John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Johnny Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.Although his show was already successful by the end of the 1960s, during the 1970s Carson became an American icon and remained so until his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual, conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Late-night host David Letterman has cited Carson's influence.
January 23, 2005, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Height
1.77 m
Profession
Actor
Nationality
American
Spouse
Alexis Maas (m. 1987–2005)
Children
Cory Carson, Kit Carson, Richard Carson
Awards
Grammy Hall of Fame
Star Sign
Pisces
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Fact
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Had a distinctively velvety voice which has been compared to that of James Mason.
2
Born in Ceylon to British parents he was educated in Australia. Later joined the British army then took a law degree at Oxford but turned down a law career to spend 3 years in rep making his stage debut in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
3
On the shortlist for the role of Prof Hayter in Doctor Who (1963):Time-Flight.
4
Was considered for the roles of Pathologist, Fallada, Dr.Armstong, Bukovsky, Sir Percy and the PM in _Lifeforce(1985)_.
He was considered for the role of Johnny Ringo in Doctor Who (1963): The Gunfighters.
7
Among those performers considered for "Doctor Fendelman" in Doctor Who (1963): Image of The Fendahl. Denis Lill was cast.
8
On the shortlist for "Bennett" in Doctor Who (1963): The Rescue. Ray Barrett was cast.
9
Many have noted that his slightly husky English voice is astonishingly similar to that of James Mason, and as the sinister Squire Hamilton in Hammer's The Plague of the Zombies (1966), he has been often been compared to fellow Hammer actor Christopher Lee.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Amicus Vault of Horrors
2015
Video documentary
Critic
Picture Perfect
2013
Short
David
Midsomer Murders
2013
TV Series
Older Gentleman
Silent Witness
2012
TV Series
Mears' Father
Doctors
2011
TV Series
The Announcer
Doomsday
2008
George Dutton
The Deal
2008/I
Nigel Bland
Courts mais GAY: Tome 11
2006
Man (segment "Elève-toi")
Boys Briefs 4
2006
Video short
Man (segment "Build")
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-2005
TV Series
Richard Abernethie / Sir George Carrington
Build
2004
Short
Man
I Dreamed of Africa
2000
Pembroke Headmaster
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
TV Series
Admiral
Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target
1998
President Farrington
The Adventures of Sinbad
1998
TV Series
Sultan
Black Velvet Band
1997
TV Movie
Col. Rowan
Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday
1997
TV Movie
US Hearing Official
Maigret
1997
TV Series
Docteur
Mandela and de Klerk
1997
TV Movie
Willem de Klerk
Rhodes
1996
TV Mini-Series
Sir Hercules Robinson
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994
Video
Ananias, High Priest
Woman of Desire
1994
Judge Parker
Death in the Family
1993
TV Mini-Series
Ted
My Daughter's Keeper
1991
Bernard Eton
The Last Hero
1991
Fred Zimmerman
The Sheltering Desert
1991
Harding
Schweitzer
1990
Horton Herschel
Screen One
1989
TV Series
Lauderdale
The Last Warrior
1989
Priest
Shaka Zulu
1986-1989
TV Mini-Series
Lord Kimberley
Diamonds High
1988
Heinrich
An African Dream
1987
Harry Endicott
Tenth of a Second
1987
Man from Organization
Survivor
1987
Engineer Councillor
City of Blood
1987
Prime Minister
Skating on Thin Uys
1985
BBC Man
Strangers and Brothers
1984
TV Series
Jago
Doctor Who
1983
TV Series
Ambril
Squadron
1982
TV Series
Air Vice Marshall Geoffrey Swindon
Frost in May
1982
TV Mini-Series
Claude Batchelor
King's Royal
1982
TV Series
Anderson
Cribb
1981
TV Series
Russell Haygarth
Sunday Night Thriller
1981
TV Series
Sir Ernest Blandy
BBC2 Playhouse
1981
TV Series
Neilson
Oppenheimer
1980
TV Mini-Series
Narrator
Hammer House of Horror
1980
TV Series
Charles Randolph
The Enigma Files
1980
TV Series
MacMillan
Tales of the Unexpected
1980
TV Series
Arthur
After Julius
1979
TV Series
Felix King
Telford's Change
1979
TV Series
Jean Dieber
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
1979
TV Series
Vickers
Kidnapped
1978
TV Mini-Series
More
The Professionals
1978
TV Series
Brian Forrest
The Famous Five
1978
TV Series
Mr. Lenoir
Send in the Girls
1978
TV Series
Mr. Weston
1990
1978
TV Series
William Grainger
The Children of the New Forest
1977
TV Series
Col. Heatherstone
Secret Army
1977
TV Series
Hans Van Reijn
Centre Play
1977
TV Series
Bill
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977
TV Series
Rex / Jack
Jubilee
1977
TV Series
Terry Iverson
Raffles
1977
TV Series
Carstairs
The Mackinnons
1977
TV Series
James Connor
The New Avengers
1976
TV Series
Freddy
Victorian Scandals
1976
TV Series
Sir Hardinge Giffard
Killers
1976
TV Series
Mr. Donald Finnemore
Dixon of Dock Green
1976
TV Series
Joe Conway / Francis Spurling
BBC Play of the Month
1976
TV Series
Charles Winsor
Shades of Greene
1975
TV Series
Duval
Sutherland's Law
1975
TV Series
Nicholas Fallon
Affairs of the Heart
1975
TV Series
Charles Faversham
Nightingale's Boys
1975
TV Series
Major Alistair James Cartwright
The Collaborators
1974
TV Series
Thriller
1973-1974
TV Series
Arthur Lewis / Ray Burns
Play for Today
1970-1974
TV Series
Tom Carter / Ellis Anderson
Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter
1974
Dr. Marcus
Special Branch
1974
TV Series
Phillip Weston
The Adventures of Black Beauty
1973-1974
TV Series
Joshua Eglinton
Armchair 30
1973
TV Series
Alan
Emma
1972
TV Mini-Series
Mr. Knightley
No Exit
1972
TV Series
Alex Foster
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1971-1972
TV Series
Johnny Brown / Joe
Love Story
1972
TV Series
John
Mogul
1966-1972
TV Series
James Langley / Ted Kihl / Tom Sinclair
Male Bait
1971
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1967-1971
TV Series
Mullard / Tom Grafton
Take Three Girls
1971
TV Series
Jason Phillips
Out of the Unknown
1971
TV Series
Allen Meredith
Paul Temple
1971
TV Series
Stephen Banning
Rules, Rules, Rules
1971
TV Series
Johnny Dawson
Happy Ever After
1970
TV Series
Dick
Menace
1970
TV Series
Harry Selter
The Sinners
1970
TV Mini-Series
Maj. Frank Keene
The Murdocks and the McClays
1970
TV Movie
Calvin Murdock Jr.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
Jonathon Secker
Wicked Women
1970
TV Series
James Maybrick
The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970
Ashton
Department S
1970
TV Series
Kilvern
Dombey and Son
1969
TV Mini-Series
Mr. Dombey
Detective
1968-1969
TV Series
Alan Grant / Roger Sheringham
The Champions
1969
TV Series
Symons
Thunderbird 6
1968
Captain Foster (II) (voice)
The Expert
1968
TV Series
Sewell
Man in a Suitcase
1967
TV Series
John Gilsen
The Informer
1967
TV Series
Peter Pallister QC.
Conflict
1967
TV Series
Jack Tanner
No Hiding Place
1967
TV Series
Dr. Neil Blair
Girl in a Black Bikini
1967
TV Series
Robert Sheridan
The Saint
1962-1967
TV Series
Godfrey Quillin / Theron Netlord / Ramon Venino / ...
ITV Play of the Week
1966
TV Series
Philip
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966
TV Series
Randolph
Public Eye
1965-1966
TV Series
Steve Burrell / Robert Spanier
The Baron
1966
TV Series
Revell
Court Martial
1966
TV Series
Willem
The Liars
1966
TV Series
Lord Quorn
The Plague of the Zombies
1966
Squire Clive Hamilton
Blood Beast from Outer Space
1965
Major
The Man in a Looking Glass
1965
TV Movie
Revell
Hereward the Wake
1965
TV Series
William of Normandy
The Avengers
1963-1965
TV Series
Fitch / Marten Halvarssen / Ariston
Blackmail
1965
TV Series
Major Gollage
Zero One
1965
TV Series
Mackay
Front Page Story
1965
TV Series
John Fairley
About Religion
1965
TV Series
Tim
Crane
1964
TV Series
Hennessey-Bodley
The Wednesday Play
1964
TV Series
Colonel Claus Schenk Count von Stauffenberg
The Old Wives' Table
1964
TV Movie
Samuel Povey
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
1962-1964
TV Series
Tim Ford / Paul Lanson / Insp. Jackson / ...
Story Parade
1964
TV Series
R. Daneel Olivaw
The Protectors
1964
TV Series
Smokey Grey
Festival
1964
TV Series
Tempter / Knight
It's Dark Outside
1964
TV Series
Anthony Brand
Act of Murder
1964
Tim Ford
Smokescreen
1964
Trevor Bayliss
Maigret
1962-1963
TV Series
Richard Gendreaux / Liotard
First Night
1963
TV Series
Paul Drury
Maupassant
1963
TV Series
Comte de Sallure
Ghost Squad
1961-1963
TV Series
Franz Hartmann / Arny Long
Suspense
1962-1963
TV Series
Hugh Mindell / Joseph Blake / Harry Stinton
Accidental Death
1963
Paul Lanson
Master Spy
1963
Richard Colman
The Set Up
1963
Insp. Jackson
The Bacchae
1962
TV Series
Pentheus
Man of the World
1962
TV Series
Said
Guns of Darkness
1962
First Officer
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960-1962
TV Mini-Series
Count Orloff / Marshall Armitt / Sam Holford / ...
Out of This World
1962
TV Series
Roger Carter
Oliver Twist
1962
TV Mini-Series
Monks
The Cheaters
1961-1962
TV Series
Robert
Locker 69
1962
Miguel Terila
You Can't Win
1961
TV Series
Robert Stobart
Debt to a Spy
1961
TV Short
Lieutenant Paul Clermont
The Secret of the Nubian Tomb
1961
TV Series
Sheikh Ahmed
Seven Keys
1961
Norman
The Mask of the Clown
1961
TV Series
Ranjit Singh
The Pursuers
1961
TV Series
Joe
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1959-1960
TV Series
Sir Geoffrey Claire / Sir Nigel Fitzhulme
Formula for Danger
1960
TV Series
Landauer
Saturday Playhouse
1960
TV Series
Hubert Drew
Portrait of Man
1960
TV Movie
Man
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1959
TV Series
Harold
Armchair Theatre
1958-1959
TV Series
Aengus MacOgue / Tom Brook / Borghem
The Invisible Man
1959
TV Series
Port Official
Emergency-Ward 10
1959
TV Series
Donald Latimer
William Tell
1959
TV Series
Fritz
The Lady Is a Square
1959
Reporter (uncredited)
Ivanhoe
1958-1959
TV Series
Sir Robert / Sir Roderick / Sir Morten / ...
Television Playwright
1959
TV Series
Lieutenant Vossiloff
Intent to Kill
1958
Hospital Receptionist
A Picture of Autumn
1957
TV Movie
Frank Denham
Sword of Freedom
1957
TV Series
Cipriano / Filippo
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956
uncredited
Quentin Durward
1955
Duke of Orléans
Boston Blackie
1952
TV Series
Duke / Madison
Teheran
1946
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Making of Captain Clegg
2014
Video documentary short
Narrator
Raising the Dead: The Making of the Plague of the Zombies
2012
Video documentary short
Himself - Original Cast Member / Squire Clive Hamilton