Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Born: December 15, 1949
in Flat Creek, Missouri, United States
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.

Movies for Don Johnson...

The Collective
Title: The Collective
Character: Liam
Released: August 4, 2023
Type: Movie
A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of rookie assassin, Sam Alexander.
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Book Club: The Next Chapter
Title: Book Club: The Next Chapter
Character: Arthur
Released: May 11, 2023
Type: Movie
Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.
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A Little White Lie
Title: A Little White Lie
Character: T. Wasserman
Released: March 3, 2023
Type: Movie
A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote address.
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High Heat
Title: High Heat
Character: Ray
Released: December 16, 2022
Type: Movie
When the local mafia shows up to burn down her restaurant, Ana, a chef with a meticulous past, defends her turf and proves her knife skills both in and out of the kitchen.
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Nash Bridges
Title: Nash Bridges
Character: Nash Bridges
Released: November 27, 2021
Type: Movie
Nash Bridges continues to run San Francisco's SIU in 2020 while confronting a changing city, a new boss, and a world in which police work focuses on modern data-crunching and predictive policing. Although the world around him has changed, Nash hasn't.
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Title: Kenan
Character: Rick
Released: February 16, 2021
Type: TV
The recently widowed host of Atlanta's No. 2 morning show struggles to balance his job and his young daughters despite all the “help” he gets from his grifter father-in-law and his brother/assistant/manager/house guest.
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Title: Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character: Prince Humperdinck
Released: June 29, 2020
Type: TV
Serialized remake of 'The Princess Bride' told in short chapters featuring celebrities at home during quarantine.
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Knives Out
Title: Knives Out
Character: Richard Drysdale
Released: November 27, 2019
Type: Movie
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
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Title: Watchmen
Character: Judd Crawford
Released: October 20, 2019
Type: TV
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
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Vault
Title: Vault
Character: Gerry
Released: July 25, 2019
Type: Movie
A group of small time criminals in 1975 attempt to pull off the biggest heist in American history; stealing over $30 million from the Mafia in the smallest state in the union, Rhode Island.
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Dragged Across Concrete
Title: Dragged Across Concrete
Character: Chief Lt. Calvert
Released: September 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.
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Book Club
Title: Book Club
Character: Arthur
Released: May 18, 2018
Type: Movie
Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.
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Title: Sick Note
Character: Kenny West
Released: November 7, 2017
Type: TV
When Daniel Glass is misdiagnosed with a fatal disease he begins to notice how everyone around him treats him better. But then he finds out he was misdiagnosed by the most incompetent oncologist on Earth and now he has a big decision to make: come clean and go back to his old rubbish life, or keep pretending to be ill.
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Brawl in Cell Block 99
Title: Brawl in Cell Block 99
Character: Warden Tuggs
Released: September 23, 2017
Type: Movie
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
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Vengeance: A Love Story
Title: Vengeance: A Love Story
Character: Jay Kirkpatrick
Released: March 16, 2017
Type: Movie
When a new friend is brutally assaulted, Detective John Droomor is put by chance in charge of the investigation. Although the evidence against the perpetrators seems overwhelming, there is nothing definitive in the case that guarantees justice is served, even more so if some people are willing to twist and betray it.
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Title: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character: Sir
Released: January 13, 2017
Type: TV
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
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Title: Blood & Oil
Character: Hap Briggs
Released: September 27, 2015
Type: TV
Billy and Cody LeFever dream of a new life and move to "The Bakken" in North Dakota, booming after the biggest oil discovery in American history. They’re soon pitted against a ruthless tycoon who forces them to put everything on the line, including their marriage.
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Alex of Venice
Title: Alex of Venice
Character: Roger
Released: April 17, 2015
Type: Movie
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
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Cold in July
Title: Cold in July
Character: Jim Bob
Released: May 23, 2014
Type: Movie
While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.
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The Other Woman
Title: The Other Woman
Character: Frank
Released: April 16, 2014
Type: Movie
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.
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Title: TripTank
Character: Johnny Bahama (voice)
Released: April 2, 2014
Type: TV
TripTank is Comedy Central’s newest animated experience, executive produced by ShadowMachine’s Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico. The weekly, eight-episode half-hour series, showcases a wide range of fast-paced, hard-hitting animated comedy shorts presented in an anthology style, weaving together stand-alone and recurring narrative pieces.
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Title: From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Character: Earl McGraw
Released: March 11, 2014
Type: TV
The horror and crime thriller genres collide in this new original series from Robert Rodriguez, based on his cult grindhouse classic about bank-robbing brothers on the run, a lawman bent on bringing them to justice, the devout family caught in the cross-fire, and an ancient evil eager to feast on them all.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Blood of 1000 Virgins
Title: Blood of 1000 Virgins
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 14, 2013
Type: Movie
The question of "who hunts virgins" and more will be stripped down and explored in the sexiest trailers hosted by Playboy's Nikki Leigh.
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Django Unchained
Title: Django Unchained
Character: Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
Released: December 25, 2012
Type: Movie
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Title: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Character: Miles Deep
Released: September 9, 2011
Type: Movie
A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.
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A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Title: A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Character: Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
Released: September 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.
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WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Title: WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 5, 2011
Type: Movie
They are perhaps the most influential duo in sports entertainment with crazy antics outside the ring backed up with dominant performances inside. Both Shawn Michaels and Triple H were highly successful on their own, but when they came together as D-Generation X, they were nearly unstoppable. Now fans can relive their final run as a team from late 2009 and 2010.
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Title: Conan
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: TV
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
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Machete
Title: Machete
Character: Von Jackson
Released: September 1, 2010
Type: Movie
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
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When in Rome
Title: When in Rome
Character: Beth's Dad
Released: January 29, 2010
Type: Movie
After fishing out coins from a water fountain in Italy, cynical New Yorker Beth Harper finds herself being wooed by several ardent suitors. As she deals with the attention, Beth tries to figure out whether a charming reporter really loves her.
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Title: Glenn Martin, DDS
Character: Grandpa Whitey (voice)
Released: August 17, 2009
Type: TV
Glenn Martin, DDS is an American-Canadian stop-motion-animated television series that premiered on Nick at Nite on August 17, 2009. The series was produced by Tornante Animation in association with Cuppa Coffee Studio. Glenn Martin, DDS was Nick at Nite's fourth original series. The show premiered on March 18, 2010 on Sky1 in the UK and Ireland. Season two premiered on June 11, 2010. The show ended on November 7th, 2011.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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Title: Eastbound & Down
Character: Eduardo Sanchez
Released: February 15, 2009
Type: TV
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
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Torno a vivere da solo
Title: Torno a vivere da solo
Character: Nico
Released: December 5, 2008
Type: Movie
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Long Flat Balls II
Title: Long Flat Balls II
Character: Admiral Burnett
Released: March 14, 2008
Type: Movie
Six beer-bellied guys from the Ed Garage find their plans for the week totally changed by a draft for a National Guard maneuver. After an accidental meeting with a U.S. Admiral (Don Johnson), we find our six misfits are the only ones between us and a nuclear holocaust.
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Bastardi
Title: Bastardi
Character: Sante Patene
Released: March 1, 2008
Type: Movie
The families Iuvara and Patene are bound by a common inherited hatred, which is further deepened when young Luke accidentically kills his rival Alexander during a motorace. To avoid revenge, the Iuvaras are forced to steal on behalf of their ancient rivals.
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Moondance Alexander
Title: Moondance Alexander
Character: Dante
Released: April 22, 2007
Type: Movie
The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers who has jumped out of his paddock. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential. Moondance manages to talk Dante into training her and Checkers for the Bow Valley Classic and despite the criticism of her peers; discovers that perseverance, loyalty and individuality can land you in the winner's circle.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Title: Just Legal
Character: Grant Cooper
Released: September 19, 2005
Type: TV
Just Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had been aired. Almost a year later The WB decided burn off 5 unaired episodes following a repeat of the pilot on August 6, 2006. The series concluded on September 10, 2006.
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Pennis from Heaven
Title: Pennis from Heaven
Character: Self
Released: March 28, 2005
Type: Movie
Wherever he goes, Dennis Pennis (Paul Kaye) leaves a trail of embarrassment in his wake. From London to the Venice Film Festival and on to Hollywood, no-one is spared, no star is too big to escape verbal abuse. Victims include Steve Martin, Pierce Brosnan, Don Johnson, Jim Carrey, Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Sandra Bullock, Charlie Sheen, Cindy Crawford, Demi Moore and Arnold Schwarzennegger. If you're a star, beware! Pennis is out to get you. This release includes previously released Very Important Pennis, Anyone For Pennis? and RIP - Too Rude to Live.
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Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Title: Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 2004
Type: Movie
01 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham 02 Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cindy Lauper 03 Wishing Well - Terence Trent D´Arby 04 Let´s Groove - Earth, Wind&Fire 05 Through The Barricades - Spandau Ballet 06 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 07 My Favourite Waste Of Time - Owen Paul 08 (Feel Like) Heaven - Fiction Factory 09 Oh Julie - Shakin´ Stevens 10 Eternal Flame - Bangles 11 Africa - Toto 12 It´s Raining Men - The Weather Girls 13 99 Luftballons - Nena 14 Precious Little Diamond - Fox The Fox 16 Tribute (Right On) - The Pasadenas 17 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive 18 The Promise You Made - Cook Robin 19 All Cried Out - Alison Moyet 20 Hold On - Santana 21 The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush 22 Something´s Jumpin´ In Your Shirt - Malcolm McLaren&The Bootzilla Orchestra (feat. Bootsy Collins&Introducing Lisa Marie) 23 Take Me Home Tonight - Eddy Money 24 Love Of The Common People - Paul Young 25 etc...
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Word of Honor
Title: Word of Honor
Character: Benjamin Tyson
Released: December 6, 2003
Type: Movie
Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 18 years before, the army recalls Tyson to stand trial for murder. Tyson, confronted by an army authority anxious to save its own face, an embarrassed federal government, and a threatened marriage, and entangled, furthermore, in his own past lives and present sense of guilt, must call on all his cleverness and his own inner toughness to fight his case.
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Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Title: Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2003
Type: Movie
20 Videoclips from the 80's.
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Title: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Title: NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character: Self
Released: May 5, 2002
Type: Movie
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
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Title: Richard & Judy
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 2001
Type: TV
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, from 2001 to 2008, but later moved to digital channel, Watch, in October 2008. The programme featured a number of celebrities and a book club. Its final episode aired in July 2009 due to low ratings.
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Title: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character: Self
Released: November 2, 2001
Type: TV
Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.
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Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Title: Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to millions. With nearly 25 years in the adult film industry and over 1,600 films to his credit, Ron Jeremy is huge. In his world, Ron reigns supreme-he's made millions of dollars and slept with thousands of beautiful women, and is indisputably the industry's biggest star. And everyone who's anyone knows Ron-a pop icon to millions, he is a beacon of hope for many American male, since he stands as living proof that pretty much anyone can get some. So how did such a classically unhandsome, big and hairy guy ever get to be suchia super stud? In one of the most fascinating and entertaining comedies of the last year, audiences finally get a chance to get inside the life and times of Ron Jeremy, and find out what's really behind the hardest working man in show business.
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Title: Judging Amy
Character: Defense Attorney
Released: September 19, 1999
Type: TV
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
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Goodbye Lover
Title: Goodbye Lover
Character: Ben Dunmore
Released: April 16, 1999
Type: Movie
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.
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Title: Classic Albums
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 14, 1997
Type: TV
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
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Tin Cup
Title: Tin Cup
Character: David Simms
Released: August 16, 1996
Type: Movie
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.
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Title: Nash Bridges
Character: Nash Bridges
Released: March 29, 1996
Type: TV
Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.
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Title: MADtv
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1995
Type: TV
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.
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In Pursuit of Honor
Title: In Pursuit of Honor
Character: Sgt. John Libbey
Released: March 18, 1995
Type: Movie
To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and begin a journey towards Canada to save themselves and the mounts.
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Guilty as Sin
Title: Guilty as Sin
Character: David Greenhill
Released: June 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.
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Born Yesterday
Title: Born Yesterday
Character: Paul Verrall
Released: March 26, 1993
Type: Movie
A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgirl's lack of etiquette may damage his own social reputation and tries to change her — but fails to realise that her enhanced eloquence will empower her to voice her own strong opinions.
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Title: WWE Raw
Character: Self
Released: January 11, 1993
Type: TV
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
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Paradise
Title: Paradise
Character: Ben Reed
Released: September 18, 1991
Type: Movie
A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Title: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Character: Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
Released: August 23, 1991
Type: Movie
It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro, learn that a corrupt bank is about to foreclose on their friend's bar to further an expanding empire. Harley and Marlboro decide to help by robbing the crooked bank. But when they accidentally filch a drug shipment, they find themselves on the run from criminal financiers and the mob in this rugged action adventure.
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The Hot Spot
Title: The Hot Spot
Character: Harry Madox
Released: October 12, 1990
Type: Movie
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
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Seriously... Phil Collins
Title: Seriously... Phil Collins
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 1990
Type: Movie
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lose My Number and a country take on Separate Lives. Phil even attempts to be Elvis Presley while singing One More Night.
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Dead Bang
Title: Dead Bang
Character: Jerry Beck
Released: March 24, 1989
Type: Movie
Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and white supremacists, who are hatching a deadly plot to attack even more innocent people. Beck must also confront his own personal demons, including his growing problem with alcohol, if he wants to track down and stop the violent neo-Nazis before it is too late.
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Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Title: Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 19, 1988
Type: Movie
Hope's annual Christmas show, with songs, skits, and comedy routines.
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Sweet Hearts Dance
Title: Sweet Hearts Dance
Character: Wiley Boon
Released: September 23, 1988
Type: Movie
Wiley and Sandra have been happily married for years and are now in the process of breaking up. Sam, his childhood friend, is just beginning to fall in love with a new teacher at the high school. As they try to adjust to these conflicting emotions they find themselves having to evaluate their own relationship as well.
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Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Title: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 1988
Type: Movie
On January 22, 1988, Holmes was lured out of retirement to challenge reigning Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson. Tyson dropped Holmes in the fourth round with an overhand right. Holmes got up, but Tyson put him down two more times in the round, and the fight was stopped. After the fight Holmes once again retired.
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G.I. Joe: The Movie
Title: G.I. Joe: The Movie
Character: Lt. Falcon (voice)
Released: August 1, 1987
Type: Movie
G.I. Joe faces a new enemy as an ancient society of snake people known as Cobra-La try to forcefully take back the earth from those who drove them underground eons ago.
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Heartbeat
Title: Heartbeat
Character: Documentary Filmmaker
Released: May 10, 1987
Type: Movie
A surrealistic journey into the experiences and reflections of a documentary filmmaker as he evaluates the people and places that have made up his life. Alternatively, a 65 minute feature made up of songs from Don Johnson's record of the same name.
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Cease Fire
Title: Cease Fire
Character: Tim Murphy
Released: October 18, 1985
Type: Movie
Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers. Written by Pfyre Caidmon
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Title: The Long Hot Summer
Character: Ben Quick
Released: October 6, 1985
Type: TV
When drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town, Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son, Jody. Will therefore tries to push Ben and his daughter Clara into marriage. Clara is initially reluctant to court Ben, and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.
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Live Aid
Title: Live Aid
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1985
Type: Movie
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
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Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Title: Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Character: Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: Movie
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.
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Title: Miami Vice
Character: Sonny Crockett
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Title: Matt Houston
Character: Terry Spence
Released: September 26, 1982
Type: TV
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.
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Melanie
Title: Melanie
Character: Carl
Released: February 12, 1982
Type: Movie
A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estranged husband who feels she is an unfit mother. In the process, she falls in love with a struggling musician who helps her cause.
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Title: The Two Lives of Carol Letner
Character: Bob Howard
Released: October 14, 1981
Type: Movie
A former call-girl who has left the profession behind to pursue a college career is recruited by the police to turn one more trick in order to trap the person laundering syndicate money.
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Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Title: Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Character: Jacob Gorch
Released: October 9, 1981
Type: Movie
In a small Southern town, the local sheriff tries to keep everything peaceful and under control.
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Title: Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Character: Elvis Presley
Released: March 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.
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Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Title: Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Character: Officer Andy Brady
Released: October 12, 1980
Type: Movie
A TV reporter arrives in the quiet town of Stepford to launch an investigation into why the town has the lowest divorce and crime rates in America. However, she begins to notice some bizarre behavior in the women of the town, discovering that Stepford is not as clean-cut as it seems.
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Title: Beulah Land
Character: Bonard Davis
Released: October 7, 1980
Type: TV
A young Southern belle becomes the mistress of a magnificent plantation.
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Title: From Here to Eternity
Character: Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt
Released: March 10, 1980
Type: TV
From Here to Eternity was short-lived dramatic television series that aired in 1980. It was a spinoff of the successful 1979 miniseries of the same title. The series featured most of the cast members from the original miniseries, including William Devane and Kim Basinger. Barbara Hershey replaced Natalie Wood for the role of Karen Holmes.
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The Rebels
Title: The Rebels
Character: Judson Fletcher
Released: May 14, 1979
Type: Movie
This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English nobleman, who has renounced his patrician birthright to become a Colonial soldier fighting for America's independence, befriending a Southern aristocrat and his earthy buddy to help thwart a plot to assassinate George Washington. (Episodes 3 and 4 of the Kent Chronicles miniseries.)
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Reeve Baker
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Title: Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
Character: Cowboy
Released: January 8, 1979
Type: Movie
A variety of people are drawn together through their participation in an amateur talent contest in a country roadhouse.
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First, You Cry
Title: First, You Cry
Character: Daniel Easton
Released: November 8, 1978
Type: Movie
The story of television news correspondent Betty Rollin and her battle with breast cancer, and how her subsequent mastectomy changed her marriage, her philosophy and her entire life.
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Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Title: Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Character: Gunther
Released: October 23, 1978
Type: Movie
A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.
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The Two-Five
Title: The Two-Five
Character: Charlie Morgan
Released: April 14, 1978
Type: Movie
A police show pilot movie dealing with two eager-beaver cops who try to set up a major narcotics bust anonymously because their eccentric commander wants to keep his precinct out of the limelight.
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Ski Lift to Death
Title: Ski Lift to Death
Character: Mike Sloan
Released: March 3, 1978
Type: Movie
A sports promoter tries to matchmake for a pair of ski champions and, as a result, they end up trapped in a derailed ski-lift car along with a gangster and the hitman sent to kill him.
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Title: What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
Character: Edgar
Released: December 8, 1977
Type: TV
Sam Ashley, a graduate of 1965 class of Bret Harte High School, who was now a teacher at the school, served as the narrator describing what had happened to his fellow graduates in the decade since they had graduated.
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Title: Big Hawaii
Character: Gandy
Released: September 21, 1977
Type: TV
Big Hawaii is an American drama television series that aired from September 21 until November 23, 1977.
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Cover Girls
Title: Cover Girls
Character: Johnny Wilson
Released: May 18, 1977
Type: Movie
Two beautiful fashion models work undercover as secret agents.
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Title: Nashville 99
Character: Mike Watling
Released: April 1, 1977
Type: TV
Featuring Claude Atkins as Metro Nashville police lieutenant and Jerry Reed as his sidekick, this show features many country music personalities and is shot on location at various downtown Nashville sites as well as other locations (including Opryland).
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Title: Eight Is Enough
Character: Doug
Released: March 15, 1977
Type: TV
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name.
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The City
Title: The City
Character: Sgt. Brian Scott
Released: January 12, 1977
Type: Movie
Matt and Scott are two detectives trying to catch a crazy guy who has a beef with a country singer. Banks' problem with country singer, Wes Collins, is that Wes punched him in the face when he was a baby. Banks is now intent on getting revenge for this by killing Wes. Only Matt and Scott can stop him. Written by Josh Pasnak
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Law of the Land
Title: Law of the Land
Character: Quirt
Released: April 29, 1976
Type: Movie
A frontier sheriff and his young deputies search for a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Return to Macon County
Title: Return to Macon County
Character: Harley McKay
Released: July 23, 1975
Type: Movie
In 1958, two teenagers take their pride and joy, a hopped-up Chevy, and start a cross-country journey to enter it in the National Championship drag races in California. Along the way they hook up with a pretty but dingy waitress who quits her job and hops in their car--and turns out to be more trouble than they thought--drag-race a gang of town punks who lose to to them and then accuse them of cheating, and come up against a local cop who is obsessed with putting these two "juvenile delinquents" in jail.
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A Boy and His Dog
Title: A Boy and His Dog
Character: Vic
Released: March 23, 1975
Type: Movie
Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War IV, where survivors must battle for food and shelter in the desert-like wasteland. Vic and Blood eke out a meager existence, foraging for food and fighting gangs of cutthroats.
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The Harrad Experiment
Title: The Harrad Experiment
Character: Stanley Cole
Released: May 11, 1973
Type: Movie
At fictional Harrad College students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other. Based on the 1962 book of the same name by Robert Rimmer, this movie deals with the concept of free love during the height of the sexual revolution which took place in the United States.
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Title: Police Story
Character: Lee Morgan
Released: March 20, 1973
Type: TV
Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.
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Title: The Streets of San Francisco
Character: Off. Larry Wilson
Released: September 23, 1972
Type: TV
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.
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Title: Sarge
Character: Deloy Coopersmith
Released: September 21, 1971
Type: TV
Sarge is an American crime drama series starring George Kennedy. The series aired on for one season on NBC from September 1971, to January 1972.
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Lollipops and Roses
Title: Lollipops and Roses
Character: Frank
Released: June 5, 1971
Type: Movie
Obscure Philippine romance featuring appearances by Davy Jones and Don Johnson.
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Zachariah
Title: Zachariah
Character: Matthew
Released: January 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Two gunfighters separate and experience surreal visions on their journey through the west.
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The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
Title: The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
Character: Stanley Sweetheart
Released: May 26, 1970
Type: Movie
A 23-year-old Columbia University dropout seeks his identity during the sexual revolution.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: Dr. Odyssey
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Believed to be a medical procedural set on a cruise ship. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps.
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Unit 234
Title: Unit 234
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
While working the night shift alone, Laurie Saltair discovers a comatose man, Clayton, in Unit 234 of her family’s storage facility. What transpires is a thrill ride of a cat-and-mouse game for Laurie and Clayton to survive the night.
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Rebel Ridge
Title: Rebel Ridge
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An ex-marine takes on a group of dirty cops.