Johnny Carson
Known for ActingBorn 1925-10-23 — died 2005-01-23Corning, 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
Behind the Candelabra
2013 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Audrey
2020 · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Front Runner
2018 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022 · as Self (archive footage)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Joys
1976 · as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
Stuart Little
1966 · as Narrator (voice)
Life Itself
2014 · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · as Self (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
1978 · as Self
Game Changers
2018 · as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976 · as Self