Johnny Cash
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and he covered the synthpop band Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus. Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" freight train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for providing free concerts inside prison walls; and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues." Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers, including "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson"; as well as railroad songs including "Hey, Porter" and "Rock Island Line". Cash, a devout but troubled Christian, has been characterized as a "lens through which to view American contradictions and challenges." A Biblical scholar, he penned a Christian novel titled Man in White, and he made a spoken word recording of the entire New King James Version of the New Testament. Even so, Cash declared that he was "the biggest sinner of them all", and viewed himself overall as a complicated and contradictory man. Accordingly, Cash is said to have "contained multitudes", and has been deemed "the philosopher-prince of American country music". Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Cash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieNewport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieHighway 99: A Double Album
2025
Self [Archival]
movieWillie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieUnveiled: Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash
2025
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvHits That Missed at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieJune
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Universe
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieRoy Orbison Forever
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieBob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvThis Is Pop
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieJimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieBig Sur Choo Choo
2020
Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
movieMy Darling Vivian
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieLinda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieMusic Videos That Defined the 00’s
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieÅret var 1968
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
2016
Self - Performer
movieWe're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieIt's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
2015
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Seventies
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieI Am Johnny Cash
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Winding Stream
2014
Self (archive footage)
America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieShakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieMy Father And The Man In Black
2013
Self (archive footage)
tvSong by Song
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieWe Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012
Self (archive footage)
tvFinding Your Roots
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieCountry at the BBC
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash - I Walk the Line (DVD)
2009
Self (archive footage)
Cash for Kenya
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash's America
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieLost Concerts Series: Presley & Cash: The Road Show
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieOpry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieOpry Video Classics: Duets
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieOpry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieOpry Video Classics : Legends
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieTom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieSesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007
Self (archive footage)
tvLegends
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieElvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road Show
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieAmerican Revolutions: The Highwaymen
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieCelebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006
Self (archive Footage)
movieThe World's Greatest Gigs
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieNo Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieCountry Anthology Classics Volume 2
2004
(archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash: The Last Great American
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash - Final Live Performance
2003
Self - Vocals
movieThe Hunted
2003
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieGood Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
Self - Special Guest Star
tvClassic Albums
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash - Manhattan Center
1994
Self - Vocals, Guitars
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Musical Guest
movieSomeone Cry for the Children: The Girl Scout Murders
1993
Narrator (voice)
tvDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Kid Cole
movieAll-Star Salute to Ralph Emery
1990
Self - Host
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Space Coyote (voice)
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
1988
Elder Davy Crockett
movieStagecoach
1986
Marshal Curly Wilcox
tvNorth and South
1985
John Brown
movieThe Baron and the Kid
1984
The Baron
movieAdrift at Sea
1983
McLoughlin
movieMurder in Coweta County
1983
Lamar Potts
tvWogan
1982
Self
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982
Self - Musical Guest
movieThe Pride of Jesse Hallam
1981
Jesse Hallam
movieJohnny Cash - Live in Las Vegas 1979
1979
Self - Vocals
movieThaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
Thaddeus Rose
tvThe Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Caleb Hodgekiss
tvMusikladen
1972
Self
tvColumbo
1971
Tommy Brown
movieA Gunfight
1971
Abe Cross
tvThe Partridge Family
1970
Variety Show Host (uncredited)
movieSwing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Johnny Cash
tvThe Johnny Cash Show
1969
Self - Host
tvCMA Awards
1967
Self
tvShindig!
1964
Self - Singer
movieThe Night Rider
1962
Johnny Laredo
movieFive Minutes to Live
1961
Johnny Cabot
tvThe Rebel
1959
Pratt
tvThe Deputy
1959
Bo Braddock
tvWagon Train
1957
Frank Hoag
Sound9
movieGospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973
Original Music Composer
movieI Walk the Line
1970
Original Music Composer