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• Don Johnson is an actor who appeared in several television shows and films including Miami Vice, Nash Bridges and Tin Cup.

  Johnson filed suit on February 18, 2009, against Rysher Entertainment and Qualia Capital claiming that he was entitled to half of the profits from the television show Nash Bridges in which reportedly earned $300 million in revenues and at least $150 million from syndication. TMZ: Nash Demands Cash (February 17, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Donnie Wayne Johnson
  2. Born: December 15, 1949
  3. Birthplace: Flat Creek, Missouri
  4. Attended: University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas
  5. Of English origin
  6. Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  7. Was a member of the rock band Horses
  8. Was married to Melanie Griffith
  9. Dated Pamela Miller, Patti D'Arbanville, Barbra Streisand and Jeanne Anderson
  10. Spouse: Kelley Phleger
  11. Has five children: Jesse Wayne, Dakota Mayi, Atherton Grace, Jasper Breckinridge and Deacon
  12. February 2009: Sued the producers of Nash Bridges for breach of contractE! Online: Don Johnson Wants Nash Bridges Riches (February 17, 2009)

• Film and Television

  • 1971: Lollipops and Roses as Frank
  • 1973: The Harrad Experiment as Stanley Cole
  • 1975: A Boy and His Dog as Vic
  • 1975: Return to Macon County as Harley McKay
  • 1978: Swan Lake as Benno
  • 1980: Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. as Jacob Gorch
  • 1985: Cease Fire as Tim Murphy
  • 1988: Sweet Hearts Dance as Wiley Boon
  • 1989: Dead Bang as Jerry Beck
  • 1984-1990: Miami Vice as Det. James Crockett
  • 1990: The Hot Spot as Harry Madox
  • 1991: Paradise as Ben Reed
  • 1993: Born Yesterday as Paul Verrall
  • 1996: Tin Cup as David Simms
  • 1996-2001: Nash Bridges as Inspector Nash Bridges
  • 2005-2006: Just Legal as Grant Cooper
  • 2007: Moondance Alexander as Dante
  • 2008: Bastardi as Sante Patene

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