Don Johnson
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-12-15
Place of Birth
Flat Creek, Missouri, USA
Don Johnson
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.
Also Known For
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Aug 23, 1991
Tin Cup
Aug 16, 1996
The Harrad Experiment
May 11, 1973
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Dec 19, 1988
A Boy and His Dog
Mar 23, 1975
Dead Bang
Mar 24, 1989
Guilty as Sin
Jun 04, 1993
Long Flat Balls II
Mar 14, 2008
Machete
Sep 01, 2010
Moondance Alexander
Apr 22, 2007
Return to Macon County
Jul 23, 1975
Nash Bridges
Nov 27, 2021
The Hot Spot
Oct 12, 1990
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Jan 16, 2004
Born Yesterday
Mar 26, 1993
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Sep 09, 2011
Paradise
Sep 18, 1991
Django Unchained
Dec 25, 2012
Goodbye Lover
Apr 16, 1999
Sweet Hearts Dance
Sep 23, 1988
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Jan 20, 2001
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Apr 05, 2011
Melanie
Feb 12, 1982
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Oct 09, 1981
Torno a vivere da solo
Dec 05, 2008
The Rebels
May 14, 1979
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Oct 12, 1980
In Pursuit of Honor
Mar 18, 1995
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Jan 22, 1988
Unit 234
Sep 04, 2024
The Other Woman
Apr 16, 2014
The City
Jan 12, 1977
Cease Fire
Oct 18, 1985
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Oct 23, 1978
Book Club: The Next Chapter
May 11, 2023
Cold in July
May 23, 2014
Alex of Venice
Apr 17, 2015
First, You Cry
Nov 08, 1978
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Sep 16, 1984
Cover Girls
May 18, 1977
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Mar 01, 1981
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
May 05, 2002
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
May 26, 1970
High Heat
Dec 16, 2022
The Two-Five
Apr 14, 1978
Heartbeat
May 10, 1987
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Oct 14, 1981
Zachariah
Jan 24, 1971
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Dec 01, 2003
The Collective
Aug 04, 2023
Seriously... Phil Collins
Sep 08, 1990
Law of the Land
Apr 29, 1976
Encore
Ski Lift to Death
Mar 03, 1978
Word of Honor
Dec 06, 2003
Blood of 1000 Virgins
May 14, 2013
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Sep 23, 2017
Vengeance: A Love Story
Mar 16, 2017
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Jan 08, 1979
Dragged Across Concrete
Feb 21, 2019
Book Club
May 18, 2018
Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
Lollipops and Roses
Jun 05, 1971
Knives Out
Nov 27, 2019
Bastardi
Jan 04, 2008
Vault
Jul 25, 2019
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Jun 19, 1987
When in Rome
Jan 29, 2010
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Sep 02, 2011
Pennis from Heaven
Mar 28, 2005
Rebel Ridge
Aug 27, 2024
A Little White Lie
Mar 03, 2023
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Apr 11, 1992
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Mar 11, 2014
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Sep 16, 1985
Nash Bridges
Mar 29, 1996
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Judging Amy
Sep 19, 1999
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Nov 02, 2001
Tales of the Unexpected
Mar 24, 1979
The Streets of San Francisco
Sep 23, 1972
Kenan
Feb 16, 2021
Nashville 99
Apr 01, 1977
Just Legal
Sep 19, 2005
Richard & Judy
Nov 26, 2001
MADtv
Oct 14, 1995
Eight Is Enough
Mar 15, 1977
From Here to Eternity
Mar 10, 1980
Police Story
Mar 20, 1973
Matt Houston
Sep 26, 1982
Glenn Martin, DDS
Aug 17, 2009
Beulah Land
Oct 07, 1980
Big Hawaii
Sep 21, 1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Dec 08, 1977
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Mar 11, 2014
The Long Hot Summer
Oct 06, 1985
Blood & Oil
Sep 27, 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Jan 13, 2017
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Sick Note
Nov 07, 2017
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Jun 29, 2020
Eastbound & Down
Feb 15, 2009
TripTank
Apr 02, 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Raw
Jan 11, 1993
Doctor Odyssey
Sep 26, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Classic Albums
Apr 14, 1997
Champs-Elysées
Jan 16, 1982
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Watchmen
Oct 20, 2019
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Barnaby Jones
Jan 28, 1973
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Clive James' Postcard from
Jan 04, 1989
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
