
Don Johnson
Known for ActingBorn 1949-12-15 (age 76)Flat Creek, Missouri, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
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The Rebels
1979 · Series
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People's Choice Awards
1975 · Series
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Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
1988 · Movie
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The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981 · Movie
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The Two-Five
1978 · Movie
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Django Unchained
2012 · Movie
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Just Legal
2005 · Series
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Knives Out
2019 · Movie
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Seriously... Phil Collins
1990 · Movie
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Watchmen
2019 · Series
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Nashville 99
1977 · Series
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Live Aid
1985 · Movie
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WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011 · Movie
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Series
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Classic Albums
1997 · Series
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017 · Series
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Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 · Movie
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Eastbound & Down
2009 · Series
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Judging Amy
1999 · Series
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Miami Vice
1984 · Series
Melanie
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Melanie
1982 · Movie
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Beulah Land
1980 · Series
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Ski Lift to Death
1978 · Movie
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Conan
2010 · Series
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The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
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Rebel Ridge
2024 · Movie
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The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992 · Movie
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
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Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 · Movie
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Kenan
2021 · Series
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Word of Honor
2003 · Movie
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MADtv
1995 · Series
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Clive James' Postcard from
1989 · Series
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Heartbeat
1987 · Movie
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Sick Note
2017 · Series
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Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Movie
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Raw
1993 · Series
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The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
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Police Story
1973 · Series
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Barnaby Jones
1973 · Series
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Lollipops and Roses
1971 · Movie
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Cold in July
2014 · Movie
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Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
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Doctor Odyssey
2024 · Series
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Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
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Nash Bridges
1996 · Series
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Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series