Donald Wayne "Don" Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor well known for his film and television appearances. Johnson became a household name as a result of his role in the popular 1980s TV cop series, Miami Vice.
In September 1984 Johnson's fortunes changed when he became a household name as a result of his co-starring role as Sonny Crockett in the popular 1980s cop series, Miami Vice. In this role, Johnson played a police detective working undercover as a drug smuggler. He typically wore thousand dollar Versace and Hugo Boss suits over pastel cotton t-shirts, drove a Ferrari Daytona (later a Ferrari Testarossa) and lived on a 42-foot yacht with his pet alligator Elvis. Miami Vice was noted for its revolutionary use of music, cinematography, and imagery as well as a more glitzy take on the police drama genre.
Johnson later starred in the 1996-2001 drama Nash Bridges with Cheech Marin and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. Johnson played the title role of Nash Bridges, a detective for the San Francisco Police Department. In Nash Bridges Johnson was again paired with a flashy convertible car, this time an electric yellow 1971 Plymouth Barracuda.
In the fall of 2005, he briefly starred in The WB courtroom television drama show Just Legal as a jaded lawyer with a very young and idealistic protegé/partner (Jay Baruchel); the show was cancelled in October 2005.
Filmography
* The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)
* Zachariah (1971)
* The Harrad Experiment (1973)
* Lollipops and Roses (1974)
* Return to Macon County (1975)
* A Boy and His Dog (1975)
* Swan Lake (1978) (voice in English version)
* Soggy Bottom, USA (1980)
* Melanie (1982)
* Cease Fire (1985)
* Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
* Dead Bang (1989)
* The Hot Spot (1990)
* Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
* Paradise (1991)
* Born Yesterday (1993)
* Guilty as Sin (1993)
* Tin Cup (1996)
* Goodbye Lover (1998)
* Moondance Alexander (2007)
* Collide (2007-2008?)