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.
Born: 15 December 1949
Played In
Doctor Odyssey
Captain Robert Massey
Unit 234
Jules
Rebel Ridge
Chief Sandy Burnne
The Collective
Liam
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Arthur
A Little White Lie
T. Wasserman
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
High Heat
Ray
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
Kenan
Rick
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
Knives Out
Richard Drysdale
Watchmen
Judd Crawford
Vault
Gerry
Dragged Across Concrete
Chief Lt. Calvert
Book Club
Arthur
Sick Note
Kenny West
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Warden Tuggs
Vengeance: A Love Story
Jay Kirkpatrick
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Sir
Blood & Oil
Hap Briggs
Alex of Venice
Roger
Cold in July
Jim Bob
The Other Woman
Frank
TripTank
Johnny Bahama (voice)
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Earl McGraw
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Self (archive footage)
Django Unchained
Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Miles Deep
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Self (archive footage)
Conan
Self
Machete
Von Jackson
When in Rome
Beth's Dad
Glenn Martin, DDS
Grandpa Whitey (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Eastbound & Down
Eduardo Sanchez
Torno a vivere da solo
Nico
Long Flat Balls II
Admiral Burnett
Bastardi
Sante Patene
Moondance Alexander
Dante
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
Just Legal
Grant Cooper
Pennis from Heaven
Self
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Self
Word of Honor
Benjamin Tyson
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Richard & Judy
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Self (archive footage)
Judging Amy
Defense Attorney
Goodbye Lover
Ben Dunmore
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
Tin Cup
David Simms
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
MADtv
Self
In Pursuit of Honor
Sgt. John Libbey
Guilty as Sin
David Greenhill
Born Yesterday
Paul Verrall
Raw
Self
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Self - Host (US)
Paradise
Ben Reed
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
The Hot Spot
Harry Madox
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Miami Vice: Freefall
Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Dead Bang
Jerry Beck
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Self
Sweet Hearts Dance
Wiley Boon
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Self
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Lt. Falcon (voice)
Heartbeat
Documentary Filmmaker
Cease Fire
Tim Murphy
The Long Hot Summer
Ben Quick
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Live Aid
Self
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Miami Vice
James 'Sonny' Crockett
Matt Houston
Terry Spence
Melanie
Carl
Champs-Elysées
Self
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Bob Howard
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Jacob Gorch
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Elvis Presley
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Officer Andy Brady
Beulah Land
Bonard Davis
From Here to Eternity
Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
The Rebels
Judson Fletcher
Tales of the Unexpected
Reeve Baker
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Cowboy
First, You Cry
Daniel Easton
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Gunther
The Two-Five
Charlie Morgan
Ski Lift to Death
Mike Sloan
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Edgar
Big Hawaii
Gandy
Cover Girls
Johnny Wilson
Nashville 99
Mike Watling
Eight Is Enough
Doug
The City
Sgt. Brian Scott
Law of the Land
Quirt
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Return to Macon County
Harley McKay
A Boy and His Dog
Vic
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
The Harrad Experiment
Stanley Cole
Police Story
Lee Morgan
Barnaby Jones
Wayne Lockwood
The Streets of San Francisco
Off. Larry Wilson
Lollipops and Roses
Frank
Zachariah
Matthew
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
Stanley Sweetheart
Fortune and Men's Eyes
Smitty
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Encore
Southern Discomfort
Bob Dobson