Johnny Carson Net Worth
Johnny Carson Net Worth is
$300 Million
Johnny Carson's salary
$25 Million Per Year
Johnny Carson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John William "Johnny" Carson was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was in... | Full Name | Johnny Carson |
| Net Worth | $300 Million |
| Salary | $25 Million Per Year |
| Date Of Birth | October 23, 1925, Corning, Iowa, United States |
| Died | January 23, 2005, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Corning |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) |
| Profession | Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Presenter |
| Education | Millsaps College, University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Alexis Maas (m. 1987–2005) |
| Children | Cory Carson, Kit Carson, Richard Carson |
| Parents | Ruth Hook Carson, Homer Lloyd Carson |
| Siblings | Dick Carson, Catherine Carson |
| Nicknames | John William Carson , Johnnie Carson , The King of Late-Night , John William "Johnny" Carson |
| Awards | Kennedy Center Honors, Peabody Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, People's Choice Award for Favorite Talk Show Host, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program, TCA Career Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Special Classification Of Outstanding Program Achieveme... |
| Nominations | People's Choice Award for Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievements In Entertainment, People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer |
| Movies | Looking for Love |
| TV Shows | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Mr. President, Lewis & Clark, Space Ghost, The Johnny Carson Show, The Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust? |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jokes about his alimony payments |
| 2 | Golf swing at the end of his The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) monologues |
| 3 | His unmistakable laugh |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on his first night hosting The Tonight Show] I have only one feeling as I stand here knowing that so many people are watching - I want my na-na! |
| 2 | [to Frank Sinatra] When you're in a romantic mood, whose records do you put on? |
| 3 | [during his monologue] My name is Johnny Carson, I've devoted a lifetime to comedy, and the next 90 minutes are going to seem like a lifetime to you. |
| 4 | [asked about his goal in life] To be a good person, a worthy citizen, and to rip NBC off for everything they've got. |
| 5 | [asked why he didn't keep the controversial edge that his predecessor Jack Paar has brought to The Tonight Show] I think that shows that have gone in just for controversy, to bring on two people of opposing view is very easy night after night. It's easier to that kind of show then it is to get laughs. |
| 6 | You don't have long to get used to Benny Hill. You can laugh right away. He's a funny guy. |
| 7 | We played in England for a while and we were not, as you say, a big smash. It's a pretty Americanised show and I think one of the problems was that here we're on every night, night after night, and I think the show played in London at different times late at night and only once a week, and I don't think that people got the chance to really get into the rhythm. |
| 8 | [to Miss Piggy who had asked him, 'Can you stand there in your rented tuxedo and honestly say that I am not Oscar material?'] Oscar Meyer, maybe. |
| 9 | [on returning to NBC] That ain't gonna happen. That ain't gonna happen. Uh-uh. I know NBC means well. But I am retired. I ain't going back on television. I made that decision a long time ago and it's served me well. |
| 10 | I think I left at the right time. You've got to know when to get the hell off the stage, and the timing was right for me. The reason I really don't go back or do interviews is because I just let the work speak for itself. |
| 11 | I still, believe it or not, have dreams in which I am late for The Tonight Show It's a performer's nightmare, apparently. I've checked with other people, and it occurs to them frequently. And it's frightening. Because I'm not prepared. It's show time and I'm going on-and I've got nothing to say! Jesus! I wake up in a sweat. |
| 12 | We have certain high standards on this show and some day we hope to live up to them. |
| 13 | I've seen Don [Don Rickles] entertain 50 times and I've always enjoyed his joke. |
| 14 | Egyptian President Sadat [Anwar Sadat] had a belly dancer entertain President Nixon [Richard Nixon] at a state dinner. Mr. Nixon was really impressed. He hadn't seen contortions like that since Rose Mary Woods. |
| 15 | [on Ronald Reagan] The President has asked for severe cuts in aid to the arts and humanities. It's Reagan's strongest attack on the arts since he signed with Warner Brothers. |
| 16 | I now believe in reincarnation. Tonight's monologue is going to come back as a dog. |
| 17 | If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam. |
| 18 | [July 1991] In Los Angeles, the big story is that Police Chief Daryl Gates announced his retirement. It'll be sometime next year. Why can't a guy just retire without making a big deal of it? |
| 19 | [May 1991] I can empathize with President [George Bush]. I know what it feels like having a young guy waiting around for you to keel over. |
| 20 | [on the secrecy behind his nightly monologue] It's always been a ritual with me. I don't show it to Freddie [executive producer Frederick De Cordova] or Ed [sidekick Ed McMahon] or anybody. If you don't show it to anybody, then you get fresh reactions. |
| 21 | [To frequent guest Joan Embery, of The San Diego Zoo, after the marmoset she had brought had climbed on Carson's head and urinated] I'm glad you didn't bring a baby elephant. |
| 22 | [December 1967 interview by 'Alex Haley (I)' in "Playboy" magazine, on speculation that he was anti-social] I couldn't care less what anybody says about me. I live my life, especially my personal life, strictly for myself. I feel that is my right, and anybody who disagrees with that, that's his business. Whatever you do, you're going to be criticized. I feel the one sensible thing you can do is try to live in a way that pleases you. If you don't hurt anybody else, what you do is your own business. |
| 23 | [on his public persona] I'm basically not a public person. It's like [Jackie Gleason] said, "If you go out all the time to restaurants and so on, people say, 'Oh, he's everywhere', and if you stay home and eat dinner, they say, 'Oh, he's a recluse'." |
| 24 | [on why The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) avoided controversial topics] I think it would be a fatal mistake to use my show as a platform for controversial issues. I'm an entertainer, not a commentator. If you're a comedian your job is to make people laugh. |
| 25 | [on the spontaneous nature of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)] I never analyze it. Analyzing it would just be a waste of time. I just go out and do it. Like George Burns said, "If it gets a laugh, it's funny." |
| 26 | I wanted the show to make the most of being the last area of television that the medium originally was supposed to be - live, immediate entertainment. I decided the best thing I could do was forget trying to do a lot of pre-planning. It all boiled down to just going out there and being my natural self and seeing what would happen. |
| 27 | I'm often asked, "What is your favorite moment during the 30 years you hosted ["The Tonight Show"]?" I really don't have just one. The times I enjoyed the most were the spontaneous, unplanned segments that just happened, like Ed Ames' infamous "Tomahawk Toss" that produced one of the longest laughs in television history. When these lucky moments happen, you just go with them and enjoy the experience and high of the moment. |
| 28 | [1993, interview in "The Washington Post"] I have an ego like anybody else, but I don't need to be stoked by going before the public all the time. |
| 29 | [on late-night television programs] We're more effective than birth control pills. |
| 30 | [December 1967, interview in "Playboy" magazine] Find me any performer anywhere who isn't egocentric. You'd better believe you're good, or you've got no business being out there. |
| 31 | [December 1967, interview in "Playboy" magazine] It's silly to have as one's sole object in life just making money, accumulating wealth. I work because I enjoy what I'm doing, and the fact that I make money at it-- big money--is a fine-and-dandy side fact. Money gives me just one big thing that's really important, and that's the freedom of not having to worry about money. I'm concerned about values--moral, ethical, human values--my own, other people's, the country's, the world's values. Having money now gives me the freedom to worry about the things that really matter. |
| 32 | Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill. |
| 33 | The Hollywood tradition I like best is called sucking up to the stars. |
| 34 | New York is an exciting town where something is happening all the time, most of it unsolved. |
| 35 | Happiness is seeing the muscular lifeguard all the girls were admiring leave the beach hand in hand with another muscular lifeguard. |
| 36 | If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners. |
| 37 | People will pay more to be entertained than educated. |
| 38 | If life was fair, Elvis [Elvis Presley] would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. |
| 39 | Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His mother was of Irish descent. |
| 2 | Like fellow talk show host David Letterman, Carson was known to be a very private and intensely shy person. |
| 3 | His brother Dick Carson was the one time producer/director of The Merv Griffin Show (1962) in the 1970s. Dick Carson was also director of over 3200 episodes of the network and syndicated versions of "Wheel of Fortune". |
| 4 | Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde. [1968] |
| 5 | Former stepfather of Joe Holland. |
| 6 | Inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 1987. |
| 7 | Mill Creek Entertainment has issued a four-DVD boxed set called "Johnny Carson: Late Night Legend", consisting of more than 23 hours of shows culled from his late-night talk show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). |
| 8 | Uncle of Jeff Sotzing. |
| 9 | According to the PBS series American Masters (1985), Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. |
| 10 | While in the US Navy during World War II (1943-1945), he was an undefeated amateur boxer, posting a record of 10 wins. Most of his boxing matches were held on the USS Pennylvania, the ship on which he served. |
| 11 | Was considered for the role of Cookie in the Elvis Presley picture G.I. Blues (1960), according to the Hal B. Wallis papers at AMPAS Library. |
| 12 | Taught himself how to speak Swahili before going on trips to Africa during his retirement. |
| 13 | While serving in the Navy during WWII, Carson filled in for an absent Rita Hayworth during a USO performance by Orson Welles's 'Mercury Theater Wonder Show' in which he had to be sawed in half by Welles. |
| 14 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 65-68. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. |
| 15 | He was a fan of Elvis Presley. |
| 16 | He made one foray into movies - he played himself in the 1964 Connie Francis movie, Looking for Love (1964). The MGM flick didn't do that well, and Carson was never seen in movies again - except for those contemporary films where The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) is playing on a TV set in the scene. |
| 17 | Bob Hope, commenting on Carson's retirement, said it was like "a head falling off Mt. Rushmore. He's had a profound impact on millions of lives. He changed people's sleeping habits, sex habits and their midnight eating habits." |
| 18 | "'I'll be right back.'" Carson, when asked what he'd like for an epitaph at a press conference after he'd accepted Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Club Man of the Year Award, 1977. |
| 19 | In 1949 received a Bachelor of Arts degree in radio and speech (with a minor in physics) from The University of Nebraska. |
| 20 | Had once been considered for the part of "Rob Petrie" on what subsequently became The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961). |
| 21 | Won Kennedy Center Honors in 1993. |
| 22 | In addition to his walk-on appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman (1993) stage, he also appeared on another episode in a filmed segment where Letterman has car problems while visiting Hollywood and Carson drives past, shaking his head in disapproval. |
| 23 | In January 2005, one-time Late Show with David Letterman (1993) producer Peter Lassally revealed that Carson occasionally contributed material for Letterman's monologues. What he missed most in retirement was performing his own "Tonight Show" monologues, according to Lassally. |
| 24 | When Carson announced his impending retirement, there was fierce competition between David Letterman and Jay Leno to be Carson's "Tonight Show" successor. Leno eventually won the coveted spot, and an angry Letterman moved over to rival network CBS to host a competing show. Many, including Leno, took Carson's walk-on appearance on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as a signal from Carson that he preferred Letterman to Leno. (Carson has never appeared on Leno's show to congratulate his "Tonight Show" successor). |
| 25 | Was a member of the exclusive Hollywood Gourmet Poker Club with fellow card players Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, Barry Diller and Neil Simon. |
| 26 | Celebrated New Year's Eve once in his teens by shooting off his father's rifle at midnight, accidentally taking out the family water heater. |
| 27 | During one live dog-food commercial on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), when a stunt dog failed to appear on cue, Johnny came out on all fours, panting and licking announcer Ed McMahon's hand, to keep the commercial going. |
| 28 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 95-97. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 29 | Co-wrote "Johnny's Theme" with Paul Anka when he signed on in 1962 as the new host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). |
| 30 | His very first guest on The Tonight Show was Groucho Marx, who introduced Carson. Reacting to the ensuing applause, Carson said, "Boy, you would think it was Vice President [Lyndon Johnson]". Johnny's last guest was Bette Midler, who sang him out. |
| 31 | After a protracted divorce from his second wife, Joanne Carson, she got nearly half a million dollars in cash and art and $75,000 a year in alimony for life. |
| 32 | Although he announced on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) (his final episode) that he hoped to return soon with a new project, he chose to fully retire from the public eye instead and declined invitations to appear on talk shows and NBC anniversary specials. He did made a few exceptions over the years: He provided a guest voice for The Simpsons: Krusty Gets Kancelled (1993), and he brought the house down with a brief, surprise appearance on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) to congratulate Letterman on his new show. |
| 33 | Member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. |
| 34 | Brother of Dick Carson, and Catherine Carson. |
| 35 | On March 8, 1983, Joanna Holland filed for divorce. Under California's community property laws, she was entitled to 50% of all the assets accumulated during the marriage, even though Carson earned virtually all of the couple's income. During this period, he joked on The Tonight Show: "My producer (Frederick De Cordova) really gave me something I needed for Christmas. He gave me a gift certificate to the Law Offices of Jacoby and Meyers". The divorce was settled in 1985 with a whopping 80-page settlement, Holland receiving $20 million in cash and property. |
| 36 | Son of Homer Carson, who was manager of the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company, and homemaker Ruth Carson. |
| 37 | Son Richard Wolcott Carson was killed on June 21, 1991 after his car plunged down a steep embankment along a coastal road. The accident apparently occurred while he was taking pictures along a paved service road off Highway 1 near Cayucos, north of San Luis Obispo (CA). Johnny Carson had two other sons: Christopher, named after his paternal grandfather, and Cory Carson. |
| 38 | The story goes he met his last wife, Alexis Mass, when he saw her strolling along the beach near his Malibu home holding an empty wine glass. He left his house and offered to fill the glass up for her. |
| 39 | Served on the USS Pennsylvania. |
| 40 | In April 1967 he walked off The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) convinced that NBC had violated his contract by showing reruns during an AFTRA strike. He refused to go back to work when the strike ended and won a new contract that reportedly guaranteed him an income in excess of $4 million for the following three years. |
| 41 | First wife, Joan "Jody" Morrill Wolcott, was his college sweetheart. They divorced and later, in 1990, she lost a suit trying to increase the alimony that she was receiving. |
| 42 | Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992. |
| 43 | At the tenth anniversary party for The Tonight Show, he announced that he and former model Joanna Holland had married that afternoon, shocking friends and associates. [September 30, 1972]. |
| 44 | One of his early jobs was as a ventriloquist. |
| 45 | Once appeared on New American Bandstand 1965 (1952) and stood in for a drummer. |
| 46 | Had a lifelong interest in magic, and sent away for a mail-order magic kit when he was 12. Soon he started performing for bridge clubs and church socials as a 14-year-old magician/comic, under the name "The Great Carsoni." Plied his magic tricks in early performing days of the 1950s in places like the Seven Seas lounge in Omaha, Nebraska. |
| 47 | When he retired in 1992, he held the record for hosting the same network series for the longest time: 29 years, 7 months, 21 days. The record was broken by Bob Barker on The Price Is Right (1972) in 2002. |
| 48 | Served in the U.S. Navy, 1943-1946. |
| 49 | Was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1987. |
| 50 | Lived in Norfolk, Nebraska from age 8 until he was inducted into the US Navy in 1943. Carson made monetary donations totaling nearly $5 million to causes and organizations there, including the Carson Regional Cancer Center (named after his parents), the high school's Johnny Carson Theater, the Norfolk Public Library, the Norfolk Arts Center, the Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center, and the Lifelong Learning Center at Northeast Community College. He last visited Norfolk in 1997 when he attended his former penmanship teacher Fay Gordon's 100th birthday party. |
| 51 | (March 19, 1999) Underwent emergency quadruple bypass surgery at Santa Monica Hospital (CA) after suffering a severe heart attack. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Gracie | 2007 | writer: "The Tonight Show" | |
| Talk to Me | 2007 | writer: "Johnny's Theme" | |
| Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection | 2003 | Video documentary performer: "Birth of the Blues" | |
| Blind Target | 2000 | lyrics: "My old friend the bottle / music: "My old friend the bottle / performer: "My old friend the bottle | |
| Isn't She Great | 2000 | writer: "Johnny's Theme" | |
| Fargo | 1996 | writer: "Johnny's Theme" | |
| The Late Shift | 1996 | TV Movie writer: "Johnny's Theme" | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1992 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| This Is My Life | 1992 | writer: "Johnny's Theme" | |
| Burglar | 1987 | writer: "Johnny's Theme" | |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1963 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | 1993 | TV Series | Johnny Carson |
| Get Smart | 1965-1968 | TV Series | Herald / Special Guest Conductor |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1966 | TV Series | |
| NBC Children's Theatre | 1966 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Looking for Love | 1964 | Johnny Carson | |
| The Mouse on the Moon | 1963 | Drum Major (uncredited) | |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1960 | TV Series | Kenneth Rausch |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1959 | TV Series | Comedian - Children's TV Host |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Erwin Trowbridge |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Knight Who Makes Point of Order / Man in Audience |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2005 | TV Series opening monologue writer - 1 episode | |
| Mr. President | TV Series created by - 1 episode, 1987 creator - 1 episode, 1987 | ||
| The 54th Annual Academy Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | |
| Johnny Goes Home | 1982 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special special material written by | |
| The 51st Annual Academy Awards | 1979 | TV Special documentary | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Carson's Coffee Break | 1953 | TV Series | |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1951 | TV Series | |
| The Squirrel's Nest | 1949 | TV Series |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Aristocrats | 2005 | Documentary dedicatee | |
| Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | 1996 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993 | TV Series thanks - 1 episode | |
| Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze | 1979 | TV Movie thanks: for permission to use film segments |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Johnny Carson Collection, His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show': 1962-1992 | 1994 | Video | Himself - Host |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| Bob Hope: The First 90 Years | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself - Former talk show host |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1985-1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962-1992 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Carnac the Magnificent / Art Fern / ... |
| Showbiz Today | 1992 | TV Series | |
| Cheers | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel & Hardy | 1992 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Johnny Carson's 29th Anniversary | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Newhart | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| 5th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Night Court | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| America's Tribute to Bob Hope | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| It's Howdy Doody Time | 1987 | TV Special | Johnny Carson - Guest |
| Family Comedy Hour | 1987 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 25th Anniversary Special | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1987 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Cameo |
| All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Cameo |
| Bob Hope Buys NBC? | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| The NBC All Star Hour | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Johnny Carson Presents the Tonight Show Comedians | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 22nd Anniversary | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
| Johnny Carson's 21st Anniversary | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program & Presenter: The Governor's Award |
| George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Sheena Easton... Act One | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Carson's Comedy Classics | 1983 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 20th Anniversary | 1982 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 54th Annual Academy Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
| Johnny Goes Home | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 19th Anniversary Special | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| A Love Letter to Jack Benny | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| All-Star Inaugural Gala | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself / Emcee |
| Bob Hope for President | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| Johnny Carson's 18th Anniversary Special | 1980 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 52nd Annual Academy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Lucy Moves to NBC | 1980 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 17th Anniversary Special | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Johnny Carson | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| The 51st Annual Academy Awards | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
| George Burns' 100th Birthday Party | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bob | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front | 1977 | Documentary | Himself |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The George Burns Special | 1976 | TV Special | Johnny Carson |
| CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Joys | 1976 | TV Special | The Masked Killer (uncredited) |
| Columbo | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - TV Host |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Orson Welles | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Smothers Brothers Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Cameo |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1968-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Laugh-In | 1968-1973 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest Performer |
| Jack Benny's First Farewell Special | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking | 1972 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 10th Anniversary | 1972 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Cancel My Reservation | 1972 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '72 | 1972 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The David Frost Show | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pure Goldie | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968-1971 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself - Roastmaster / Himself |
| Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '70 | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1956-1970 | TV Series | Himself / Introduction |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1965-1970 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Cameo / Himself - Guest |
| Here's Lucy | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Johnny Carson Special | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself / Host / Sketch Actor |
| The Brass Are Comin' | 1969 | TV Special | Himself |
| Concentration | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Don Rickles Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Carnival Nights | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Match Game | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Cameo |
| The Bob Braun Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself (1967-1984) |
| The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
| Danny Thomas Meets the Comics | 1965 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Bob Hope Comedy Special | 1965 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 16th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1964 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Steve Allen Playhouse | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1955-1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's My Line? | 1956-1963 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest |
| Sing Along with Mitch | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1955-1962 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Comedian |
| The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| To Tell the Truth | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The All-Star Comedy Hour | 1962 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Password All-Stars | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Celebrity Talent Scouts | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest / Himself - Comedian-Quiz Show Host / ... |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Spectacular | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
| The Polly Bergen Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Johnny Carson Show | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Who Do You Trust? | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Host (1957-1962) |
| The Robert Q. Lewis Show | 1955 | TV Series | Himself - Substitute Host |
| Earn Your Vacation | 1954 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Red Skelton Revue | 1954 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest Host |
| The Morning Show | 1954 | TV Series | Himself - Host (1954) |
| Carson's Cellar | 1953 | TV Series | Himself |
| Carson's Coffee Break | 1953 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| All Star Revue | 1952 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Comedian (Sketch) |
| The Squirrel's Nest | 1949 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Edition | 2014-2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| A Football Life | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Paradise Garden | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton | 2014 | Video | Himself |
| Geraldo at Large | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| The View | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Comedy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me | 2014 | Documentary | Himself - Talk Show Host (uncredited) |
| Pioneers of Television | 2008-2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson / Carnac the Magnificent |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Battered Bastards of Baseball | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment | 2013 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Carson on TCM | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Llyn Foulkes One Man Band | 2013 | Documentary | |
| Behind the Candelabra | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Makers: Women Who Make America | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Lovelace | 2013 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Ted | 2012 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The Paperboy | 2012 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| American Masters | 1997-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Aunt Blabby / Carnac the Magnificent / ... |
| The 2012 Comedy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2003-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself (segment "The Entertainers") / Himself - Television Host |
| Lucy Moves to NBC: A Remembrance | 2012 | Video documentary short | On set footage / Outtakes & clips from 'Lucy Moves to NBC' |
| Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Paul Williams Still Alive | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Family Band: The Cowsills Story | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Renée | 2011 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 2011 Comedy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| 30 for 30 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Battle for Late Night | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Tragic Side of Comedy | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Unsung | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Religulous | 2008 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Run for Your Life | 2008/I | Documentary | Himself |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Carter Man from Plains | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hair, Let the Sun Shine In | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Brando | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Larry Sanders Show' | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Talk to Me | 2007 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Legends: Rodney Dangerfield | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Special Memorial Tribute |
| The Last Mogul | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Special Memorial Tribute |
| Stan Kann: The Happiest Man in the World | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dateline NBC | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Inside Deep Throat | 2005 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| How It Began | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Retrosexual: The 80's | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photography of Milt Hinton | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| World of Comedy | 2002 | Video | Himself |
| Wild Desk Ride | 2001 | Video | Himself |
| 50 Years of NBC Late Night | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Isn't She Great | 2000 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Behind the Music | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Roastee |
| The Newton Boys | 1998 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Biography | 1996-1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Laugh-In Past Christmas Present | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| Nova | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Oscar's Greatest Moments | 1992 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes: The Entertainers | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Pink Cadillac | 1989 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The Moon Above, the Earth Below | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself -Apollo 11 Launch Spectator |
| KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Muppet Babies | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars | 1984 | Documentary | Himself |
| Carson's Comedy Classics | 1983 | TV Series | Himself / Various |
| The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| Best of the Dean Martin Show | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Goodbye, Columbus | 1969 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| Extra | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Eighties | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Conspiracy Theorists Lie | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Seventies | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - The Tonight Show |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Classic Contribution Award | BMI Film & TV Awards | The Tonight Show (1962) | |
| 1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Series) | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1992 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy | American Comedy Awards, USA | ||
| 1992 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 1987 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1987 | People's Choice Award | People's Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Talk Show Host | |
| 1986 | Personal Award | Peabody Awards | ||
| 1980 | Governor's Award | Primetime Emmy Awards | ||
| 1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1977 | Man of the Year | Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | ||
| 1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 1751 Vine Street. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1985 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1984 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1974 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music-Variety Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1972 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series - Talk | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1971 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series - Talk | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
| 1965 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) |
Known for movies
The Johnny Carson Show (1955-1956)
as Himself - Host
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980)
as Himself - Host
The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979)
as Writer
The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982)
as Writer
