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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 23, 1925
Died
January 23, 2005
Place of Birth
Corning, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
- John Carson
- 约翰尼·卡森
Johnny Carson
0.9 Popularity
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Carson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
7.0
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
2025
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
2025
7.8
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
8.0
Self (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
2024
8.0
Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much
2024
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Bad Hostage
2024
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
8.2
Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023
0.0
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
2023
Credits
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
2025
7.0
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
as Self (archive footage)
2025
7.0
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
2025
7.8
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
as Self (archive footage)
2024
8.0
Luther: Never Too Much
as Self (archive footage)
2024
8.0
Bad Hostage
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.0
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.8
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage)
2024
8.2
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
2023
0.0
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
as Self (archive footage)
2023
0.0
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
2023
7.4
The Many Faces of Jim Carey
as Self (Archive Footage)
2023
7.2
Finster
2022
0.0
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.1
The Capote Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2021
5.9
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
as Self (archive footage)
2021
6.5
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
7.5
Audrey
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020
7.2
The Sounds of Baseball
as Self (archive footage)
2020
0.0
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.8
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.2
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
as Himself
2020
0.0
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.6
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.5
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
as Self (archive footage)
2019
10.0
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
0.0
The Front Runner
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
5.9
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018
8.0
Game Changers
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.4
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2017
8.0
There's... Johnny!
as Self (archive footage)
2017
6.4
Jerry Before Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
2017
6.8
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
2017
6.9
Whitney: Can I Be Me
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
6.5
The Swingin' A's
as Self (archive footage)
2017
0.0
The Seventies
as Self (archive footage)
2015
7.3
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
as Self (archive footage)
2014
6.0
Life Itself
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014
7.5
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2014
7.5
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self (archive footage)
2013
7.8
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
as Himself
2013
7.7
Behind the Candelabra
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
6.6
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
as Self (Archive Footage)
2013
7.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
2013
7.0
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
as Self
2012
7.6
The Best of Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
2010
0.0
The Minnie Riperton Story
as (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
as Self
2008
0.0
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
as Self (archive footage)
2007
6.8
🎬
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2007
0.0
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
10.0
Carson Country
2006
0.0
Seinfeld: How It Began
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.8
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
as Self (archive footage)
2003
7.5
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self (archive footage)
2003
0.0
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
0.0
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
0.0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2001
0.0
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2001
0.0
The Newton Boys
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
6.1
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1998
5.0
🎬
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
as Self (archive footage)
1996
7.5
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994
7.3
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
as Self - Host
1994
0.0
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
as Self - Host
1994
0.0
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
as Self - Host
1994
0.0
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
as Self - Host
1994
0.0
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
as Himself
1992
9.0
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Self
1992
6.7
The Simpsons
as Johnny Carson (voice)
1989
8.0
🎬
Whales!
as Narrator
1987
0.0
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
1987
0.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
1987
6.0
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
1986
0.0
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
1986
9.0
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
as Himself
1986
0.0
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
0.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985
0.0
Night Court
as Johnny Carson
1984
7.3
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self
1983
8.0
Sheena Easton: Act One
as Self (uncredited)
1983
0.0
Newhart
1982
7.1
Cheers
as Johnny Carson
1982
7.6
Johnny Goes Home
as Self
1982
8.0
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
as Himself
1981
0.0
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self
1980
1.0
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
Mickey's 50
as Self
1978
0.0
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
as Himself
1977
0.0
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
1976
7.3
Joys
as Self
1976
4.0
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
as Self
1972
0.0
Cancel My Reservation
as Himself (uncredited)
1972
5.3
Columbo
as Self - TV Host (uncredited)
1971
8.1
Pure Goldie
as Self
1971
0.0
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
as Self - Host
1970
0.0
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
7.6
Here's Lucy
as Johnny Carson
1968
6.7
🎬
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self
1968
0.0
Carnival Nights
as Self
1968
0.0
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Dick Martin (uncredited)
1968
6.6
The Danny Thomas Hour
as Narrator
1967
5.0
🎬
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
0.0
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
7.5
Stuart Little
as Narrator
1966
0.0
Get Smart
as Herald (uncredited)
1965
7.9
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as Self - Host
1965
9.0
Looking for Love
as Self
1964
5.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Host
1962
7.5
You're in the Picture
as Himself
1961
0.0
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
1958
4.7
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
4.7
The Dick Clark Show
as Self
1958
5.5
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host
1957
7.0
Three Men on a Horse
as Erwin Trowbridge
1957
0.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
5.6
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Self
1956
6.5
Miss Universe
as Host
1955
6.0
The Johnny Carson Show
as Himself
1955
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
1954
7.8
The United States Steel Hour
1953
6.2
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
The Red Skelton Show
as Knight Who Makes Point of Order
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
1951
7.4
The Jack Benny Program
as Johnny Carson
1950
7.8
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as The Masked Killer (uncredited).
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Cameo
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
6.9
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
🎬
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
N/A
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