Johnny Carson
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.
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2025
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football as Self (archive footage)
20246 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote as Self (archive footage)
2024Luther: Never Too Much as Self (archive footage)
2024Bad Hostage as Self (archive footage)
2024Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2024Butterfly in the Sky as Self (archive footage)
2023Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr. as Self (archive footage)
2023The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain as Self (archive footage)
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
2023The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2022Finster
2022Lucy and Desi as Self (archive footage)
2021The Capote Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2021Untold: Caitlyn Jenner as Self (archive footage)
2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self (archive footage)
2020Audrey as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020The Sounds of Baseball as Self (archive footage)
2020My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2020The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self (archive footage)
2020The Great Toilet Paper Scare as Himself
2019Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self (archive footage)
2019Mike Wallace Is Here as Self (archive footage)
2019Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads as Self (archive footage)
2019Biography: Comedy Icons as Self
2018The Front Runner as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018Won't You Be My Neighbor? as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018Game Changers as Self (archive footage)
2017This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
2017There's... Johnny! as Self (archive footage)
2017Jerry Before Seinfeld as Self (archive footage)
2017The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
2017Whitney: Can I Be Me as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017The Swingin' A's as Self (archive footage)
2015The Seventies as Self (archive footage)
2014Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker as Self (archive footage)
2014Life Itself as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014The Battered Bastards of Baseball as Himself (Archive Footage)
2013Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia as Self (archive footage)
2013Llyn Foulkes One Man Band as Himself
2013Behind the Candelabra as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story as Self (Archive Footage)
2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self (archive footage)
2012Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
2010The Best of Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage)
2009The Minnie Riperton Story as (archive footage)
2008Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas as Self
2007Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains as Self (archive footage)
2007The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2006The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006Carson Country
2004Seinfeld: How It Began as Self (archive footage)
2003Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection as Self (archive footage)
2003Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self (archive footage)
2002The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
2001The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
1998The Newton Boys as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1996Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents as Self (archive footage)
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1994The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs! as Self - Host
1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night as Self - Host
1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny! as Self - Host
1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell as Self - Host
1992Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom as Himself
1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as Self
1989The Simpsons as Johnny Carson (voice)
1987Whales! as Narrator
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self
1986TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines as Self
1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
1986The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special as Himself
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
1984Night Court as Johnny Carson
1983George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
1983Sheena Easton: Act One as Self (uncredited)
1982Newhart
1982Cheers as Johnny Carson
1982Johnny Goes Home as Self
1981A Love Letter to Jack Benny as Himself
1980Lucy Moves to NBC as Self
1978The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1978Mickey's 50 as Self
1977Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front as Himself
1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self
1976Joys as Self
1972Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking as Self
1972Cancel My Reservation as Himself (uncredited)
1971Columbo as Self - TV Host (uncredited)
1971Pure Goldie as Self
1970Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles as Self - Host
1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1968Here's Lucy as Johnny Carson
1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self
1968Carnival Nights as Self
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
1966Murder at N.B.C.
1966Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966Stuart Little as Narrator
1965Get Smart as Herald (uncredited)
1965Frank Sinatra Spectacular as Self - Host
1964Looking for Love as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Host
1961You're in the Picture as Himself
1958Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
1958Kraft Music Hall as Self
1958The Dick Clark Show as Self
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self - Guest Host
1957Three Men on a Horse as Erwin Trowbridge
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self - Comedian
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956Lucy's Really Lost Moments as Self
1955Miss Universe as Host
1955The Johnny Carson Show as Himself
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
1953The United States Steel Hour
1953The Oscars as Self
1951The Red Skelton Show as Knight Who Makes Point of Order
1951The Red Skelton Show as Self
1950The Jack Benny Program as Johnny Carson
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self
1950The Bob Hope Show as The Masked Killer (uncredited).
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self - Cameo
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
—Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary as Self (archive footage)