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Johnny Mathis
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…
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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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2025
Johnny Mathis At The BBC
Movie
- 2024
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2023
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
Movie Self
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2023
Bill Russell: Legend
TV show Thanks
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2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Movie Self - Singer (archive footage)
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2017
Just Getting Started
Movie Johnny Mathis
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2014
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Movie Self
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2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Movie Self
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2014
'51 Dons
Movie Narrator
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2011
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Movie Self
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2007
Johnny Mathis - Gold
Movie Himself
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2005
Criminal Minds
TV show Himself
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2004
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Movie Self
- 2004
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2001
Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
Movie Himself
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1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV show Johnny Mathis
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1996
Muppets Tonight
TV show Self
- 1995
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1993
David Foster's Christmas Album
Movie Self
- 1992
- 1992
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1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV show Self
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1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie Self
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show Johnny Mathis (voice)
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1984
Olympic Gala
Movie
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1982
Wogan
TV show Self
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1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie Self
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1979
Presenting Susan Anton
TV show
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1978
The Natalie Cole Special
Movie Himself
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1976
Mike Yarwood In Persons
TV show
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1975
Numéro un
TV show Self
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1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV show Self
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1974
Dinah!
TV show Self
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1972
Le Grand Échiquier
TV show Self
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1971
The Pet Set
TV show Self
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1970
The Flip Wilson Show
TV show Self
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1968
Night-Club
TV show Self
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1968
Cilla
TV show Self
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1964
Shindig!
TV show Self - Singer
