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Don Johnson

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1949-12-15

Birth Place

Flat Creek, Missouri, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975

6.3

Movie
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

2011

5.8

Movie
A Little White Lie

A Little White Lie

2023

5.6

Movie
poster

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017

7.4

TV
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015

5.9

Movie
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

1979

2.0

Movie
Bastardi

Bastardi

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

Beulah Land

1980

7.0

TV
poster

Big Hawaii

1977

5.0

TV
poster

Blood & Oil

2015

6.4

TV
Blood of 1000 Virgins

Blood of 1000 Virgins

2013

5.8

Movie
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show

1988

0.0

Movie
Book Club

Book Club

2018

6.2

Movie
Book Club: The Next Chapter

Book Club: The Next Chapter

2023

6.3

Movie
Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1993

5.3

Movie
Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99

2017

7.0

Movie
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011

4.3

Movie
Cease Fire

Cease Fire

1985

5.3

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
poster

Classic Albums

1997

7.7

TV
Cold in July

Cold in July

2014

6.6

Movie
poster

Conan

2010

7.0

TV
Cover Girls

Cover Girls

1977

5.0

Movie
Dead Bang

Dead Bang

1989

6.3

Movie
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012

8.2

Movie
poster

Doctor Odyssey

2024

7.1

TV
Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete

2019

6.6

Movie
poster

Eastbound & Down

2009

7.4

TV
poster

Eight Is Enough

1977

6.1

TV
Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

1981

2.2

Movie
Encore

Encore

0.0

Movie
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

5.9

TV
poster

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

2014

6.4

TV
poster

From Here to Eternity

1980

3.0

TV
G.I. Joe: The Movie

G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987

6.5

Movie
poster

Glenn Martin, DDS

2009

5.9

TV
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
Goodbye Lover

Goodbye Lover

1999

5.7

Movie
Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin

1993

5.7

Movie
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991

6.3

Movie
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1987

10.0

Movie
High Heat

High Heat

2022

5.6

Movie
poster

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

7.7

TV
In Pursuit of Honor

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

5.8

Movie
poster

Judging Amy

1999

7.5

TV
poster

Just Legal

2005

0.0

TV
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold

1978

3.3

Movie
poster

Kenan

2021

6.9

TV
Knives Out

Knives Out

2019

7.8

Movie
Larry presents: Best of The 80s

Larry presents: Best of The 80s

2004

0.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
Law of the Land

Law of the Land

1976

3.7

Movie
Live Aid

Live Aid

1985

7.9

Movie
Lollipops and Roses

Lollipops and Roses

1971

0.0

Movie
Long Flat Balls II

Long Flat Balls II

2008

4.5

Movie
Machete

Machete

2010

6.3

Movie
poster

MADtv

1995

6.9

TV
poster

Matt Houston

1982

6.2

TV
Melanie

Melanie

1982

6.8

Movie
poster

Miami Vice

1984

7.5

TV
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

1984

7.9

Movie
Miami Vice: Freefall

Miami Vice: Freefall

1989

0.0

Movie
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

1988

9.0

Movie
Moondance Alexander

Moondance Alexander

2007

5.9

Movie
Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

2021

5.8

Movie
poster

Nash Bridges

1996

6.6

TV
poster

Nashville 99

1977

0.0

TV
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

0.0

Movie
Paradise

Paradise

1991

6.2

Movie
Pennis from Heaven

Pennis from Heaven

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

2001

6.0

Movie
Prachtig 80: Volume 2

Prachtig 80: Volume 2

2003

0.0

Movie
Rebel Ridge

Rebel Ridge

2024

7.0

Movie
Return to Macon County

Return to Macon County

1975

6.5

Movie
Revenge of the Stepford Wives

Revenge of the Stepford Wives

1980

5.4

Movie
poster

Richard & Judy

2001

3.1

TV
poster

Sarge

1971

5.0

TV
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Seriously... Phil Collins

Seriously... Phil Collins

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

Sick Note

2017

6.8

TV
Ski Lift to Death

Ski Lift to Death

1978

0.0

Movie
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981

4.5

Movie
Sweet Hearts Dance

Sweet Hearts Dance

1988

5.4

Movie
poster

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

6.7

TV
The City

The City

1977

6.6

Movie
The Collective

The Collective

2023

5.7

Movie
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Harrad Experiment

The Harrad Experiment

1973

3.7

Movie
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

1990

6.3

Movie
poster

The Long Hot Summer

1985

5.4

TV
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart

The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart

1970

6.0

Movie
The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2014

6.4

Movie
The Rebels

The Rebels

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Two Lives of Carol Letner

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

1981

0.0

Movie
The Two-Five

The Two-Five

1978

0.0

Movie
Tin Cup

Tin Cup

1996

6.0

Movie
Torno a vivere da solo

Torno a vivere da solo

2008

4.1

Movie
poster

TripTank

2014

5.3

TV
Unit 234

Unit 234

2024

6.5

Movie
Vault

Vault

2019

5.8

Movie
Vengeance: A Love Story

Vengeance: A Love Story

2017

5.5

Movie
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
poster

Watchmen

2019

7.7

TV
poster

What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?

1977

4.5

TV
When in Rome

When in Rome

2010

6.0

Movie
Word of Honor

Word of Honor

2003

6.9

Movie
poster

WWE Raw

1993

6.7

TV
WWE: DX: One Last Stand

WWE: DX: One Last Stand

2011

8.6

Movie
Zachariah

Zachariah

1971

5.3

Movie