Actor
Johnny Carson
Born 1925 · 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.
Acting
The Simpsons
Johnny Carson (voice) · 1989
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage) · 1983
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2018
Cheers
Johnny Carson · 1982
Get Smart
Herald (uncredited) · 1965
Life Itself
Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2014
Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2013
Night Court
Johnny Carson · 1984
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) · 2025
The Front Runner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2018
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Host · 1962
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself (Archive Footage) · 2014
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Self (archive footage) · 2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2017
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage) · 2024
The Oscars
Self · 1953
Audrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2020
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage) · 2013
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self · 1954
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self (archive footage) · 2013
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · 2023
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage) · 2022
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage) · 2019
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage) · 2021
