Personal Info
Donald Wayne Johnson
دان جانسون
دون جانسون
Don Johnson
Acting
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." According to Rolling Stone, "No one had more swagger in the Reagan era t…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Rebel Ridge
as Chief Sandy Burnne
Unit 234
as Jules
The Collective
as Liam
Book Club: The Next Chapter
as Arthur
A Little White Lie
as T. Wasserman
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
High Heat
as Ray
Nash Bridges
as Nash Bridges
Knives Out
as Richard Drysdale
Dragged Across Concrete
as Chief Lt. Calvert
TV Shows
Doctor Odyssey
as Captain Robert Massey · 18 ep.
Kenan
as Rick · 19 ep.
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck · 1 ep.
Watchmen
as Judd Crawford · 9 ep.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Sir · 2 ep.
Sick Note
as Kenny West · 6 ep.
Blood & Oil
as Hap Briggs · 10 ep.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Earl McGraw · 10 ep.
TripTank
as Johnny Bahama (voice) · 1 ep.