About
John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
Filmography
Breakdown: 19752025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me2025 · Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote2024 · Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much2024 · Self (archive footage)
Bad Hostage2024 · Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man2024 · Self (archive footage)
Butterfly in the Sky2024 · Self (archive footage)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey2023 · Self (Archive Footage)
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner2022 · Self (archive footage)
Finster2022
Lucy and Desi2022 · Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes2021 · Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021 · Self (archive footage)
Audrey2020 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Great Toilet Paper Scare2020 · Himself
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice2019 · Self (archive footage)