Johnny Carson
Acting
Born: October 23, 1925 · Corning, Iowa, USA
Died: January 23, 2005 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
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
The Simpsons
1989
Behind the Candelabra
2013
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
Cheers
1982
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018
Get Smart
1965
The Front Runner
2018
Life Itself
2014
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017
Night Court
1984
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Photos (1)
Movies (8)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Stuart Little
Narrator (voice)
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Three Men on a Horse
Erwin Trowbridge
The Minnie Riperton Story
(archive footage)
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
Carson Country
2006
Finster
2022
TV Shows (17)
The Simpsons
Johnny Carson (voice) · 1 eps
Cheers
Johnny Carson · 1 eps
Get Smart
Herald (uncredited) · 1 eps
Get Smart
Special Guest Conductor · 1 eps
Night Court
Johnny Carson · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Knight Who Makes Point of Order · 1 eps
Newhart
1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
The Masked Killer (uncredited). · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Johnny Carson · 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
Johnny Carson · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Mystery Person (uncredited) · 5 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Dick Martin (uncredited) · 1 eps
Miss Universe
Host · 1 eps
The United States Steel Hour
2 eps
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
The Danny Thomas Hour
Narrator · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Self / Appearances (114)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Host · 3777 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Self · 1 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host · 2 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 6 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 5 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 6 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self · 3 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host · 3 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 8 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Clark Show
Self · 1 eps
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self · 1 eps
Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Front Runner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Emmy Awards
Self · 5 eps
The Nineties
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Seventies
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
There's... Johnny!
Self (archive footage) · 7 eps
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self · 2 eps
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Audrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
The Sounds of Baseball
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Looking for Love
Self
Life Itself
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
The Johnny Carson Show
Himself · 12 eps
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
Pure Goldie
Self
Luther: Never Too Much
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Self (Archive Footage)
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
Joys
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Game Changers
Self (archive footage)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Self (archive footage)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself (Archive Footage)
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Self (archive footage)
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Self
You're in the Picture
Himself · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Bad Hostage
Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Himself
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
Self (archive footage)
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Self (archive footage)
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Himself - Guest
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Self
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
Self (archive footage)
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Self (Archive Footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The Swingin' A's
Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Self
Sheena Easton: Act One
Self (uncredited)
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
Self
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Self (archive footage)
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Self (archive footage)
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Himself
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Self - Host
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
Himself
Mickey's 50
Self
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
Self - Host
Lucy Moves to NBC
Self
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Himself
Johnny Goes Home
Self
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Himself
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self - Host
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Self - Host
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
Himself
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
Self - Host
Carnival Nights
Self
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
Self - Host
