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.
Acted in
Doctor Odyssey
2024
as Captain Robert Massey
Unit 234
2024
Rebel Ridge
2024
as Chief Sandy Burnne
The Collective
2023
as Liam
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
as Arthur
A Little White Lie
2023
as T. Wasserman
High Heat
2022
as Ray
Nash Bridges
2021
as Nash Bridges
Kenan
2021
as Rick
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Prince Humperdinck
Knives Out
2019
as Richard Drysdale
Watchmen
2019
as Judd Crawford
Vault
2019
as Gerry
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
as Chief Lt. Calvert
Book Club
2018
as Arthur
Sick Note
2017
as Kenny West
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
as Warden Tuggs
Vengeance: A Love Story
2017
as Jay Kirkpatrick
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Sir
Blood & Oil
2015
as Hap Briggs
Alex of Venice
2015
as Roger
Cold in July
2014
as Jim Bob
The Other Woman
2014
as Frank
TripTank
2014
as Johnny Bahama (voice)
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014
as Earl McGraw
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Django Unchained
2012
as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Miles Deep
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011
as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Machete
2010
as Von Jackson
When in Rome
2010
as Beth's Dad
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
as Grandpa Whitey (voice)
Eastbound & Down
2009
as Eduardo Sanchez
Torno a vivere da solo
2008
as Nico
Long Flat Balls II
2008
as Admiral Burnett
Bastardi
2008
as Sante Patene
Moondance Alexander
2007
as Dante
Just Legal
2005
as Grant Cooper
Pennis from Heaven
2005
as Self
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004
as Self
Word of Honor
2003
as Benjamin Tyson
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
2003
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Judging Amy
1999
as Defense Attorney
Goodbye Lover
1999
as Ben Dunmore
Classic Albums
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Tin Cup
1996
as David Simms
Nash Bridges
1996
as Nash Bridges
MADtv
1995
as Self
In Pursuit of Honor
1995
as Sgt. John Libbey
Guilty as Sin
1993
as David Greenhill
Born Yesterday
1993
as Paul Verrall
WWE Raw
1993
as Self
Paradise
1991
as Ben Reed
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
The Hot Spot
1990
as Harry Madox
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
as Detective James Crockett
Dead Bang
1989
as Jerry Beck
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988
as Self
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
as Wiley Boon
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
1988
as Self
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
as Lt. Falcon (voice)
Heartbeat
1987
as Documentary Filmmaker
Cease Fire
1985
as Tim Murphy
The Long Hot Summer
1985
as Ben Quick
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Miami Vice
1984
as Sonny Crockett
Matt Houston
1982
as Terry Spence
Melanie
1982
as Carl
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
as Bob Howard
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
as Jacob Gorch
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
as Elvis Presley
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Officer Andy Brady
Beulah Land
1980
as Bonard Davis
From Here to Eternity
1980
as Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
The Rebels
1979
as Judson Fletcher
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Reeve Baker
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
1979
as Cowboy
First, You Cry
1978
as Daniel Easton
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978
as Gunther
The Two-Five
1978
as Charlie Morgan
Ski Lift to Death
1978
as Mike Sloan
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
1977
as Edgar
Big Hawaii
1977
as Gandy
Cover Girls
1977
as Johnny Wilson
Nashville 99
1977
as Mike Watling
Eight Is Enough
1977
as Doug
The City
1977
as Sgt. Brian Scott
Law of the Land
1976
as Quirt
Return to Macon County
1975
as Harley McKay
A Boy and His Dog
1975
as Vic
The Harrad Experiment
1973
as Stanley Cole
Police Story
1973
as Lee Morgan
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Off. Larry Wilson
Sarge
1971
as Deloy Coopersmith
Lollipops and Roses
1971
as Frank
Zachariah
1971
as Matthew
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
1970
as Stanley Sweetheart
