Actor
Johnny Carson
101 years · Corning, Iowa, USA · 92 films
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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Best known for
Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On HBO Max
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · Self (archive footage)
On Tubi TV
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Front Runner
2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life Itself
2014 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
On Philo
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On fuboTV
Filmography 90
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage), Self (archive footage)
On Netflix
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
On Amazon Prime Video
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Bad Hostage
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Self (archive footage)
On Disney Plus
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 · Self (archive footage)
On Wonder Project Amazon Channel
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
2023 · Self (Archive Footage)
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022 · Self (archive footage)
On Netflix
Finster
2022 · Actor
Lucy and Desi
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
2021 · Self (archive footage)
On Dekkoo
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · Self (archive footage)
On fuboTV
Audrey
2020 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
2020 · Himself
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019 · Self (archive footage)
On The Roku Channel
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 · Self (archive footage)
On Philo
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Front Runner
2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)