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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1949-12-15
Place of Birth: Flat Creek, Missouri, USA
Also Known As: Donald Wayne Johnson

Movies List of Don Johnson

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Tin Cup

1996 Movie
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The Harrad Experiment

1973 Movie
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A Boy and His Dog

1975 Movie
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Dead Bang

1989 Movie
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Guilty as Sin

1993 Movie
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Long Flat Balls II

2008 Movie
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Machete

2010 Movie
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Moondance Alexander

2007 Movie
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Nash Bridges

2021 Movie
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The Hot Spot

1990 Movie
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Born Yesterday

1993 Movie
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Paradise

1991 Movie
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Django Unchained

2012 Movie
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Goodbye Lover

1999 Movie
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Sweet Hearts Dance

1988 Movie
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Melanie

1982 Movie
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Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981 Movie
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The Rebels

1979 Movie
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In Pursuit of Honor

1995 Movie
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Unit 234

2024 Movie
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The Other Woman

2014 Movie
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The City

1977 Movie
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Cease Fire

1985 Movie
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Cold in July

2014 Movie
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Alex of Venice

2015 Movie
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First, You Cry

1978 Movie
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Cover Girls

1977 Movie
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High Heat

2022 Movie
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The Two-Five

1978 Movie
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Heartbeat

1987 Movie
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Zachariah

1971 Movie
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Prachtig 80: Volume 2

2003 Movie
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The Collective

2023 Movie
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Law of the Land

1976 Movie
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Encore

Movie
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Ski Lift to Death

1978 Movie
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Word of Honor

2003 Movie
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Blood of 1000 Virgins

2013 Movie
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Book Club

2018 Movie
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Live Aid

1985 Movie
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Lollipops and Roses

1971 Movie
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Knives Out

2019 Movie
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Bastardi

2008 Movie
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Vault

2019 Movie
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G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987 Movie
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When in Rome

2010 Movie
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Pennis from Heaven

2005 Movie
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Rebel Ridge

2024 Movie
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A Little White Lie

2023 Movie
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Miami Vice: Freefall

1989 Movie