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Don Johnson

Don Johnson

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

Don Johnson is an American actor and singer-songwriter who moved between television stardom and a long run of film roles. Born in Flat Creek, Missouri, and raised in Wichita, Kansas, he got his start on stage, playing the lead in the 1969 production of Fortune and Men's Eyes, and appeared in A Boy and His Dog (1975). Casting as undercover detective Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice, which ran from 1984 to 1990, made him a major international star and earned him a Golden Globe in 1986 and an Emmy nomination in 1985. He then headlined Nash Bridges from 1996 to 2001. His films include The Hot Spot (1990), Guilty as Sin (1993), Tin Cup (1996), Machete (2010), Django Unchained (2012), Cold in July (2014) and Knives Out (2019). He released the albums Heartbeat (1986) and Let It Roll (1989), and in 1996 he received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

76years old

Turns 77 on December 15in 74 days

  • Born Flat Creek
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Donnie Wayne Johnson (birth name)Also credited as Donny Wayne Johnson

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
49 years1975 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    After Don Johnson was kicked off his school's football team, he joined a drama class to get enough credits to graduate. His teacher encouraged him, and he played Tony in West Side Story.

  2. First role

    In 1969, Don Johnson took the lead role of Smitty in the stage production Fortune and Men's Eyes. Sal Mineo produced and directed the play at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles.

  3. Beyond film

    In the 1980s, Don Johnson put out two pop albums. One of them, Heartbeat, came out in 1986, and its title single climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Don Johnson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Knives Out2019 Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Richard Drysdale

    IMDb rating 7.9891K votes

  2. Rebel Ridge2024 Action, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Chief Sandy Burnne

    IMDb rating 6.8106K votes

  3. The Other Woman2014as Frank

    IMDb rating 6.0162K votes

  4. Brawl in Cell Block 992017as Warden Tuggs

    IMDb rating 7.184K votes

  5. Tin Cup1996as David Simms

    IMDb rating 6.457K votes

  6. Cold in July2014as Jim Bob

    IMDb rating 6.740K votes

  7. A Boy and His Dog1975as Vic

    IMDb rating 6.421K votes

  8. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man1991as Marlboro

    IMDb rating 6.126K votes

Most often with

S. Craig Zahler directed two of these films, Bill Holderman two and Tom DeNucci two. Twenty actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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M. Emmet Walsh, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with M. Emmet WalshUdo Kier, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Udo KierMichael Shannon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael ShannonAndy Garcia, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Andy GarciaJane Fonda, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jane FondaWilliam Forsythe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William ForsytheS. Craig ZahlerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by S. Craig ZahlerBill HoldermanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Bill HoldermanTom DeNucciDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Tom DeNucci

Films together

Box office

What Don Johnson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

21 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 21 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Django Unchained2012as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett$425 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Django Unchained2012as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
    $425M32.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Knives Out2019as Richard Drysdale
    $313M23.9% of the total
  3. 3
    The Other Woman2014as Frank
    $197M15.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Book Club2018as Arthur
    $104M8.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Tin Cup1996as David Simms
    $54M4.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Machete2010as Von
    $45M3.5% of the total
  7. 7
    When in Rome2010as Beth's Dad
    $43M3.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Book Club: The Next Chapter2023as Arthur
    $28M2.1% of the total
Guilty as Sin (1993), $22.9 millionParadise (1991), $18.6 millionBorn Yesterday (1993), $18.0 millionVengeance: A Love Story (2017), $14.9 millionDead Bang (1989), $8.1 millionHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), $7.4 millionA Boy and His Dog (1975), $6.9 millionBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011), $2.5 millionThe Hot Spot (1990), $1.3 millionDragged Across Concrete (2019), $660,132Cold in July (2014), $427,418Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), $64,453Moondance Alexander (2007), $37,895

$102 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 1975 to 1985, one of them major.

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Don Johnson's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
1985Best Actor – Television Series DramaMiami ViceWon
Other honors
1975Saturn AwardsA Boy and His DogWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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