Don Johnson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 15, 1949 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Flat Creek, Missouri, USA
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.
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Filmography
Encore
Movie
Southern Discomfort
TV · as Bob Dobson · 1 ep
Soap Fever
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
TV · as Doc Holliday · 1 ep
Unit 234
Movie · as Jules
Rebel Ridge
Movie · as Chief Sandy Burnne
Doctor Odyssey
TV · as Captain Robert Massey · 18 eps
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Movie · as Arthur
The Collective
Movie · as Liam
A Little White Lie
Movie · as T. Wasserman
Commitment to Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
High Heat
Movie · as Ray
Nash Bridges
Movie · as Nash Bridges
Kenan
TV · as Rick · 19 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as Prince Humperdinck · 1 ep
Dragged Across Concrete
Movie · as Chief Lt. Calvert
Knives Out
Movie · as Richard Drysdale
Vault
Movie · as Gerry
Watchmen
TV · as Judd Crawford · 9 eps
Book Club
Movie · as Arthur
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Movie · as Warden Tuggs
Vengeance: A Love Story
Movie · as Jay Kirkpatrick
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV · as Sir · 2 eps
Sick Note
TV · as Kenny West · 6 eps
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
Movie · as (archive footage)
Alex of Venice
Movie · as Roger
Blood & Oil
TV · as Hap Briggs · 10 eps
The Other Woman
Movie · as Frank
Cold in July
Movie · as Jim Bob
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Movie
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
TV · as Earl McGraw · 10 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
TripTank
TV · as Johnny Bahama (voice) · 1 ep
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Django Unchained
Movie · as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Movie · as Miles Deep
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Movie · as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
Machete
Movie · as Von Jackson
When in Rome
Movie · as Beth's Dad
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Glenn Martin, DDS
TV · as Grandpa Whitey (voice) · 1 ep
Eastbound & Down
TV · as Eduardo Sanchez · 5 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Long Flat Balls II
Movie · as Admiral Burnett
Torno a vivere da solo
Movie · as Nico
Bastardi
Movie · as Sante Patene'
Moondance Alexander
Movie · as Dante
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Pennis from Heaven
Movie · as Self
Just Legal
TV · as Grant Cooper · 9 eps
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Movie · as Self
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Movie · as Self
Word of Honor
Movie · as Benjamin Tyson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Richard & Judy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Goodbye Lover
Movie · as Ben Dunmore
Judging Amy
TV · as Defense Attorney · 1 ep
Classic Albums
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Tin Cup
Movie · as David Simms
Nash Bridges
TV · as Nash Bridges · 122 eps
In Pursuit of Honor
Movie · as Sgt. John Libbey
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Guilty as Sin
Movie · as David Greenhill
Born Yesterday
Movie · as Paul Verrall
Raw
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Movie · as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
Paradise
Movie · as Ben Reed
The Hot Spot
Movie · as Harry Madox
Seriously... Phil Collins
Movie · as Self
The Word
TV · 1 ep
Dead Bang
Movie · as Jerry Beck
Miami Vice: Freefall
Movie · as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Clive James' Postcard from
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Sweet Hearts Dance
Movie · as Wiley Boon
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Movie · as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Heartbeat
Movie · as Documentary Filmmaker
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Movie · as Lt. Falcon (voice)
Cease Fire
Movie · as Tim Murphy
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie
The Long Hot Summer
TV · as Ben Quick · 2 eps
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Movie · as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Miami Vice
TV · as Sonny Crockett · 110 eps
Melanie
Movie · as Carl
Matt Houston
TV · as Terry Spence · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Movie · as Jacob Gorch
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Movie · as Elvis Presley
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Movie · as Bob Howard
Elvis and The Beauty Queen
TV · as Elvis Presley · 1 ep
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Movie · as Officer Andy Brady
From Here to Eternity
TV · as Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt · 12 eps
Beulah Land
TV · as Bonard Davis · 3 eps
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Movie · as Cowboy
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Reeve Baker · 1 ep
The Rebels
TV · as Judson Fletcher · 2 eps
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Movie · as Gunther
First, You Cry
Movie · as Daniel Easton
The Two-Five
Movie · as Charlie Morgan
Ski Lift to Death
Movie · as Mike Sloan
The City
Movie · as Sgt. Brian Scott
Cover Girls
Movie · as Johnny Wilson
Nashville 99
TV · as Mike Watling · 1 ep
Eight Is Enough
TV · as Doug · 1 ep
Big Hawaii
TV · as Gandy · 1 ep
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV · as Edgar · 1 ep
Law of the Land
Movie · as Quirt
A Boy and His Dog
Movie · as Vic
Return to Macon County
Movie · as Harley McKay
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
The Harrad Experiment
Movie · as Stanley Cole
Police Story
TV · as Lee Morgan · 1 ep
Barnaby Jones
TV · as Wayne Lockwood · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Off. Larry Wilson · 1 ep
Zachariah
Movie · as Matthew
Lollipops and Roses
Movie · as Frank
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
Movie · as Stanley Sweetheart
Fortune and Men's Eyes
Movie · as Smitty
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self (uncredited), Self - Nominee · 1 ep