Johnny Carson
Born in Corning, Iowa, USA — Oct 23 1925• Died Jan 23 2005
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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
Johnny Carson (voice)
Cheers
Johnny Carson
Columbo
Self - TV Host (uncredited)
Night Court
Johnny Carson
Newhart
Get Smart
Herald (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
Johnny Carson
Miss Universe
Host
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self
The Jack Benny Program
Johnny Carson
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The United States Steel Hour
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
The Dick Clark Show
Self
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
The Danny Thomas Hour
Narrator
The Seventies
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Mr. President
Creator
Joys
Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
There's... Johnny!
Self (archive footage)
Audrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lewis & Clark
Creator
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Mickey's 50
Self
Life Itself
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
Self (archive footage)
The Front Runner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
The Sounds of Baseball
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
Three Men on a Horse
Erwin Trowbridge
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Luther: Never Too Much
Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself (Archive Footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Self (Archive Footage)
Looking for Love
Self
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Self - Host
Pure Goldie
Self
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Self
Bad Hostage
Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Lucy Moves to NBC
Self
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self - Host
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Whales!
Narrator
Murder at N.B.C.
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
Game Changers
Self (archive footage)
Carnival Nights
Self
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Self
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Himself
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Self (archive footage)
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Self (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Self (archive footage)
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
Self (archive footage)
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
Self (archive footage)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
Carson Country
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
Self (archive footage)
Stuart Little
Narrator (voice)
The Swingin' A's
Self (archive footage)
You're in the Picture
Himself
The Best of Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Goes Home
Self
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self (archive footage)
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Self (Archive Footage)
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Himself
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Sheena Easton: Act One
Self (uncredited)
Finster
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
Himself
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
Himself
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Himself
The Minnie Riperton Story
(archive footage)
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Self - Host
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
Self - Host
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
Himself
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter