Johnny Mathis

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

Criminal Minds

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Top of the Pops

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

All Movies (22)

• Johnny Mathis At The BBC2025
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story2024 · as Self
• The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World2023 · as Self
• My Music: A Classic Christmas2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019 · as Self - Singer (archive footage)
• Just Getting Started2017 · as Johnny Mathis
• Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story2014 · as Self
• Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark2014 · as Self
• '51 Dons2014 · as Narrator
• Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television2011 · as Self
• Johnny Mathis - Gold2007 · as Himself
• The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest2004 · as Self
• Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie2004
• Johnny Mathis: Live By Request2001 · as Himself
• Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder1995
• Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'1992 · as Self
• A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show1992 · as Self
• You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story1990 · as Self
• The Muppets Go Hollywood1979 · as Self
• The Natalie Cole Special1978 · as Himself
• A Certain Smile1958 · as Johnny Mathis
• Lizzie1957 · as Piano Singer

All TV Shows (29)

• Criminal Minds2005 · as Himself
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Johnny Mathis
• Muppets Tonight1996 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• The Simpsons1989 · as Johnny Mathis (voice)
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Presenting Susan Anton1979
• Mike Yarwood In Persons1976
• Numéro un1975 · as Self
• Numéro un1975 · as Self - Host
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• The Pet Set1971 · as Self
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• Night-Club1968 · as Self
• Cilla1968 · as Self
• Shindig!1964 · as Self - Singer
• The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self
• Top of the Pops1964
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self
• American Bandstand1957 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self