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  • BIRTH 15/12/1949
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 35
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • PRODUCTION 1

Don Johnson

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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.

Don Johnson

Shows (23)

Doctor Odyssey
Doctor Odyssey
Captain Robert Massey
Watchmen
Watchmen
Judd Crawford
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Sir
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Earl McGraw
Sick Note
Sick Note
Kenny West
WWE Raw
WWE Raw
Self
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
James Crockett / Sonny Crockett
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Eastbound & Down
Eastbound & Down
Eduardo Sanchez
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Himself / Self - Guest
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
Terry Spence
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
Defense Attorney
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
MADtv
MADtv
Self
Blood & Oil (2015)
Blood & Oil (2015)
Hap Briggs
Police Story
Police Story
Lee Morgan
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
Reeve Baker
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Kenan
Kenan
Rick
Classic Albums
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)

Movies (35)

Rebel Ridge
Rebel Ridge
Chief Sandy Burnne
Django Unchained
Django Unchained
Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
Knives Out
Knives Out
Richard Drysdale
The Other Woman
The Other Woman
Frank
The Collective
The Collective
Liam
Machete
Machete
Von Jackson
When in Rome
When in Rome
Beth's Dad
Dragged Across Concrete
Dragged Across Concrete
Chief Lt. Calvert
Tin Cup
Tin Cup
David Simms
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Warden Tuggs
Vault
Vault
Gerry
Book Club
Book Club
Arthur
Vengeance: A Love Story
Vengeance: A Love Story
Jay Kirkpatrick
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
High Heat
High Heat
Ray
Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin
David Greenhill
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Arthur
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot
Harry Madox
Goodbye Lover
Goodbye Lover
Ben Dunmore
Cold in July
Cold in July
Jim Bob
A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie
T. Wasserman
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
Vic
G.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Lt. Falcon (voice)
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
Jerry Beck
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
Paul Verrall
Moondance Alexander
Moondance Alexander
Dante
In Pursuit of Honor
In Pursuit of Honor
Sgt. John Libbey
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
Stanley Sweetheart
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Self
Alex of Venice
Alex of Venice
Roger
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Jacob Gorch
Paradise
Paradise
Ben Reed
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Miles Deep
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Self (archive footage)

Director

Miami Vice
Miami Vice
(3 episodes)

Production

Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges