Johnny Carson
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
TV
The Simpsons
as Johnny Carson (voice)
1989
Movie
Behind the Candelabra
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Movie
Koyaanisqatsi
as Self (archive footage)
1983
TV
Cheers
as Johnny Carson
1982
Movie
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018
TV
Get Smart
as Herald (uncredited)
1965
TV
Get Smart
as Special Guest Conductor
1965
Movie
The Front Runner
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Movie
Life Itself
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Movie
Whitney: Can I Be Me
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
Movie
Jerry Before Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
2017
TV
Night Court
as Johnny Carson
1984
Movie
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2014
Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
2025
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Host
1962
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
TV
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
Movie
Audrey
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020
Movie
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
2013
TV
Newhart
1982
Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022
