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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 than Don Johnson." His work on Miami Vice earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, in 1986, and he was nominated for the same award in 1987. He was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1985. Between seasons on Miami Vice, he gained further renown through TV miniseries such as the 1985 remake of The Long, Hot Summer. In 1996, he had a supporting role in Tin Cup, along with Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, and Cheech Marin. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996. He later starred in the 1996–2001 CBS-TV police drama Nash Bridges with Cheech Marin, Jeff Perry, Jaime P. Gomez, Kelly Hu, Wendy Moniz, Annette O'Toole, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as his daughter Cassidy, and James Gammon as his father Nick. In October 2010, he began appearing on the HBO series Eastbound & Down, playing Kenny Powers' long-lost father, going by the alias "Eduardo Sanchez." He also reprised his role as Sonny Crockett for a Nike commercial with LeBron James in which the NBA player contemplates acting and appears alongside Johnson on Miami Vice. He had a supporting role in the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained, playing a southern plantation owner named Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett. In 2014, Johnson starred as the character "Jim Bob" opposite Sam Shepard and Michael C. Hall in Jim Mickle's critically acclaimed crime film, Cold in July. In 2014, he had a supporting role in the film The Other Woman as Cameron Diaz's character's father. In 2015, Johnson began starring in the ABC prime time soap opera Blood & Oil. In 2018, he starred as the character of Arthur, the love interest of Vivian, played by Jane Fonda in Bill Holderman's romantic-comedy Book Club. In 2019, Johnson played the role of Richard Drysdale in Rian Johnson's murder-mystery Knives Out; and starred as Police Chief Judd Crawford in the HBO series Watchmen. In 2021, he co-starred on Kenan, until its cancellation in May 2022. He also appeared in a Nash Bridges television film, with co-star Cheech Marin, on the USA Network in 2021.

Doctor Odyssey
as Captain Robert Massey

Unit 234
as Jules

Rebel Ridge
as Chief Sandy Burnne

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

Kenan
as Rick

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck

Knives Out
as Richard Drysdale

Watchmen
as Judd Crawford

Vault
as Gerry

Dragged Across Concrete
as Chief Lt. Calvert

Book Club
as Arthur

Sick Note
as Kenny West

Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Warden Tuggs

Vengeance: A Love Story
as Jay Kirkpatrick

A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Sir

Blood & Oil
as Hap Briggs

Alex of Venice
as Roger

Cold in July
as Jim Bob

The Other Woman
as Frank

TripTank
as Johnny Bahama (voice)

From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
as Earl McGraw

Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self

Blood of 1000 Virgins
as Self (archive footage)

Django Unchained
as Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Miles Deep

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Jerry Keppler (uncredited)

WWE: DX: One Last Stand
as Self (archive footage)

Conan
as Self

Machete
as Von Jackson

When in Rome
as Beth's Dad

Glenn Martin, DDS
as Grandpa Whitey (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

Eastbound & Down
as Eduardo Sanchez

Torno a vivere da solo
as Nico

Long Flat Balls II
as Admiral Burnett

Bastardi
as Sante Patene

Moondance Alexander
as Dante

The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest

Just Legal
as Grant Cooper

Pennis from Heaven
as Self

Larry presents: Best of The 80s
as Self

Word of Honor
as Benjamin Tyson

Prachtig 80: Volume 2
as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self

Richard & Judy
as Self

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self (archive footage)

Judging Amy
as Defense Attorney

Goodbye Lover
as Ben Dunmore

Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)

Tin Cup
as David Simms

Nash Bridges
as Nash Bridges