Johnny Carson
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Simpsons
1989
Cheers
1982
What's My Line?
1950
0Tony Awards
1956
Get Smart
1965
Get Smart
1965
Night Court
1984
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Newhart
1982
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Host · 1962
The Simpsons
as Johnny Carson (voice) · 1989
Cheers
as Johnny Carson · 1982
What's My Line?
as Self · 1950
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Get Smart
as Herald (uncredited) · 1965
Get Smart
as Special Guest Conductor · 1965
Night Court
as Johnny Carson · 1984
The Red Skelton Show
as Knight Who Makes Point of Order · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Self · 1951
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host · 1957
Newhart
· 1982
The Bob Hope Show
as Self · 1950
The Bob Hope Show
as The Masked Killer (uncredited). · 1950
The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Cameo · 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
The Steve Allen Show
as Self · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest · 1956
Here's Lucy
as Johnny Carson · 1968
The Jack Benny Program
as Johnny Carson · 1950
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as The Mystery Person (uncredited) · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Dick Martin (uncredited) · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) · 1968
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self · 1956
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Kraft Music Hall
as Self · 1958
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host · 1958
Miss Universe
as Host · 1955
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self · 1978
The United States Steel Hour
· 1953
The Dick Clark Show
as Self · 1958
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self · 1954
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
· 1966
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) · 2025
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
The Front Runner
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2018
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
The Danny Thomas Hour
as Narrator · 1967
The Seventies
as Self (archive footage) · 2015
The Emmy Awards
as Self · 1949
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
as Self · 2012
There's... Johnny!
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Soccer's American Dream
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
E! True Hollywood Story
· 1996
Behind the Candelabra
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2013
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self · 2019
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self · 1968
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
as Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2018
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Koyaanisqatsi
as Self (archive footage) · 1983
The Sounds of Baseball
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) · 2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Audrey
as Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2020
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
· 2002
Whitney: Can I Be Me
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2017
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage) · 2001
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage) · 1994
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage) · 1976
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
NBC: The First Fifty Years
as Self · 1976
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited) · 1968
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Self · 1992
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself (Archive Footage) · 2014
The Johnny Carson Show
as Himself · 1955
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage) · 2001
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
· 1985
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
as Self (Archive Footage) · 2023
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self · 1987
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage) · 2001
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage) · 1985
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
as Self (archive footage) · 2014
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Seinfeld: How It Began
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Pure Goldie
as Self · 1971
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
as Himself · 1986
Luther: Never Too Much
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Game Changers
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
The Capote Tapes
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
You're in the Picture
as Himself · 1961
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage) · 1998
Lucy Moves to NBC
as Self · 1980
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self · 1986
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
Jerry Before Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
· 2006
Life Itself
as Self - TV Host (archive footage) · 2014
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self · 1976
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
as Self · 2008
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
The Best of Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage) · 2010
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Joys
as Self · 1976
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self · 1983
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
as Himself - Guest · 1987
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
as Self (Archive Footage) · 2013
Murder at N.B.C.
· 1966
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self · 1986
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
as Himself · 1977
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
as Self · 1972
The Swingin' A's
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self · 1987
Mickey's 50
as Self · 1978
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
as Self · 1956
Cancel My Reservation
as Himself (uncredited) · 1972
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Stuart Little
as Narrator (voice) · 1966
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
as Himself · 1981
The Minnie Riperton Story
as (archive footage) · 2009
Looking for Love
as Self · 1964
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
as Self - Host · 1970
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
as Self (archive footage) · 1996
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
as Himself · 1992
Three Men on a Horse
as Erwin Trowbridge · 1957
Sheena Easton: Act One
as Self (uncredited) · 1983
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Carnival Nights
as Self · 1968
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
· 2007
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
as Himself · 2013
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as Self - Host · 1965
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
as Self - Host · 1994
Bad Hostage
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
as Self - Host · 1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
as Self - Host · 1994
Whales!
as Narrator · 1987
Johnny Goes Home
as Self · 1982
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
as Self - Host · 1994
Carson Country
· 2006
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
as Himself · 2020
Finster
· 2022