Don Johnson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-12-15 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Flat Creek, Missouri, USA

Don Johnson

Biography

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 h...

Acting

1991

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man

1996

Tin Cup

as David Simms

1973

The Harrad Experiment

as Stanley Cole

1993

Guilty as Sin

as David Greenhill

1989

Dead Bang

as Jerry Beck

2008

Long Flat Balls II

as Admiral Burnett

2010

Machete

as Von Jackson

1975

Return to Macon County

as Harley McKay

2021

Nash Bridges

as Nash Bridges

1990

The Hot Spot

as Harry Madox

1993

Born Yesterday

as Paul Verrall

1991

Paradise

as Ben Reed

2012

Django Unchained

as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett

1999

Goodbye Lover

as Ben Dunmore

1988

Sweet Hearts Dance

as Wiley Boon

2001

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

as Self (archive footage)

2011

WWE: DX: One Last Stand

as Self (archive footage)

1982

Melanie

as Carl

1981

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

as Jacob Gorch

1979

The Rebels

as Judson Fletcher

1980

Revenge of the Stepford Wives

as Officer Andy Brady

1995

In Pursuit of Honor

as Sgt. John Libbey

2024

Unit 234

as Jules

2014

1977

The City

as Sgt. Brian Scott

1985

Cease Fire

as Tim Murphy

2014

Cold in July

as Jim Bob

2015

1978

First, You Cry

as Daniel Easton

1984

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett

1977

Cover Girls

as Johnny Wilson

1981

2022

High Heat

as Ray

1978

The Two-Five

as Charlie Morgan

1987

Heartbeat

as Documentary Filmmaker

1971

Zachariah

as Matthew

2023

1976

1978

Ski Lift to Death

as Mike Sloan

2003

Word of Honor

as Benjamin Tyson

2013

Blood of 1000 Virgins

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Brawl in Cell Block 99

as Warden Tuggs

2017

Vengeance: A Love Story

as Jay Kirkpatrick

2019

Dragged Across Concrete

as Chief Lt. Calvert

2018

Book Club

as Arthur

1985

Live Aid

as Self

2019

Knives Out

as Richard Drysdale

2008

Bastardi

as Sante Patene

2019

Vault

as Gerry

1987

G.I. Joe: The Movie

as Lt. Falcon (voice)

2010

When in Rome

as Beth's Dad

2011

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)

2024

Rebel Ridge

as Chief Sandy Burnne

2023

A Little White Lie

as T. Wasserman

1989

Miami Vice: Freefall

as Detective James Crockett

1985

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

as Detective James Crockett

Production

2024

Unit 234

as Executive Producer

1987

Heartbeat

as Writer

2021

Nash Bridges

as Executive Producer

1993

In the Company of Darkness

as Executive Producer

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