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...
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Complete Filmography

Unit 234
2024
as Jules
While working the night shift alone, Laurie Saltair discovers a comatose man, Clayton, in Unit 234 of her family’s storage facility. What transpires i...

Unit 234
2024
Executive Producer
While working the night shift alone, Laurie Saltair discovers a comatose man, Clayton, in Unit 234 of her family’s storage facility. What transpires i...

Rebel Ridge
2024
as Chief Sandy Burnne
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.

The Collective
2023
as Liam
A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable bill...

Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
as Arthur
Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their r...

A Little White Lie
2023
as T. Wasserman
A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote...

High Heat
2022
as Ray
When the local mafia shows up to burn down her restaurant, Ana, a chef with a meticulous past, defends her turf and proves her knife skills both in an...

Nash Bridges
2021
as Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges continues to run San Francisco's SIU in 2020 while confronting a changing city, a new boss, and a world in which police work focuses on m...

Nash Bridges
2021
Executive Producer
Nash Bridges continues to run San Francisco's SIU in 2020 while confronting a changing city, a new boss, and a world in which police work focuses on m...

Knives Out
2019
as Richard Drysdale
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit B...

Vault
2019
as Gerry
A group of small time criminals in 1975 attempt to pull off the biggest heist in American history; stealing over $30 million from the Mafia in the sma...

Dragged Across Concrete
2019
as Chief Lt. Calvert
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes th...

Book Club
2018
as Arthur
Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspir...

Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
as Warden Tuggs
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force...

Vengeance: A Love Story
2017
as Jay Kirkpatrick
When a new friend is brutally assaulted, Detective John Droomor is put by chance in charge of the investigation. Although the evidence against the per...

Alex of Venice
2015
as Roger
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing fa...

Cold in July
2014
as Jim Bob
While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s ha...

The Other Woman
2014
as Frank
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three wome...

Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The question of "who hunts virgins" and more will be stripped down and explored in the sexiest trailers hosted by Playboy's Nikki Leigh.

Django Unchained
2012
as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Miles Deep
A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011
as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)
A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.

WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011
as Self (archive footage)
They are perhaps the most influential duo in sports entertainment with crazy antics outside the ring backed up with dominant performances inside. Both...

Machete
2010
as Von Jackson
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against h...

When in Rome
2010
as Beth's Dad
Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, travels to Rome for her sister's wedding, where she plucks magic coins from a special fount...

Torno a vivere da solo
2008
as Nico
Giacomo separates from his wife and moves back to his old bachelor apartment, while a series of whirlwind romance turns his family and friends upside ...

Long Flat Balls II
2008
as Admiral Burnett
Six beer-bellied guys from the Ed Garage find their plans for the week totally changed by a draft for a National Guard maneuver. After an accidental m...

Bastardi
2008
as Sante Patene
The families Iuvara and Patene are bound by a common inherited hatred, which is further deepened when young Luke accidentically kills his rival Alexan...

Moondance Alexander
2007
as Dante
Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto...

Pennis from Heaven
2005
as Self
Wherever he goes, Dennis Pennis (Paul Kaye) leaves a trail of embarrassment in his wake. From London to the Venice Film Festival and on to Hollywood, ...

Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004
as Self
01 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham 02 Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cindy Lauper 03 Wishing Well - Terence Trent D´Arby 04 Let´s Groove - Earth, Wi...

Word of Honor
2003
as Benjamin Tyson
Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 1...

Prachtig 80: Volume 2
2003
as Self
20 Videoclips from the 80's.

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy offers audiences a penetrating look inside the world of Ron Jeremy, America's most unlikely sex star and hero to m...

Goodbye Lover
1999
as Ben Dunmore
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

Tin Cup
1996
as David Simms
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

In Pursuit of Honor
1995
as Sgt. John Libbey
To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and begin a journey towards Canada to save themselves an...

Guilty as Sin
1993
as David Greenhill
Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.

Born Yesterday
1993
as Paul Verrall
A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgi...

In the Company of Darkness
1993
Executive Producer
An undercover policewoman (Helen Hunt) alarms her colleague lover (Jeff Fahey) as she role-plays to lure out a serial killer (Steven Weber) to secure ...

The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
1992
as Self - Host (US)
On April 11, 1992, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney aired on CBS, offering viewers a spectacular, entertainment-filled evening as well as a special “s...

Paradise
1991
as Ben Reed
A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Robert Lee Anderson / The Marlboro Man
It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro, learn that a corrupt bank is about to foreclose on t...

The Hot Spot
1990
as Harry Madox
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.

Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lo...

Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
as Detective James Crockett
Crockett and Tubbs, figuring they're on their way out, are recruited by the government to help a dictator escape from his war-torn country - with doub...

Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
Songs
Crockett and Tubbs, figuring they're on their way out, are recruited by the government to help a dictator escape from his war-torn country - with doub...

Dead Bang
1989
as Jerry Beck
Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside ...
Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show
1988
as Self
Hope's annual Christmas show, with songs, skits, and comedy routines.

Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
as Wiley Boon
Wiley and Sandra have been happily married for years and are now in the process of breaking up. Sam, his childhood friend, is just beginning to fall i...

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
1988
as Self
On January 22, 1988, Holmes was lured out of retirement to challenge reigning Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson. Tyson dropped Holmes i...

G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
as Lt. Falcon (voice)
G.I. Joe faces a new enemy as an ancient society of snake people known as Cobra-La try to forcefully take back the earth from those who drove them und...

Heartbeat
1987
as Documentary Filmmaker
A surrealistic journey into the experiences and reflections of a documentary filmmaker as he evaluates the people and places that have made up his lif...

Heartbeat
1987
Writer
A surrealistic journey into the experiences and reflections of a documentary filmmaker as he evaluates the people and places that have made up his lif...
Cease Fire
1985
as Tim Murphy
Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly...

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
1985
as Detective James Crockett
Crockett and Tubbs head to New York to track down a Colombian drug family that is killing Federal agents, but find that they have enemies on both side...

Live Aid
1985
as Self
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United State...

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Det. James “Sonny” Crockett
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their re...
Melanie
1982
as Carl
A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estranged husband who feels she is an unfit mother. In...

The Two Lives of Carol Letner
1981
as Bob Howard
A former call-girl who has left the profession behind to pursue a college career is recruited by the police to turn one more trick in order to trap th...

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
as Jacob Gorch
In a small Southern town, the local sheriff tries to keep everything peaceful and under control.

Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
as Elvis Presley
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beau...

Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Officer Andy Brady
A TV reporter arrives in the quiet town of Stepford to launch an investigation into why the town has the lowest divorce and crime rates in America. Ho...

The Rebels
1979
as Judson Fletcher
This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English nobleman, who has renounced his patrician birthrigh...

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
1979
as Cowboy
A variety of people are drawn together through their participation in an amateur talent contest in a country roadhouse.

First, You Cry
1978
as Daniel Easton
The story of television news correspondent Betty Rollin and her battle with breast cancer, and how her subsequent mastectomy changed her marriage, her...

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
1978
as Gunther
A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.

The Two-Five
1978
as Charlie Morgan
A police show pilot movie dealing with two eager-beaver cops who try to set up a major narcotics bust anonymously because their eccentric commander wa...

Ski Lift to Death
1978
as Mike Sloan
A sports promoter tries to matchmake for a pair of ski champions and, as a result, they end up trapped in a derailed ski-lift car along with a gangste...

Cover Girls
1977
as Johnny Wilson
Two beautiful fashion models work undercover as secret agents.

The City
1977
as Sgt. Brian Scott
Matt and Scott are two detectives trying to catch a crazy guy who has a beef with a country singer. Banks' problem with country singer, Wes Collins, i...

Law of the Land
1976
as Quirt
A frontier sheriff and his young deputies search for a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes.

Return to Macon County
1975
as Harley McKay
In 1958, two teenagers take their pride and joy, a hopped-up Chevy, and start a cross-country journey to enter it in the National Championship drag ra...

A Boy and His Dog
1975
as Vic
Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by ...

The Harrad Experiment
1973
as Stanley Cole
At fictional Harrad College students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other. Based on the 1962 book of the same name by Robert Rimmer, t...

Lollipops and Roses
1971
as Frank
Obscure Philippine romance featuring appearances by Davy Jones and Don Johnson.

Zachariah
1971
as Matthew
A blacksmith and an amateur gunslinger embark on journey through the west together but soon separate and have surreal experiences of their own.

The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
1970
as Stanley Sweetheart
A 23-year-old Columbia University dropout seeks his identity during the sexual revolution.
Encore
N/A
A best-agers comedy about former Broadway stars at a retirement home who decide to put on a show.