Biography
John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
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Filmography
Acting Credits (145)
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
2026
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
2025
Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football
Self (archive footage)
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
2025
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Self (archive footage)
2024
