Don Johnson

Personal Info

Birthday

December 15, 1949

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Flat Creek, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Donald Wayne Johnson

دان جانسون

دون جانسون

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.

Known For

Miami Vice

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Tales of the Unexpected

Glenn Martin, DDS

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

Judging Amy

Nash Bridges

Barnaby Jones

Filmography

2024
Unit 234
as Jules
Rebel Ridge
as Chief Sandy Burnne
2023
The Collective
as Liam
Book Club: The Next Chapter
as Arthur
A Little White Lie
as T. Wasserman
2022
High Heat
as Ray
2019
Knives Out
as Richard Drysdale
Vault
as Gerry
Dragged Across Concrete
as Chief Lt. Calvert
2018
Book Club
as Arthur
2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Warden Tuggs
Vengeance: A Love Story
as Jay Kirkpatrick
2015
Alex of Venice
as Roger
2014
Cold in July
as Jim Bob
The Other Woman
as Frank
2013
Blood of 1000 Virgins
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Django Unchained
as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Miles Deep
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Machete
as Von Jackson
When in Rome
as Beth's Dad
2008
Torno a vivere da solo
as Nico
Long Flat Balls II
as Admiral Burnett
Bastardi
as Sante Patene
2007
Moondance Alexander
as Dante
2005
Pennis from Heaven
as Self
2004
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
as Self
2003
Word of Honor
as Benjamin Tyson
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
as Self
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2001
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Goodbye Lover
as Ben Dunmore
1996
Tin Cup
as David Simms
1995
In Pursuit of Honor
as Sgt. John Libbey
1993
Guilty as Sin
as David Greenhill
Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
1992
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
as Self - Host (US)
1991
Paradise
as Ben Reed
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
1990
The Hot Spot
as Harry Madox
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
1989
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Detective James Crockett
Dead Bang
as Jerry Beck
1988
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
as Self
Sweet Hearts Dance
as Wiley Boon
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
as Self
1987
G.I. Joe: The Movie
as Lt. Falcon (voice)
Heartbeat
as Documentary Filmmaker
Miami Vice: Down for the Count
as Detective James Crockett
1985
Cease Fire
as Tim Murphy
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
as Detective James Crockett
Live Aid
as Self
1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
1982
Melanie
as Carl
1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Bob Howard
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Jacob Gorch
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Elvis Presley
1980
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Officer Andy Brady
1979
The Rebels
as Judson Fletcher
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
as Cowboy
1978
First, You Cry
as Daniel Easton
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
as Gunther
The Two-Five
as Charlie Morgan
Ski Lift to Death
as Mike Sloan
1977
Cover Girls
as Johnny Wilson
The City
as Sgt. Brian Scott
1976
Law of the Land
as Quirt
1975
Return to Macon County
as Harley McKay
A Boy and His Dog
as Vic
1973
The Harrad Experiment
as Stanley Cole
1971
Lollipops and Roses
as Frank
Zachariah
as Matthew
1970
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
as Stanley Sweetheart