Johnny Mathis
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Johnny Mathis (voice)
1989
Series
Criminal Minds
Himself
2005
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Top of the Pops
1964
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Johnny Mathis
1996
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
Numéro un
Self
1975
Series
Numéro un
Self - Host
1975
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Series
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Series
American Bandstand
Self
1957
Series
Shindig!
Self - Singer
1964
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964
Series
Cilla
Self
1968
Series
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Film
Just Getting Started
Johnny Mathis
2017
The Natalie Cole Special
Himself
1978
Night-Club
Self
1968
Film
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self - Singer (archive footage)
2019
Series
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
Film
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
1979
Film
Lizzie
Piano Singer
1957
Series
Presenting Susan Anton
1979
Film
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self
1992
Film
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990
Film
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self
2024
Film
A Certain Smile
Johnny Mathis
1958
Film
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Self
2014
Film
'51 Dons
Narrator
2014
Film
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
2019
Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie
2004
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
Self
2023
Film
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Self
2004
Film
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1992
Film
David Foster's Christmas Album
Self
1993
Film
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Self
2011
Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
Himself
2001
Film
Johnny Mathis - Gold
Himself
2007
Johnny Mathis At The BBC
2025
Film
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Self
2014