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person_profile-Don Johnson

Don Johnson Age: 75

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Don Johnson

Date of Birth:

Dec 15, 1949

Country of birth:

United States

Biography of

Don Johnson

    Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. He's most 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."

    Johnson's 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.

    Johnson 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.

    Johnson 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, Johnson 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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Don Johnson

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Filmography of

Don Johnson

Found 68 Movies in total

... 2024

... 2024

The Collective

Liam ( Actor )

... 2023

... 2023

A Little White Lie

T. Wasserman ( Actor )

... 2023

High Heat

Ray ( Actor )

... 2022

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2021

Knives Out

Richard Drysdale ( Actor )

... 2019

Vault

Gerry ( Actor )

... 2019

Dragged Across Concrete

Chief Lt. Calvert ( Actor )

... 2019

Book Club

Arthur ( Actor )

... 2018

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Warden Tuggs ( Actor )

... 2017

Vengeance: A Love Story

Jay Kirkpatrick ( Actor )

... 2017

Alex of Venice

Roger ( Actor )

... 2015

Cold in July

Jim Bob ( Actor )

... 2014

The Other Woman

Frank ( Actor )

... 2014

Blood of 1000 Virgins

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2013

Django Unchained

Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2011

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

Jerry Keppler ( Actor )

... 2011

Machete

Von Jackson ( Actor )

... 2010

When in Rome

Beth's Dad ( Actor )

... 2010

... 2008

Long Flat Balls II

Admiral Burnett ( Actor )

... 2008

Moondance Alexander

Dante ( Actor )

... 2007

Pennis from Heaven

Self ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2004

Word of Honor

Benjamin Tyson ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2003

... 2002

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2001

Goodbye Lover

Ben Dunmore ( Actor )

... 1999

Tin Cup

David Simms ( Actor )

... 1996

In Pursuit of Honor

Sgt. John Libbey ( Actor )

... 1995

Guilty as Sin

David Greenhill ( Actor )

... 1993

Born Yesterday

Paul Verrall ( Actor )

... 1993

The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland

Self - Host (US) ( Actor )

... 1992

Paradise

Ben Reed ( Actor )

... 1991

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man ( Actor )

... 1991

The Hot Spot

Harry Madox ( Actor )

... 1990

... 1990

Miami Vice: Freefall

Detective James Crockett ( Actor )

Songs

... 1989

Dead Bang

Jerry Beck ( Actor )

... 1989

Sweet Hearts Dance

Wiley Boon ( Actor )

... 1988

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Lt. Falcon (voice) ( Actor )

... 1987

Heartbeat

Documentary Filmmaker ( Actor )

Writer

... 1987

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

Detective James Crockett ( Actor )

... 1985

Live Aid

Self ( Actor )

... 1985

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Det. James “Sonny” Crockett ( Actor )

... 1984

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

Bob Howard ( Actor )

... 1981

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Jacob Gorch ( Actor )

... 1981

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Elvis Presley ( Actor )

... 1981

Revenge of the Stepford Wives

Officer Andy Brady ( Actor )

... 1980

The Rebels

Judson Fletcher ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1979

First, You Cry

Daniel Easton ( Actor )

... 1978

... 1978

The Two-Five

Charlie Morgan ( Actor )

... 1978

Ski Lift to Death

Mike Sloan ( Actor )

... 1978

Cover Girls

Johnny Wilson ( Actor )

... 1977

The City

Sgt. Brian Scott ( Actor )

... 1977

Law of the Land

Quirt ( Actor )

... 1976

Return to Macon County

Harley McKay ( Actor )

... 1975

A Boy and His Dog

Vic ( Actor )

... 1975

The Harrad Experiment

Stanley Cole ( Actor )

... 1973

Lollipops and Roses

Frank ( Actor )

... 1971

Zachariah

Matthew ( Actor )

... 1971

The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart

Stanley Sweetheart ( Actor )

... 1970