Johnny Mathis
Known for: Acting
Born: September 30, 1935
Place of birth: Gilmer, Texas, USA
Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Guinness world records and music charts historian Paul Gambaccini confirms Mathis record sales have surpassed well over 360 million worldwide. This makes Johnny Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th century after Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (as for 2018). Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, blues, country, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In 2014, Mathis was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Mathis' alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.
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Filmography
24 movies · 28 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Johnny Mathis At The BBC
2025
NR
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024NR
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
2023
7.2
Bill Russell: Legend
2023
7.5
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
7.1
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
4.9
Just Getting Started
2017
7.3
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
2014
7.0
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
8.0
'51 Dons
2014
NR
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
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Johnny Mathis - Gold
2007
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
NR
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004NR
Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie
20047.3
Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
2001
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
7.4
Muppets Tonight
1996
7.0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
NR
David Foster's Christmas Album
19936.0
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
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A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
NR
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989NR
Olympic Gala
1984
5.3
Wogan
1982
6.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
10.0
Presenting Susan Anton
1979NR
The Natalie Cole Special
1978
7.5
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
7.5
Numéro un
1975
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
7.0
Dinah!
1974
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
6.7
The Pet Set
1971
4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970NR
Night-Club
1968
8.0
Cilla
1968
6.4
Shindig!
1964
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
6.3
A Certain Smile
1958
8.2
American Bandstand
1957
6.9
Lizzie
1957
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948