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Johnny Carson (I) (1925–2005)
Writer, Actor, Producer
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| Past Film & Video (14 titles) | Budget | Opening Weekend | Gross (US & Canada) | Gross (Worldwide) |
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Writer ("Johnny's Theme") |
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The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Writer ("Johnny's Theme") |
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$3.8MM
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$391K
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$244K
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$6.8MM
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Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003)
(Video) - Self (archive footage), Performer ("Birth of the Blues") |
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Blind Target (2000)
Lyrics ("My old friend the bottle), Music ("My old friend the bottle), Performer ("My old friend the bottle) |
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$730K
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$2.9MM
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| Past Television (32 titles) | Episodes |
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Dem Tinseltown Homiez, the Hollywood Guys (2022)
(TV Series) - Johnny (1 episode, 2022)
Gumbo Gordo hit tennis balls w/ Johnny Carson & many old school Hollywood stars! Venice Beach LA USA (Jun
13,
2022)
Season 2,
Episode 14
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Johnny
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Johnny's Theme") (1 episode, 2015)
Ellen DeGeneres/Neil Young (Feb
3,
2015)
Season 2,
Episode 90
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Writer ("Johnny's Theme") (uncredited)
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Late Show with David Letterman (2005–2011)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2005), Writer ("Johnny's Theme") (1 episode, 2011), Writer (opening monologue writer) (1 episode, 2005)
Dana Carvey/Michio Kaku/British Sea Power (Mar
21,
2011)
Season 18,
Episode 106
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Writer ("Johnny's Theme") (uncredited)
Peter Lassally/Doc Severinsen/Johnny Carson Tribute (Jan
31,
2005)
Season 12,
Episode 89
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Self (archive footage),
Writer
(opening monologue writer)
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1993), Thanks (1 episode, 1993)
Ed McMahon/Morgan Freeman/Jonathan Richman (Sep
16,
1993)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Self (archive footage),
Thanks
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Johnny's Theme") (4,294 episodes, 1962), Self - Host / Floyd R. Turbo / Carnac the Magnificent / Aunt Blabby / Art Fern / … (3,212 episodes, 1962), Performer ("Home on the Range") (1 episode, 1980), Performer ("When You Wish Upon a Star") (1 episode, 1975), Performer ("Send In the Clowns") (1 episode, 1978), … See more
The Last Tonight Show (May
22,
1992)
Season 30,
Episode 120
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Self - Host,
Performer ("Thanks for the Memory" (1937)) (uncredited)
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Mr. President (1987)
(TV Series) - Writer (created by) (2 episodes, 1987), Writer (creator) (1 episode, 1987) |
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The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981)
(TV Special) - Self - Host, Writer (special material written by) |
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Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979)
(TV Movie) - Thanks (for permission to use film segments) |
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969–1973)
(TV Series) - Guest Performer / The Mystery Person / Dick Martin (14 episodes, 1969)
Johnny Carson, Sandy Duncan, Arthur Godfrey, Charlie Callas (Feb
26,
1973)
Season 6,
Episode 22
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Guest Performer
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The Jack Benny Program (1963)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Ballin' the Jack") (1 episode, 1963), Self (1 episode, 1963)
Johnny Carson Guest (Oct
22,
1963)
Season 14,
Episode 5
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Self,
Performer ("Ballin' the Jack") (uncredited)
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The Red Skelton Hour (1954–1955)
(TV Series) - Host - Spree For Free game show / Knight Who Makes Point of Order / Man in Audience (3 episodes, 1954)
Smithers & McGurk Go To Australia (May
3,
1955)
Season 4,
Episode 33
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Host - Spree For Free game show
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The Johnny Carson Collection, His Favorite Moments from 'the Tonight Show': 1962-1992 (1994)
(Video) - Self - Host |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1993)
(TV Special) - Self - Honoree |
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The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
(TV Movie) - Self - Former Talk Show Host |
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60 Minutes (1979–1992)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show (segment "Here's... Johnny") (2 episodes, 1979)
Heart to Heart/Made in the USSR/Here's... Johnny (May
17,
1992)
Season 24,
Episode 36
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show (segment "Here's... Johnny")
Here's... Johnny/The National Front/Heavy Traffic (Apr
29,
1979)
Season 11,
Episode 33
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show (segment "Here's... Johnny")
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
(TV Series) - Self - Host / Art Fern / Carnac the Magnificent / Hugh Fitzhugh / Wallace Willis / … (8,081 episodes, 1962) See more |
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AFI Life Achievement Award (1974–1988)
(TV Mini-series) - Self / Self - Audience Member (4 episodes, 1974)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (May
30,
1988)
Season 1,
Episode 16
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Self (uncredited)
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Great Performances (1987)
(TV Series) - Self - Host (1 episode, 1987)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (Jun
18,
1987)
Season 14,
Episode 18
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Self - Host
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The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Johnny Carson (1979)
(TV Special) - Self - Honoree |
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The Dean Martin Show (1967–1973)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Cameo / Self - Man in Closet (6 episodes, 1967) |
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The Kraft Music Hall (1968–1971)
(TV Series) - Self - Host / Self - Roastmaster / Self (4 episodes, 1968) |
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The Bob Hope Show (1966–1970)
(TV Series) - Self - Cameo / Self (3 episodes, 1966) |
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1968)
Barbara Feldon, Tim Conway, Shelley Berman, Johnny Carson, Hugh Downs, John Wayne, Flip Wilson (Apr
22,
1968)
Season 1,
Episode 13
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Self (uncredited)
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The Jerry Lewis Show (1963)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1963)
Premiere Show with Steve Allen, Jimmy Durante, Johnny Carson, Kaye Stevens, Mort Sahl, Harry James (Sep
21,
1963)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1955–1962)
(TV Series) - Self - Comedian / Self (6 episodes, 1955)
14th Anniversary Show with guests Steve Allen, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Teresa Brewer, Red Buttons, Johnny Carson, Jack Carter, Bing Crosby, George Gobel, Jerry Lewis, Phil Silvers, Kate Smith (Jun
24,
1962)
Season 15,
Episode 41
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Self - Comedian
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To Tell the Truth (1960–1962)
(TV Series) - Self - Panelist (43 episodes, 1960)
Johnny Carson, Mimi Benzell, Peter Lind Hayes, Betty White (May
21,
1962)
Season 6,
Episode 39
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Self - Panelist
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Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1960–1962)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1960)
Johnny Carson, Kaye Ballard, Don Adams, Sandy Stewart, Jack Duffy, Paul Lynde (Feb
21,
1962)
Season 14,
Episode 18
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Self
Johnny Carson, Roger Williams, Genevieve, Toni Arden (May
11,
1960)
Season 12,
Episode 30
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Self - Guest
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Password (1962)
(TV Series) - Self - Celebrity Contestant (1 episode, 1962)
Pat Carroll vs. Johnny Carson (evening show) (Jan
23,
1962)
Season 1,
Episode 86
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Self - Celebrity Contestant
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The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1958–1960)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest / Self - Comedian / Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host / Self (5 episodes, 1958)
Johnny Carson, Diana Dors, Johnny Mercer, Belle Montrose (Mar
28,
1960)
Season 5,
Episode 24
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Self - Guest
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Keep Talking (1958–1959)
(TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 1958)
Johnny Carson, Jayne Meadows, Joey Bishop, Paul Winchell, Danny Dayton, Morey Amsterdam (Aug
12,
1959)
Season 2,
Episode 41
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Self
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All Star Revue (1952)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest Comedian (Sketch) (1 episode, 1952)
Host: Walter O'Keefe; Guests: Frankie Laine, Buster Keaton, Eleanor Keaton, The Three Stooges, Margaret Whiting, Dorothy Shay, Johnny Carson (Dec
27,
1952)
Season 3,
Episode 17
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Self - Guest Comedian (Sketch)
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Files of the Unexplained (2024)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 episode, 2024)
File: Pascagoula Alien Abduction (Apr
3,
2024)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (2 episodes, 2024)
Now (Mar
29,
2024)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Then (Mar
29,
2024)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) |
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Rewind the '90s (2023)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2023)
The Decade's Greatest Rivalries (Jul
31,
2023)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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That Star Wars Girl (2023)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2023)
FLASHCAST: HollyWOKE At It AGAIN! Barbie, TMNT, Plus TSWG Calendar CLOESOUT!! (Jul
29,
2023)
Self (archive footage)
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Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2022–2023)
(TV Series) - Self - Clip from The Tonight Show / Self - Actor and Talk Show Host (2 episodes, 2022)
Flip Wilson (Apr
30,
2023)
Season 13,
Episode 22
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Self - Clip from The Tonight Show (archive footage)
Johnny Carson (Aug
21,
2022)
Season 13,
Episode 13
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Self - Actor and Talk Show Host (archive footage)
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 episode, 2023)
Part One (Apr
3,
2023)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (2022)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Lakers Fan (1 episode, 2022) |
Biographics (2022)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2022)
George Carlin: Class Clown, Clear-Eyed Cynic, and Counterculture Crusader (Aug
8,
2022)
Self (archive footage)
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Inside Edition (2014–2022)
(TV Series) - Self (5 episodes, 2014)
Man and His Dog Travel the World for Seven Years (Jul
8,
2022)
Season 34,
Episode 215
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Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood Insider (2022)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2022)
Conan O'Brien and 'The Tonight Show': The Story of TV's Greatest Mishap (Feb
24,
2022)
Season 14,
Episode 65
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Self (archive footage)
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Untold (2021)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 episode, 2021)
Caitlyn Jenner (Aug
24,
2022)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean (2021)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 episode, 2021)
Making of a Maverick (Jul
30,
2021)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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20/20 (2017–2020)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2017)
Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro -- A Special Edition of 20/20 (Jul
28,
2020)
Season 43,
Episode 31
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Self (archive footage)
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The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019–2020)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Tonight Show Host (3 episodes, 2019) |
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The Clinton Affair (2018)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (1 episode, 2018)
Part 1: Handing the Sword to the Enemy (Nov
18,
2018)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2018)
Self - Host, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (archive footage) |
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American Masters (1997–2017)
(TV Series) - Self / Aunt Blabby / Carnac the Magnificent / Art Fern / El Mouldo / Floyd R. Turbo (6 episodes, 1997) |
The Vietnam War (2017)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Host, The Tonight Show (1 episode, 2017)
Things Fall Apart (January-June 1968) (Sep
24,
2017)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Self - Host, The Tonight Show (archive footage)
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Hygiène Mentale (2017)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017)
Illusionisme et imposture - Florent Martin (Jan
1,
2017)
Season 1,
Episode 15
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Self (archive footage)
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The Seventies (2015)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - The Tonight Show (2 episodes, 2015)
United States vs. Nixon (Jun
18,
2015)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self - The Tonight Show (archive footage)
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The 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2014)
(TV Special) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
The View (2014)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2014)
Barbara Walters' Last Day on the Show (May
16,
2014)
Season 17,
Episode 164
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Self (archive footage)
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Pioneers of Television (2008–2014)
(TV Series) - Self - Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson / Self / Carnac the Magnificent (3 episodes, 2008)
Standup to Sitcom (Apr
15,
2014)
Season 4,
Episode 1
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Self - Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
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60 Minutes (1991–2012)
(TV Series) - Self / Self (segment "The Entertainers") / Self - Television Host (4 episodes, 1991) |
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Lucy Moves to NBC: A Remembrance (2012)
(Video) - On set footage / Outtakes & clips from 'Lucy Moves to NBC' (archive footage) |
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) |
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The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009)
Lisa Kudrow/Billy Mays & Anthony Sullivan/Elvis Costello (Jun
23,
2009)
Season 1,
Episode 17
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Self (archive footage)
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Late Show with David Letterman (2005)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2005)
Peter Lassally/Doc Severinsen/Johnny Carson Tribute (Jan
31,
2005)
Season 12,
Episode 89
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Self (archive footage)
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The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005)
(TV Special) - Self - Special Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
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The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
(TV Special) - Self - Special Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1993)
Ed McMahon/Morgan Freeman/Jonathan Richman (Sep
16,
1993)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Self (archive footage)
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The Moon Above, the Earth Below (1989)
(TV Movie) - Self -Apollo 11 Launch Spectator (archive footage) |
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975)
(TV Special) - Self (archive footage) |
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1966–1970)
(TV Series) - Self - Singer / Self - Comedian (2 episodes, 1966)
Nancy Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Bobby Vinton, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Wayne & Shuster, Irwin C. Watson, Trio Rennos (Mar
8,
1970)
Season 23,
Episode 23
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Self - Singer (archive footage)
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