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"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" The Last Tonight Show (TV Episode 1992) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Bobby Quinn
Steve Purcell ... (behind the scenes segment)

Writing Credits  

Darrell Vickers ... (writing supervisor) &
Andrew Nicholls ... (writing supervisor)
 
Michael Barrie ... (written by) &
Jim Mulholland ... (written by) (as James Mulholland) &
Bob Keane ... (written by) &
Tony De Sena ... (written by) (as Tony DeSena) &
Bob Dolan Smith ... (written by) (as Bob Smith) &
Tom Finnigan ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Johnny Carson ... Self - Host
Ed McMahon ... Self - Announcer
Doc Severinsen ... Self - Bandleader
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louis Armstrong ... Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire ... Self (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall ... Self (archive footage)
F. Lee Bailey ... Self (archive footage)
Anita Baker ... Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball ... Self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett ... Self (archive footage)
George Benson ... Self (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen ... Self (archive footage)
Milton Berle ... Self (archive footage)
David Brinkley ... Self (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw ... Self (archive footage)
Garth Brooks ... Self (archive footage)
William F. Buckley ... Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett ... Self (archive footage)
Sid Caesar ... Self (archive footage)
Truman Capote ... Self (archive footage)
George Carlin ... Self (archive footage)
Joe Cocker ... Self (archive footage)
Jackie Cooper ... Self (archive footage)
Crosby Stills & Nash ... Themselves (archive footage)
Bing Crosby ... Self (archive footage)
Tony Curtis ... Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr. ... Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis ... Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood ... Self (archive footage)
Peter Falk ... Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald ... Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda ... Self (archive footage)
Jodie Foster ... Self (archive footage)
Eva Gabor ... Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland ... Self (archive footage)
Erroll Garner ... Self (archive footage) (as Errol Garner)
Crystal Gayle ... Self (archive footage)
Bobbie Gentry ... Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie ... Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight & The Pips ... Themselves (archive footage) (as The Pips)
George Gobel ... Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman ... Self (archive footage)
Al Green ... Self (archive footage)
Buddy Hackett ... Self (archive footage)
Richard Harris ... Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson ... Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston ... Self (archive footage)
Stephanie Hodge ... Self
Lena Horne ... Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston ... Self (archive footage)
Jackson 5 ... Themselves (archive footage) (as Jackson Five)
Elton John ... Self (archive footage)
Andy Kaufman ... Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly ... Self (archive footage)
Alan King ... Self (archive footage)
B.B. King ... Self (archive footage)
Sam Kinison ... Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight ... Self (archive footage)
k.d. lang ... Self (archive footage) (as K.D. Lang)
Liberace ... Self (archive footage)
Yo-Yo Ma ... Self (archive footage) (as Yo Yo Ma)
The Manhattan Transfer ... Themselves (archive footage) (as Manhattan Transfer)
Liza Minnelli ... Self - Guest (archive footage)
Ricky Nelson ... Self (archive footage) (as Rick Nelson)
Willie Nelson ... Self (archive footage)
Tommy Newsom Tommy Newsom ... Self - Substitute Bandleader
Roy Orbison ... Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton ... Self (archive footage)
Luciano Pavarotti ... Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck ... Self (archive footage)
Itzhak Perlman ... Self (archive footage)
The Pointer Sisters ... Themselves (archive footage) (as Pointer Sisters)
Vincent Price ... Self (archive footage)
Freddie Prinze ... Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor ... Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn ... Self (archive footage)
George Raft ... Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan ... Self (archive footage)
Buddy Rich ... Self (archive footage)
Don Rickles ... Self - Guest (archive footage)
Diana Ross ... Self (archive footage)
Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Self (archive footage)
George C. Scott ... Self (archive footage)
Neil Simon ... Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon ... Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra ... Self (archive footage)
Red Skelton ... Self (archive footage)
Sylvester Stallone ... Self (archive footage)
David Susskind ... Self (archive footage)
James Taylor ... Self (archive footage)
Danny Thomas ... Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner ... Self (archive footage)
Bob Uecker ... Self (archive footage)
Stevie Ray Vaughan ... Self (archive footage)
Gore Vidal ... Self (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick ... Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles ... Self (archive footage)
Betty White ... Self (archive footage)
Natalie Wood ... Self (archive footage)
Gig Young ... Self (archive footage)
ZZ Top ... Themselves (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Loni Anderson ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Barrie Michael Barrie ... Self (uncredited)
Harry Belafonte ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Benny ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel Brooks ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Billy Crystal ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frederick De Cordova ... Self (uncredited)
Jane Fonda ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Hope ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Lassally Peter Lassally ... Self (uncredited)
David Letterman ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madonna ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Groucho Marx ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Mulholland Jim Mulholland ... Self (uncredited)
Richard Nixon ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bobby Quinn Bobby Quinn ... Self (uncredited)
Kevin R. Quinn Kevin R. Quinn ... Self (uncredited)
Jay Silverheels ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeff Sotzing Jeff Sotzing ... Self (uncredited)
James Stewart ... Self - Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ed Sullivan ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tiny Tim ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Raquel Welch ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stevie Wonder ... Self - Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Frederick De Cordova ... executive producer (as Fred de Cordova)
Peter Lassally ... executive producer
Jim McCawley ... co-producer
Jeff Sotzing ... producer

Art Direction by 

Dennis Craig Roof ... (as Dennis Roof)

Makeup Department 

Sandi Bailey-Salvatore ... hairdresser (as Sandy Bailey)
Harry Blake ... make-up
Freddie Stopler ... hair & makeup: Paul Simon
Kim Addrisi ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Walter Lewis ... production manager
Jim Styles ... production manager (as James Styles)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

James Kantrowe ... associate director (as Jim Kantrowe)

Art Department 

Irv Davis Jr. ... head carpenter
Gregory Elliott ... prop master

Sound Department 

John Bevard ... audio: behind the scenes segment (as John Beavard)
Bruce Black ... boom operator
Dave Cone ... audio
Roger Cortes ... audio / sound mixer: concert sound

Camera and Electrical Department 

Don Barker ... camera operator
Bruce Bottone ... camera operator
Joey Del Valle ... still photographer
Hal Ingels ... senior video controller / video
William Merrill ... lighting director
Patrick S. Steele ... head electric (as Patrick Steele)
Kurt Tonnessen ... camera operator
Kort Waddell ... camera: behind the scenes segment

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sharon McAvoy Nichols ... wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department 

Chuck Droege ... videotape editor
Steven B. Ross ... videotape editor
Bob Veatch ... videotape editor (as Robert Veatch)

Music Department 

Pete Chrislieb ... musician: Saxophone (as The Tonight Show Band)
Shelly Cohen ... music supervisor
Doc Severinsen ... musical conductor
Rob Shrock ... musician
Don Sweeney ... assistant music supervisor
Don Ashworth ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Saxophone (uncredited)
Robert Bain ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Guitar (uncredited)
Conte Candoli ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Trumpet (uncredited)
Joel DiBartolo ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Bass (uncredited)
Nick DiMaio ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Trumpet (uncredited)
Gil Falco ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Trombone (uncredited)
Don Menza ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Saxophone (uncredited)
Tommy Newsom ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Saxophone (uncredited)
Bucky Pizzarelli ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Guitar (uncredited)
Ed Shaughnessy ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Drums (uncredited)
Ernie Tack ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Bass Trombone (uncredited)
Clark Terry ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Trumpet (uncredited)
Ross Tompkins ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Piano (uncredited)
Snooky Young ... musician: The Tonight Show Band - Trumpet (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Mike Beron ... production staff
Barbara Bowen ... production staff
Leslie Crawford ... production assistant
Robert Dolce ... talent coordinator
Joyce Estrin ... production staff (as Joyce Estrig)
Ray Figelski ... technical director
B.J. Freebairn-Smith ... assistant to producers
Cathy Garfield ... production staff
Marla Gelman ... assistant to producers
Mike Gray ... stage manager (as Michael Gray)
Jonathan Hogan ... media relations: NBC
Mike Huber ... production staff
Barbera Libis ... production staff (as Barbara Libis)
Kevin R. Quinn ... stage manager (as Kevin Robert Quinn)
Stephanie Ross ... talent coordinator
Susan Rubio ... assistant to producers
Helen Sanders ... assistant: Mr. Carson
Leslie Schultz ... commercial administrator
Denise Soulam ... production staff
Peter Steen ... programs coordinator (as Peter A. Steen)
Gina Tillman ... production staff
Debbie Vickers ... talent coordinator
Sheila Wenz ... production staff (as Shelia Wenz)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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