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