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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 15, 1949
Place of Birth
Flat Creek, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Donald Wayne Johnson
- دان جانسون
- دون جانسون
Don Johnson
2.3 Popularity
Biography
Donald Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. He's best known for his role as Det. James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, winning a Golden Globe for his work in the role. In 1984, after more then a decade of acting on television, Johnson landed a starring role as undercover police detective Sonny Crockett in the Michael Mann/Universal Television cop series, Miami Vice (1984-1990). Miami Vice made him "a major international star." According to Rolling Stone, "No one had more swagger in the Reagan era than Don Johnson." His work on Miami Vice earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, in 1986, and he was nominated for the same award in 1987. He was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1985. Between seasons on Miami Vice, he gained further renown through TV miniseries such as the 1985 remake of The Long, Hot Summer. In 1996, he had a supporting role in Tin Cup, along with Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, and Cheech Marin. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996. He later starred in the 1996–2001 CBS-TV police drama Nash Bridges with Cheech Marin, Jeff Perry, Jaime P. Gomez, Kelly Hu, Wendy Moniz, Annette O'Toole, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as his daughter Cassidy, and James Gammon as his father Nick. In October 2010, he began appearing on the HBO series Eastbound & Down, playing Kenny Powers' long-lost father, going by the alias "Eduardo Sanchez." He also reprised his role as Sonny Crockett for a Nike commercial with LeBron James in which the NBA player contemplates acting and appears alongside Johnson on Miami Vice. He had a supporting role in the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained, playing a southern plantation owner named Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett. In 2014, Johnson starred as the character "Jim Bob" opposite Sam Shepard and Michael C. Hall in Jim Mickle's critically acclaimed crime film, Cold in July. In 2014, he had a supporting role in the film The Other Woman as Cameron Diaz's character's father. In 2015, Johnson began starring in the ABC prime time soap opera Blood & Oil. In 2018, he starred as the character of Arthur, the love interest of Vivian, played by Jane Fonda in Bill Holderman's romantic-comedy Book Club. In 2019, Johnson played the role of Richard Drysdale in Rian Johnson's murder-mystery Knives Out; and starred as Police Chief Judd Crawford in the HBO series Watchmen. In 2021, he co-starred on Kenan, until its cancellation in May 2022. He also appeared in a Nash Bridges television film, with co-star Cheech Marin, on the USA Network in 2021.
Known For
6.5
Captain Robert Massey
Doctor Odyssey
2024
6.4
Jules
Unit 234
2024
7.0
Chief Sandy Burnne
Rebel Ridge
2024
5.6
Liam
The Collective
2023
6.3
Arthur
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
5.6
T. Wasserman
A Little White Lie
2023
5.5
Ray
High Heat
2022
5.8
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
2021
6.9
Rick
Kenan
2021
7.5
Prince Humperdinck
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Credits
Doctor Odyssey
as Captain Robert Massey
2024
6.5
Unit 234
as Jules
2024
6.4
Rebel Ridge
as Chief Sandy Burnne
2024
7.0
The Collective
as Liam
2023
5.6
Book Club: The Next Chapter
as Arthur
2023
6.3
A Little White Lie
as T. Wasserman
2023
5.6
High Heat
as Ray
2022
5.5
Nash Bridges
as Nash Bridges
2021
5.8
Kenan
as Rick
2021
6.9
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
2020
7.5
Knives Out
as Richard Drysdale
2019
7.8
Watchmen
as Judd Crawford
2019
7.6
Vault
as Gerry
2019
5.7
Dragged Across Concrete
as Chief Lt. Calvert
2019
6.6
Book Club
as Arthur
2018
6.2
Sick Note
as Kenny West
2017
6.6
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Warden Tuggs
2017
7.0
Vengeance: A Love Story
as Jay Kirkpatrick
2017
5.6
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Sir
2017
7.4
Blood & Oil
as Hap Briggs
2015
6.2
Alex of Venice
as Roger
2015
5.9
Cold in July
as Jim Bob
2014
6.6
The Other Woman
as Frank
2014
6.4
TripTank
as Johnny Bahama (voice)
2014
5.2
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Earl McGraw
2014
6.4
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014
0.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
Blood of 1000 Virgins
as Self (archive footage)
2013
5.3
Django Unchained
as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
2012
8.2
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Miles Deep
2011
4.2
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
2011
5.8
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
as Self (archive footage)
2011
7.7
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Machete
as Von Jackson
2010
6.3
When in Rome
as Beth's Dad
2010
5.9
Glenn Martin, DDS
as Grandpa Whitey (voice)
2009
6.3
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Eastbound & Down
as Eduardo Sanchez
2009
7.4
Torno a vivere da solo
as Nico
2008
4.1
Long Flat Balls II
as Admiral Burnett
2008
4.5
Bastardi
as Sante Patene
2008
0.0
Moondance Alexander
as Dante
2007
6.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
2007
7.2
Just Legal
as Grant Cooper
2005
0.0
Pennis from Heaven
as Self
2005
0.0
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
as Self
2004
0.0
Word of Honor
as Benjamin Tyson
2003
6.6
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
as Self
2003
0.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
6.0
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self (archive footage)
2001
5.8
Judging Amy
as Defense Attorney
1999
7.5
Goodbye Lover
as Ben Dunmore
1999
5.6
Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)
1997
7.7
Tin Cup
as David Simms
1996
6.1
Nash Bridges
as Nash Bridges
1996
6.7
MADtv
as Self
1995
7.0
In Pursuit of Honor
as Sgt. John Libbey
1995
5.9
Guilty as Sin
as David Greenhill
1993
5.6
Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
1993
5.3
Raw
as Self
1993
6.8
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
as Self - Host (US)
1992
7.5
Paradise
as Ben Reed
1991
6.2
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
1991
6.3
The Hot Spot
as Harry Madox
1990
6.2
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
1990
8.0
Dead Bang
as Jerry Beck
1989
6.3
Clive James' Postcard from
as Self
1989
7.0
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
as Self
1988
0.0
Sweet Hearts Dance
as Wiley Boon
1988
4.8
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
as Self
1988
9.0
G.I. Joe: The Movie
as Lt. Falcon (voice)
1987
6.5
Heartbeat
as Documentary Filmmaker
1987
5.5
🎬
Cease Fire
as Tim Murphy
1985
5.3
The Long Hot Summer
as Ben Quick
1985
5.2
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
0.0
Live Aid
as Self
1985
7.9
Miami Vice
as James 'Sonny' Crockett
1984
7.5
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
1984
7.7
Matt Houston
as Terry Spence
1982
6.2
🎬
Melanie
as Carl
1982
6.8
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
6.3
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Bob Howard
1981
0.0
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Jacob Gorch
1981
4.5
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Elvis Presley
1981
3.3
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Officer Andy Brady
1980
5.1
Beulah Land
as Bonard Davis
1980
7.0
🎬
From Here to Eternity
as Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
1980
2.3
The Rebels
as Judson Fletcher
1979
0.0
Tales of the Unexpected
as Reeve Baker
1979
6.7
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
as Cowboy
1979
2.0
First, You Cry
as Daniel Easton
1978
0.0
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
as Gunther
1978
3.8
The Two-Five
as Charlie Morgan
1978
0.0
Ski Lift to Death
as Mike Sloan
1978
0.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
as Edgar
1977
4.5
Big Hawaii
as Gandy
1977
5.0
Cover Girls
as Johnny Wilson
1977
5.0
Nashville 99
as Mike Watling
1977
0.0
Eight Is Enough
as Doug
1977
6.1
The City
as Sgt. Brian Scott
1977
5.7
Law of the Land
as Quirt
1976
3.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Return to Macon County
as Harley McKay
1975
6.5
A Boy and His Dog
as Vic
1975
6.3
The Harrad Experiment
as Stanley Cole
1973
3.4
Police Story
as Lee Morgan
1973
6.9
Barnaby Jones
as Wayne Lockwood
1973
6.9
The Streets of San Francisco
as Off. Larry Wilson
1972
7.0
Lollipops and Roses
as Frank
1971
0.0
Zachariah
as Matthew
1971
5.1
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
as Stanley Sweetheart
1970
4.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
Golden Globe Awards
as Self (uncredited)
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
🎬
Encore
N/A
0.0