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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000467
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309788
Facebook: No data
Instagram: https://instagram.com/donjohnson
Filmography (Movies)
Unit 234
Character:Jules
Release Date:04/09/2024
Rebel Ridge
Character:Chief Sandy Burnne
Release Date:27/08/2024
The Collective
Character:Liam
Release Date:04/08/2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Character:Arthur
Release Date:11/05/2023
A Little White Lie
Character:T. Wasserman
Release Date:03/03/2023
High Heat
Character:Ray
Release Date:16/12/2022
Nash Bridges
Character:Nash Bridges
Release Date:27/11/2021
Knives Out
Character:Richard Drysdale
Release Date:27/11/2019
Vault
Character:Gerry
Release Date:25/07/2019
Dragged Across Concrete
Character:Chief Lt. Calvert
Release Date:21/02/2019
Book Club
Character:Arthur
Release Date:18/05/2018
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Character:Warden Tuggs
Release Date:23/09/2017
Vengeance: A Love Story
Character:Jay Kirkpatrick
Release Date:16/03/2017
Alex of Venice
Character:Roger
Release Date:17/04/2015
Cold in July
Character:Jim Bob
Release Date:23/05/2014
The Other Woman
Character:Frank
Release Date:16/04/2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Character:
Release Date:11/03/2014
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/05/2013
Django Unchained
Character:Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
Release Date:25/12/2012
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Character:Miles Deep
Release Date:09/09/2011
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Character:Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/2011
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/2011
Machete
Character:Von Jackson
Release Date:01/09/2010
When in Rome
Character:Beth's Dad
Release Date:29/01/2010
Torno a vivere da solo
Character:Nico
Release Date:05/12/2008
Long Flat Balls II
Character:Admiral Burnett
Release Date:14/03/2008
Bastardi
Character:Sante Patene
Release Date:04/01/2008
Moondance Alexander
Character:Dante
Release Date:22/04/2007
Pennis from Heaven
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/2005
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2004
Word of Honor
Character:Benjamin Tyson
Release Date:06/12/2003
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2003
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/01/2001
Goodbye Lover
Character:Ben Dunmore
Release Date:16/04/1999
Tin Cup
Character:David Simms
Release Date:16/08/1996
In Pursuit of Honor
Character:Sgt. John Libbey
Release Date:18/03/1995
Guilty as Sin
Character:David Greenhill
Release Date:04/06/1993
Born Yesterday
Character:Paul Verrall
Release Date:26/03/1993
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
Character:Self - Host (US)
Release Date:11/04/1992
Paradise
Character:Ben Reed
Release Date:18/09/1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Character:Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
Release Date:23/08/1991
The Hot Spot
Character:Harry Madox
Release Date:12/10/1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1990
Dead Bang
Character:Jerry Beck
Release Date:24/03/1989
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/1988
Sweet Hearts Dance
Character:Wiley Boon
Release Date:23/09/1988
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Character:Self
Release Date:22/01/1988
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Character:Lt. Falcon (voice)
Release Date:19/06/1987
Heartbeat
Character:Documentary Filmmaker
Release Date:10/05/1987
Cease Fire
Character:Tim Murphy
Release Date:18/10/1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Character:
Release Date:16/09/1985
Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/1985
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Character:Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Release Date:16/09/1984
Melanie
Character:Carl
Release Date:12/02/1982
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Character:Bob Howard
Release Date:14/10/1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Character:Jacob Gorch
Release Date:09/10/1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Character:Elvis Presley
Release Date:01/03/1981
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Character:Officer Andy Brady
Release Date:12/10/1980
The Rebels
Character:Judson Fletcher
Release Date:14/05/1979
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Character:Cowboy
Release Date:08/01/1979
First, You Cry
Character:Daniel Easton
Release Date:08/11/1978
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Character:Gunther
Release Date:23/10/1978
The Two-Five
Character:Charlie Morgan
Release Date:14/04/1978
Ski Lift to Death
Character:Mike Sloan
Release Date:03/03/1978
Cover Girls
Character:Johnny Wilson
Release Date:18/05/1977
The City
Character:Sgt. Brian Scott
Release Date:12/01/1977
Law of the Land
Character:Quirt
Release Date:29/04/1976
Return to Macon County
Character:Harley McKay
Release Date:23/07/1975
A Boy and His Dog
Character:Vic
Release Date:23/03/1975
The Harrad Experiment
Character:Stanley Cole
Release Date:11/05/1973
Lollipops and Roses
Character:Frank
Release Date:05/06/1971
Zachariah
Character:Matthew
Release Date:24/01/1971
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
Character:Stanley Sweetheart
Release Date:26/05/1970
Television Appearances
Doctor Odyssey
Character:Captain Robert Massey
Kenan
Character:Rick
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Prince Humperdinck
Watchmen
Character:Judd Crawford
Sick Note
Character:Kenny West
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character:Sir
Blood & Oil
Character:Hap Briggs
TripTank
Character:Johnny Bahama (voice)
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Character:Earl McGraw
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
Conan
Character:Self
Glenn Martin, DDS
Character:Grandpa Whitey (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Eastbound & Down
Character:Eduardo Sanchez
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
Just Legal
Character:Grant Cooper
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Richard & Judy
Character:Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
Judging Amy
Character:Defense Attorney
Classic Albums
Character:Self (archive footage)
Nash Bridges
Character:Nash Bridges
MADtv
Character:Self
Raw
Character:Self
Clive James' Postcard from
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
The Long Hot Summer
Character:Ben Quick
Miami Vice
Character:James 'Sonny' Crockett
Matt Houston
Character:Terry Spence
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Beulah Land
Character:Bonard Davis
From Here to Eternity
Character:Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Reeve Baker
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Character:Edgar
Big Hawaii
Character:Gandy
Nashville 99
Character:Mike Watling
Eight Is Enough
Character:Doug
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Host
Police Story
Character:Lee Morgan
Barnaby Jones
Character:Wayne Lockwood
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:Off. Larry Wilson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Images
