About
Johnny Mathis
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2024 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | My Music: A Classic Christmas | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Actor | Self - Singer (archive footage) | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | Just Getting Started | Actor | Johnny Mathis | 55 Average |
| 2014 | Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | '51 Dons | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Johnny Mathis - Gold | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | Johnny Mathis: Live By Request | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1992 | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 1992 | A Classic Christmas From The Ed Sullivan Show | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1978 | The Natalie Cole Special | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1958 | A Certain Smile | Actor | Johnny Mathis (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Lizzie | Actor | Piano Singer | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 2023 | Bill Russell: Legend | Crew | Thanks | 69 Fair |