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