Don Johnson
Acting
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.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
Age 41 (now 76)
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Miles Deep
Age 61 (now 76)
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
Age 61 (now 76)
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 51 (now 76)
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
as Self - Host (US)
Age 42 (now 76)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
Age 41 (now 76)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Age 34 (now 76)
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Officer Andy Brady
Age 30 (now 76)
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
as Cowboy
Age 29 (now 76)
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
as Stanley Sweetheart
Age 20 (now 76)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
Age 70 (now 76)
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Earl McGraw
Age 64 (now 76)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 64 (now 76)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 59 (now 76)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
Age 51 (now 76)
From Here to Eternity
as Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
Age 30 (now 76)
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
as Edgar
Age 27 (now 76)
The Streets of San Francisco
as Off. Larry Wilson
Age 22 (now 76)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 12 (now 76)
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Also Known As
Donald Wayne Johnson, دان جانسون, دون جانسون
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