Biography
Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. He's most 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."
Johnson's 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.
Johnson 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.
Johnson 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, Johnson 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.
Filmography
all 114
Movies 74
TV Shows 40
self 26
Voice 3
Director 1
Producer 1
The Collective (2023)
Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
A Little White Lie (2023)
High Heat (2022)
Nash Bridges (2021)
Kenan (2021)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Knives Out (2019)
Watchmen (2019)
Vault (2019)
Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
Book Club (2018)
Sick Note (2017)
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Blood & Oil (2015)
Alex of Venice (2015)
Cold in July (2014)
The Other Woman (2014)
TripTank (2014)
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Blood of 1000 Virgins (2013)
Django Unchained (2012)
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
WWE: DX: One Last Stand (2011)
Conan (2010)
Machete (2010)
When in Rome (2010)
Glenn Martin, DDS (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Eastbound & Down (2009)
Torno a vivere da solo (2008)
Long Flat Balls II (2008)
Bastardi (2008)
Moondance Alexander (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Just Legal (2005)
Pennis from Heaven (2005)
Larry presents: Best of The 80s (2004)
Word of Honor (2003)
Prachtig 80: Volume 2 (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
Richard & Judy (2001)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
Judging Amy (1999)
Goodbye Lover (1999)
Classic Albums (1997)
Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland (1997)
Tin Cup (1996)
Nash Bridges (1996)
MADtv (1995)
In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
The Marshal (1995)
Guilty as Sin (1993)
Born Yesterday (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
In the Company of Darkness (1993)
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland (1992)
Paradise (1991)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
The Hot Spot (1990)
Dead Bang (1989)
Clive James' Postcard from (1989)
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (1988)
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes (1988)
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
Heartbeat (1987)
Jimmy Buffett: Live by the Bay (1986)
Cease Fire (1985)
The Long Hot Summer (1985)
Live Aid (1985)
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984)
Miami Vice (1984)
Matt Houston (1982)
Melanie (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
The Two Lives of Carol Letner (1981)
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
Beulah Land (1980)
From Here to Eternity (1980)
The Rebels (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (1979)
First, You Cry (1978)
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978)
The Two-Five (1978)
Ski Lift to Death (1978)
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? (1977)
Big Hawaii (1977)
Cover Girls (1977)
Nashville 99 (1977)
Eight Is Enough (1977)
The City (1977)
Law of the Land (1976)
Return to Macon County (1975)
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
The Harrad Experiment (1973)
Police Story (1973)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Sarge (1971)
Lollipops and Roses (1971)
Zachariah (1971)
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Unit 234
Rebel Ridge
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GenderMale
Birthday1949-12-15 (74 years old)
Birth NameDonnie Wayne Johnson
Birth PlaceFlat Creek, United States of America
Relationshipshttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ba668d961adef9720a5a6aae86d99991 (1968-01-01 - 1968-01-01), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/da63abf2c25c58e8887c74dca46d3b02 (1973-01-01 - 1973-01-01), Melanie Griffith (1989-01-01 - 1996-01-01), Patti D'Arbanville (1981-01-01 - 1985-01-01)
SpouseKelley Phleger
ChildrenJesse Johnson, Dakota Johnson, Grace Johnson
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDonald Wayne Johnson
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Saturn Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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