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.

Acting

2024

Doctor Odyssey
Tv

Captain Robert Massey

2024

2024

Rebel Ridge
Movie

Chief Sandy Burnne

2023

2021

Nash Bridges
Movie

Nash Bridges

2021

2020

2019

Knives Out
Movie

Richard Drysdale

2019

Watchmen
Tv

Judd Crawford

2019

2019

2018

2017

2014

TripTank
Tv

Johnny Bahama (voice)

2013

Blood of 1000 Virgins
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2012

Django Unchained
Movie

Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett

2011

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Movie

Jerry Keppler (uncredited)

2010

2010

Machete
Movie

Von Jackson

2010

2009

Eastbound & Down
Tv

Eduardo Sanchez

2008

2008

Bastardi
Movie

Sante Patene

2007

2005

Just Legal
Tv

Grant Cooper

2003

Word of Honor
Movie

Benjamin Tyson

2003

1999

1996

Tin Cup
Movie

David Simms

1996

Nash Bridges
Tv

Nash Bridges

1995

1995

In Pursuit of Honor
Movie

Sgt. John Libbey

1993

Guilty as Sin
Movie

David Greenhill

1993

1993

Raw
Tv

Self

1991

1991

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Movie

Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man

1990

1989

Dead Bang
Movie

Jerry Beck

1987

G.I. Joe: The Movie
Movie

Lt. Falcon (voice)

1987

Heartbeat
Movie

Documentary Filmmaker

1985

Cease Fire
Movie

Tim Murphy

1984

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Movie

Det. James “Sonny” Crockett

1984

Miami Vice
Tv

James 'Sonny' Crockett

1982

Matt Houston
Tv

Terry Spence

1982

1980

From Here to Eternity
Tv

Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt

1978

First, You Cry
Movie

Daniel Easton

1977

1977

Cover Girls
Movie

Johnny Wilson

1977

Nashville 99
Tv

Mike Watling

1977

The City
Movie

Sgt. Brian Scott

1975

Saturday Night Live
Tv

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live
Tv

Self (uncredited)

1973

Police Story
Tv

Lee Morgan

1972

1971

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Tv

Self (uncredited)

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Tv

Self - Nominee

Production

2024

Unit 234
Movie

Executive Producer

2021

Nash Bridges
Movie

Executive Producer

1995

The Marshal
Tv

Executive Producer

1993

1987

Heartbeat
Movie

Executive Producer

Directing

1995

Writing

1987

Sound

Infos

Full Name
Don Johnson
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/15/1949
Also Known As

Donald Wayne Johnson

دان جانسون

دون جانسون