Johnny Carson
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Front Runner
2018
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdown: 1975
2025
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey
2020
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Life Itself
2014
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)