Johnny Cash
Known for Acting · 188 credits
- Born
- 1932-02-26
- Died
- 2003-09-12
- Place of birth
- Kingsland, Arkansas, USA
- Also known as
- The Man In Black · The Highwaymen · J. R. Cash · John R. Cash
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and he covered the synthpop band Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" freight train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for providing free concerts inside prison walls; and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues."
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers, including "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson"; as well as railroad songs including "Hey, Porter" and "Rock Island Line".
Cash, a devout but troubled Christian, has been characterized as a "lens through which to view American contradictions and challenges." A Biblical scholar, he penned a Christian novel titled Man in White, and he made a spoken word recording of the entire New King James Version of the New Testament. Even so, Cash declared that he was "the biggest sinner of them all", and viewed himself overall as a complicated and contradictory man. Accordingly, Cash is said to have "contained multitudes", and has been deemed "the philosopher-prince of American country music".
Known For
TV Shows (47)
The Simpsons
1989
as Space Coyote (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Columbo
1971
as Tommy Brown
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Caleb Hodgekiss
Wogan
1982
as Self
Wagon Train
1957
as Frank Hoag
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Musical Guest
Renegade
1992
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Kid Cole
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Classic Albums
1997
as Self (archive footage)
North and South
1985
as John Brown
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self
The Rebel
1959
as Pratt
The Partridge Family
1970
as Variety Show Host (uncredited)
The Deputy
1959
as Bo Braddock
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Shindig!
1964
as Self - Singer
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Musikladen
1972
as Self
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
The Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self - Host
VH1 Storytellers
2005
as Self
CMA Awards
1967
as Self
This Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
The Seventies
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Drei mal neun
1970
as Self
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Song by Song
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Boy Meets Girls
1959
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Hits That Missed at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (141)
I Am Johnny Cash
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Hunted
2003
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
1987
America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash and the Country Girls
1981
as Self
Five Minutes to Live
1961
as Johnny Cabot
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black - His Early Years
2005
as Self
Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
2004
Stagecoach
1986
as Marshal Curly Wilcox
The Universe
2023
as Self (archive footage)
A Gunfight
1971
as Abe Cross
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
as Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
as Self
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
1986
as Frank James
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Johnny Cash
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
1981
as Jesse Hallam
June
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Country Kings at the BBC
2014
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
as Thaddeus Rose
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Road to Nashville
1966
as Self
Tennessee Nights
1989
The Winding Stream
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
2007
as Self
Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
1969
as Self
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973
as Self
Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day
2000
as Self
The Baron and the Kid
1984
as The Baron
Eat the Document
1972
as Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: Live From Austin TX
2005
as Self
Murder in Coweta County
1983
as Lamar Potts
Johnny Cash: Live from Austin, TX
2005
as Self
The World's Greatest Gigs
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison Forever
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Duets
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993
as Self
Country at the BBC
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Hootenanny Hoot!
1963
as Self
Johnny Cash - Live In Ireland
2006
as Self
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
as Self - Special Guest Star
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
2016
as Self
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
1993
as Self
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
1990
as Self
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
2007
as Self
The Night Rider
1962
as Johnny Laredo
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again
2003
as Self
Cash for Kenya
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Highway 99: A Double Album
2025
as Self [Archival]
My Father And The Man In Black
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash at San Quentin
1969
as Self
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: Long Black Veil
2009
as Self
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007
as Self
We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash's America
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash in Copenhagen
1971
as Self
Adrift at Sea
1983
as McLoughlin
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007
as Self (archive footage)
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: The Anthology
2000
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006
as Self (archive Footage)
A Concert: Behind Prison Walls
1978
as Self
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
as Self
Johnny Cash - A Night to Remember 1973
2020
as Self
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007
as Self
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black
2004
as Self
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
1988
as Elder Davy Crockett
All My Friends Are Cowboys
1998
as Johnny
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Country Anthology Classics Volume 2
2004
as (archive footage)
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979
1979
as Self
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics : Legends
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Festival
1967
as Self
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
1978
as Self
Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
1978
as Self
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Big Sur Choo Choo
2020
as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (DVD)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash In Ireland - 1993
2006
as Self
Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation
2006
as Self
Året var 1968
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
2008
as Self
Johnny Cash: Christmas in Scotland
1981
as Self
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
1976
as Self
Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road Show
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Someone Cry for the Children: The Girl Scout Murders
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Unveiled: Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
2002
Johnny Cash: London 1981
1981
Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert
1982
as Self
Johnny Cash at Town Hall Party 1958-1959
2002
Johnny Cash: Music in Review
2007
as Self
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
2016
as Self - Performer
Johnny Cash - Live at Beat Club
1972
as Self
Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4
2005
as Self
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash at 'Town Hall Party'
2006
Johnny Cash - Live in Las Vegas 1979
1979
as Self - Vocals
George Jones: Same Ole Me
1989
as Self
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 7
2005
as Self
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
1993
as Self
Johnny Cash - Final Live Performance
2003
as Self - Vocals
All-Star Salute to Ralph Emery
1990
as Self - Host
The Man Comes Around: Johnny Cash in Ireland
2021
About Johnny Cash
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in both the Country Music Hall of… With 188 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Johnny Cash has appeared in 141 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Johnny Cash Movies
- I Am Johnny Cash (2015) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Hunted (2003) — as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- My Darling Vivian (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
- Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am (1987)
- America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
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