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