Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Person

Johnny Carson

Actor 1925-10-23 Corning, 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

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 · Johnny Carson (voice)

Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

1983 · Self (archive footage)

Cheers

Cheers

1982 · Johnny Carson

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Get Smart

Get Smart

1965 · Herald (uncredited)

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Life Itself

Life Itself

2014 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Whitney: Can I Be Me

Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jerry Before Seinfeld

Jerry Before Seinfeld

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Night Court

Night Court

1984 · Johnny Carson

John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me

2025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

2014 · Himself (Archive Footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self - Host

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · TV

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

1966 · TV

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Newhart

Newhart

1982 · TV