Profile of Don Johnson on Famous Like Me

Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson in Flat Creek, Missouri, on December 15, 1949) is an actor best known for his film and television appearances. Johnson, who graduated from South High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1967, became a household name as a result of his co-starring role in the popular 1980s cop series, Miami Vice. He later starred in the 1996-2001 drama Nash Bridges.

In the late 1960s, he was one of the male contestants on the popular television show The Dating Game.

He was married twice to actress Melanie Griffith (briefly in 1976 and then from 1989-1996) and is currently married to Kelley Phleger of San Francisco. Ms. Phleger is related to the Gettys of Getty Oil. Mr. Johnson has a son with Patti D'Arbanville, Jesse, born in December 1982, a daughter with Griffith, Dakota Johnson, born in October 1989, and a daughter with Phleger, Atherton Grace Johnson, born in April 1999.

He once had a screaming match on the radio with the hosts of the syndicated Ron and Ron Show, Ron Bennington (a.k.a. "Tex Bennington," now of The Ron and Fez Show) and Ron Diaz.

In the fall of 2005, he briefly starred in The WB courtroom television show Just Legal as a jaded lawyer with a very young and idealistic partner (Jay Baruchel); the show was canceled in October 2005.

Films

• Tulse Luper Suitcases, The (2003)
• Goodbye, Lover (1999)
• Tin Cup (1996)
• Born Yesterday (1993)
• Guilty as Sin (1993)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1991)
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
• Paradise (1991)
• The Hot Spot (1990)
• Dead-Bang (1989)
• Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
• G.I. Joe - The Movie (1987)
• Cease Fire (1985)
• Soggy Bottom USA (1984)
• Melanie (1981)
• Amateur Night At The Dixie Bar & Grill (1979)
• A Boy and His Dog (1975)
• Return to Macon County (1975)
• The Harrad Experiment (1973)
• Zachariah (1970)
• The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)

Television appearances

• Just Legal (2005)
• Nash Bridges (1996-2001)
• In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
• Miami Vice (1984-1989)
• The Long Hot Summer (1985)
• Elvis and The Beauty Queen (1981)
• The Two Lives of Carol Letner (1981)
• Beulah Land (1980)
• Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
• From Here to Eternity: Pearl Harbor (1980)
• From Here to Eternity: Island and Homecoming (1980)
• From Here to Eternity: Crossroads and Secrets (1980)
• From Here to Eternity: Aftermath and Revenge (1980)
• The Rebels (1979)
• Pressure Point (1978)
• First You Cry (1978)
• The Two-Five (1978)
• Snowblind (1978)
• Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978)
• Eight is Enough (1977)
• Cover Girls (1977)
• The City (1976)
• Law of the Land (1976)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1976)
• The Rookies (1974)
• Kung Fu (1973)
• Sarge (1971)
• The Dating Game (1969)

Producing credits

• Casino Eye (Fall 2003 Pilot)
• Nash Bridges (1996-2001)
• The Marshal (1995)
• The Horatio Alger Awards (1994)
• In the Company of Darkness (1993)
• The Horatio Alger Awards (1993)

Music

• Don Johnson - Let It Roll Album(1989)
• Don Johnson - Heartbeat Album(1987)
• Don Johnson - Heartbeat Full Length Video(1987)

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