Johnny Mathis
Born: 1935-09-30 in Gilmer, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2023
- The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World as Self
- Bill Russell: Legend ... (Thanks)
2019
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool as Self - Singer (archive footage)
- My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Just Getting Started as Johnny Mathis
2014
- Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark as Self
- '51 Dons as Narrator
- Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story as Self
2011
2007
- Johnny Mathis - Gold as Himself
2005
- Criminal Minds as Himself
2004
2001
- Johnny Mathis: Live By Request as Himself
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Johnny Mathis
- Muppets Tonight as Self
1992
1990
1989
- The Simpsons as Johnny Mathis (voice)
1982
- Wogan as Self
1979
1978
- The Natalie Cole Special as Himself
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Numéro un as Self
1974
- Dinah! as Self
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1971
- The Pet Set as Self
1970
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1968
- Cilla as Self
- Night-Club as Self
1964
- Top of the Pops
- Shindig! as Self - Singer
- The Hollywood Palace as Self
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
- A Certain Smile as Johnny Mathis (uncredited)
1957
- American Bandstand as Self
- Lizzie as Piano Singer
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self