Acting
Johnny Carson
Oct 23, 1925 (died Jan 23, 2005, aged 79) 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.
Known for
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The Simpsons
Johnny Carson (voice)
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Cheers
Johnny Carson
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Get Smart
Herald (uncredited)
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Night Court
Johnny Carson
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Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
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Newhart
1982 · TV
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The Oscars
Self
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The Front Runner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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What's My Line?
Self
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
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John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
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Here's Lucy
Johnny Carson
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Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966 · TV
Filmography
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John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
2025 · Self (archive footage)
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Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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Butterfly in the Sky
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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Luther: Never Too Much
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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Bad Hostage
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023 · Self (archive footage)
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The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
2023 · Self (Archive Footage)
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Lucy and Desi
2022 · Self (archive footage)
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Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Finster
2022
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · Self (archive footage)
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The Capote Tapes
2021 · Self (archive footage)
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Audrey
2020 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
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My Darling Vivian
2020 · Self (archive footage)
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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020 · Self (archive footage)
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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The Front Runner
2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
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Game Changers
2018 · Self (archive footage)
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Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017 · Self (archive footage)
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The Nineties
2017 · Self (archive footage)
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There's... Johnny!
2017 · Self (archive footage)
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This Is Bob Hope...
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Swingin' A's
2017 · Self (archive footage)