Acting
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.
Movies with Don Johnson
Django Unchained
2012
Knives Out
2019
The Hot Spot
1990
The Other Woman
2014
Machete
2010
Rebel Ridge
2024
Vengeance: A Love Story
2017
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
Tin Cup
1996
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
A Boy and His Dog
1975
When in Rome
2010
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
Book Club
2018
The Collective
2023
Cold in July
2014
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
High Heat
2022
Alex of Venice
2015
Goodbye Lover
1999
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
Guilty as Sin
1993
Live Aid
1985
Commitment to Life
2023
Cover Girls
1977
Dead Bang
1989
Born Yesterday
1993
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
First, You Cry
1978
Word of Honor
2003
Vault
2019
In Pursuit of Honor
1995
Paradise
1991
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014
A Little White Lie
2023
The Harrad Experiment
1973
Nash Bridges
2021
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
1979
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Moondance Alexander
2007
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Unit 234
2024
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
Encore
Melanie
1982
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Cease Fire
1985
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978
Heartbeat
1987
The City
1977
Return to Macon County
1975
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
Zachariah
1971
Pennis from Heaven
2005
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
Law of the Land
1976
The Two-Five
1978
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992
Ski Lift to Death
1978
Long Flat Balls II
2008
Lollipops and Roses
1971
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
1970
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
1988
Bastardi
2008
Torno a vivere da solo
2008
Fortune and Men's Eyes
1969
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
2003
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004
TV Shows with Don Johnson
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Raw
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Conan
2010
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Champs-Elysées
1982
Miami Vice
1984
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Judging Amy
1999
Nash Bridges
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
Richard & Judy
2001
People's Choice Awards
1975
Eastbound & Down
2009
Watchmen
2019
Barnaby Jones
1973
Matt Houston
1982
Eight Is Enough
1977
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014
Doctor Odyssey
2024
Police Story
1973
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
TripTank
2014
Classic Albums
1997
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Sick Note
2017
Big Hawaii
1977
Kenan
2021
Blood & Oil
2015
The Rebels
1979
The Long Hot Summer
1985
Clive James' Postcard from
1989
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Just Legal
2005
Beulah Land
1980
MADtv
1995
From Here to Eternity
1980
Southern Discomfort
Nashville 99
1977