

John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me2025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)

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

6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote2024 · Self (archive footage)

Luther: Never Too Much

Luther: Never Too Much2024 · Self (archive footage)

Bad Hostage

Bad Hostage2024 · Self (archive footage)

Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man2024 · Self (archive footage)

Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky2024 · Self (archive footage)

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.2023 · Self (archive footage)

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain2023 · Self (archive footage)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields2023 · Self (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Jim Carrey

The Many Faces of Jim Carrey2023 · Self (Archive Footage)

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner2022 · Self (archive footage)

Finster

Lucy and Desi

Lucy and Desi2022 · Self (archive footage)

The Capote Tapes

The Capote Tapes2021 · Self (archive footage)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021 · Self (archive footage)

Audrey

Audrey2020 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Sounds of Baseball

The Sounds of Baseball2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Great Toilet Paper Scare

The Great Toilet Paper Scare2020 · Himself

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice2019 · Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here2019 · Self (archive footage)

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads2019 · Self (archive footage)

Biography: Comedy Icons

Biography: Comedy Icons2019 · Self

The Front Runner

The Front Runner2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?2018 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Game Changers

Game Changers2018 · Self (archive footage)

This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...2017 · Self (archive footage)

There's... Johnny!

There's... Johnny!2017 · Self (archive footage)

Jerry Before Seinfeld

Jerry Before Seinfeld2017 · Self (archive footage)

The Nineties

The Nineties2017 · Self (archive footage)

Whitney: Can I Be Me

Whitney: Can I Be Me2017 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Swingin' A's

The Swingin' A's2017 · Self (archive footage)

The Seventies

The Seventies2015 · Self (archive footage)

Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker

Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker2014 · Self (archive footage)

Life Itself

Life Itself2014 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

The Battered Bastards of Baseball2014 · Himself (Archive Footage)

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night2012

The Best of Johnny Carson

The Best of Johnny Carson2010

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer2003

50 Years of NBC Late Night

50 Years of NBC Late Night2001

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys1992

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special1986

Lucy Moves to NBC

Lucy Moves to NBC1980