Don Johnson
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvDoctor Odyssey
2024
Captain Robert Massey
movieUnit 234
2024
Jules
movieRebel Ridge
2024
Chief Sandy Burnne
movieA Little White Lie
2023
T. Wasserman
movieCommitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieNash Bridges
2021
Nash Bridges
tvKenan
2021
Rick
tvHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Prince Humperdinck
movieKnives Out
2019
Richard Drysdale
tvWatchmen
2019
Judd Crawford
movieVault
2019
Gerry
movieDragged Across Concrete
2019
Chief Lt. Calvert
movieBook Club
2018
Arthur
tvSick Note
2017
Kenny West
movieBrawl in Cell Block 99
2017
Warden Tuggs
movieVengeance: A Love Story
2017
Jay Kirkpatrick
tvBlood & Oil
2015
Hap Briggs
movieCold in July
2014
Jim Bob
tvTripTank
2014
Johnny Bahama (voice)
tvFrom Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014
Earl McGraw
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self / Self - Guest
movieBlood of 1000 Virgins
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieDjango Unchained
2012
Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
movieBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
Miles Deep
movieA Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011
Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
movieWWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011
Self (archive footage)
tvConan
2010
Self
movieMachete
2010
Von Jackson
movieWhen in Rome
2010
Beth's Dad
tvGlenn Martin, DDS
2009
Grandpa Whitey (voice)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvEastbound & Down
2009
Eduardo Sanchez
movieLong Flat Balls II
2008
Admiral Burnett
movieBastardi
2008
Sante Patene
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest
tvJust Legal
2005
Grant Cooper
movieWord of Honor
2003
Benjamin Tyson
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
moviePorn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
Self (archive footage)
tvJudging Amy
1999
Defense Attorney
movieGoodbye Lover
1999
Ben Dunmore
tvClassic Albums
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieTin Cup
1996
David Simms
tvNash Bridges
1996
Nash Bridges
tvMADtv
1995
Self
movieIn Pursuit of Honor
1995
Sgt. John Libbey
movieGuilty as Sin
1993
David Greenhill
movieBorn Yesterday
1993
Paul Verrall
tvRaw
1993
Self
movieThe Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992
Self - Host (US)
movieParadise
1991
Ben Reed
movieHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
movieThe Hot Spot
1990
Harry Madox
movieMiami Vice: Freefall
1989
Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
movieDead Bang
1989
Jerry Beck
movieSweet Hearts Dance
1988
Wiley Boon
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieG.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
Lt. Falcon (voice)
movieHeartbeat
1987
Documentary Filmmaker
movieCease Fire
1985
Tim Murphy
tvThe Long Hot Summer
1985
Ben Quick
movieMiami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
tvMiami Vice
1984
James 'Sonny' Crockett
tvMatt Houston
1982
Terry Spence
movieThe Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
Bob Howard
movieSoggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
Jacob Gorch
movieElvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
Elvis Presley
movieRevenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
Officer Andy Brady
tvBeulah Land
1980
Bonard Davis
From Here to Eternity
1980
Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
tvThe Rebels
1979
Judson Fletcher
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Reeve Baker
movieFirst, You Cry
1978
Daniel Easton
movieThe Two-Five
1978
Charlie Morgan
movieSki Lift to Death
1978
Mike Sloan
tvBig Hawaii
1977
Gandy
movieCover Girls
1977
Johnny Wilson
tvNashville 99
1977
Mike Watling
movieThe City
1977
Sgt. Brian Scott
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)
movieReturn to Macon County
1975
Harley McKay
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Host
movieThe Harrad Experiment
1973
Stanley Cole
tvPolice Story
1973
Lee Morgan
tvBarnaby Jones
1973
Wayne Lockwood
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
Off. Larry Wilson
movieZachariah
1971
Matthew
movieThe Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
1970
Stanley Sweetheart
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self (uncredited) / Self - Nominee
Southern Discomfort
Bob Dobson
Production5
movieUnit 234
2024
Executive Producer
movieNash Bridges
2021
Executive Producer
tvThe Marshal
1995
Executive Producer
movieIn the Company of Darkness
1993
Executive Producer
movieHeartbeat
1987
Executive Producer
Directing2
tvThe Marshal
1995
Director
tvMiami Vice
1984
Director
Sound2
movieHeartbeat
1987
Songs
tvMiami Vice
1984
Songs
Writing1
movieHeartbeat
1987
Writer