Don Johnson
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.
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Credits
- 2024 · Doctor Odyssey as Captain Robert Massey
- 2024 · Unit 234 as
- 2024 · Rebel Ridge as Chief Sandy Burnne
- 2023 · The Collective as Liam
- 2023 · Book Club: The Next Chapter as Arthur
- 2023 · A Little White Lie as T. Wasserman
- 2022 · High Heat as Ray
- 2021 · Nash Bridges as Nash Bridges
- 2021 · Kenan as Rick
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2019 · Knives Out as Richard Drysdale
- 2019 · Watchmen as Judd Crawford
- 2019 · Vault as Gerry
- 2019 · Dragged Across Concrete as Chief Lt. Calvert
- 2018 · Book Club as Arthur
- 2017 · Sick Note as Kenny West
- 2017 · Brawl in Cell Block 99 as Warden Tuggs
- 2017 · Vengeance: A Love Story as Jay Kirkpatrick
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Sir
- 2015 · Blood & Oil as Hap Briggs
- 2015 · Alex of Venice as Roger
- 2014 · Cold in July as Jim Bob
- 2014 · The Other Woman as Frank
- 2014 · TripTank as Johnny Bahama (voice)
- 2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as Earl McGraw
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Django Unchained as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
- 2011 · Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as Miles Deep
- 2011 · A Good Old Fashioned Orgy as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
- 2011 · WWE: DX: One Last Stand as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Machete as Von Jackson
- 2010 · When in Rome as Beth's Dad
- 2009 · Glenn Martin, DDS as Grandpa Whitey (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Eduardo Sanchez
- 2008 · Torno a vivere da solo as Nico
- 2008 · Long Flat Balls II as Admiral Burnett
- 2008 · Bastardi as Sante Patene
- 2007 · Moondance Alexander as Dante
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Just Legal as Grant Cooper
- 2005 · Pennis from Heaven as Self
- 2004 · Larry presents: Best of The 80s as Self
- 2003 · Word of Honor as Benjamin Tyson
- 2003 · Prachtig 80: Volume 2 as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Defense Attorney
- 1999 · Goodbye Lover as Ben Dunmore
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Tin Cup as David Simms
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Nash Bridges
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · In Pursuit of Honor as Sgt. John Libbey
- 1993 · Guilty as Sin as David Greenhill
- 1993 · Born Yesterday as Paul Verrall
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Self
- 1991 · Paradise as Ben Reed
- 1991 · Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
- 1990 · The Hot Spot as Harry Madox
- 1990 · Seriously... Phil Collins as Self
- 1989 · Dead Bang as Jerry Beck
- 1988 · Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show as Self
- 1988 · Sweet Hearts Dance as Wiley Boon
- 1988 · Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes as Self
- 1987 · G.I. Joe: The Movie as Lt. Falcon (voice)
- 1987 · Heartbeat as Documentary Filmmaker
- 1985 · Cease Fire as Tim Murphy
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Ben Quick
- 1985 · Live Aid as Self
- 1984 · Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Sonny Crockett
- 1982 · Matt Houston as Terry Spence
- 1982 · Melanie as Carl
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1981 · The Two Lives of Carol Letner as Bob Howard
- 1981 · Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. as Jacob Gorch
- 1981 · Elvis and the Beauty Queen as Elvis Presley
- 1980 · Revenge of the Stepford Wives as Officer Andy Brady
- 1980 · Beulah Land as Bonard Davis
- 1980 · From Here to Eternity as Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
- 1979 · The Rebels as Judson Fletcher
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Reeve Baker
- 1979 · Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Cowboy
- 1978 · First, You Cry as Daniel Easton
- 1978 · Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold as Gunther
- 1978 · The Two-Five as Charlie Morgan
- 1978 · Ski Lift to Death as Mike Sloan
- 1977 · What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? as Edgar
- 1977 · Big Hawaii as Gandy
- 1977 · Cover Girls as Johnny Wilson
- 1977 · Nashville 99 as Mike Watling
- 1977 · Eight Is Enough as Doug
- 1977 · The City as Sgt. Brian Scott
- 1976 · Law of the Land as Quirt
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Return to Macon County as Harley McKay
- 1975 · A Boy and His Dog as Vic
- 1973 · The Harrad Experiment as Stanley Cole
- 1973 · Police Story as Lee Morgan
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as Off. Larry Wilson
- 1971 · Sarge as Deloy Coopersmith
- 1971 · Lollipops and Roses as Frank
- 1971 · Zachariah as Matthew
- 1970 · The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart as Stanley Sweetheart
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self (uncredited)
- 2024 · Encore as